Product Engineer

Cummins • Charleston Township, MI

21d • Onsite

About The Position

The Product Engineer will join Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies, an Eaton Cummins Joint Venture, in Galesburg, Michigan. The role applies engineering analysis, design, modeling, simulation, and validation to support product development and successful product execution. The engineer translates customer and stakeholder requirements into integrated designs, develops mechanical systems, identifies product risks, and recommends improvements to product reliability, quality, and performance. The position collaborates across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and business functions to resolve technical challenges and deliver product outcomes.

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in engineering or an appropriate STEM field. A relevant master's degree may be required for select roles. The role is described as entry level or early career; preferred candidates have relevant temporary student employment, such as an internship or co-op, extracurricular team experience, or early-career experience in a relevant technical discipline. Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools is preferred. Licensing may be required for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or an appropriate STEM field.
• Knowledge of gear and shaft design, analysis, and validation, and transmission systems.
• Ability to diagnose complex product and field issues, conduct engineering analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Ability to collaborate with manufacturing, operations, supply chain, suppliers, customer engineering, and technical service teams.
• Experience supporting field investigations and translating customer and operational feedback into design improvements.
• Licensing may be required for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant experience in temporary student employment, such as an internship or co-op, extracurricular team activities, or as an early-career professional in a relevant technical discipline.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
• A relevant postgraduate master's degree may be required for select roles.

Responsibilities

• Apply statistical analysis, design of experiments, regression modeling, and engineering data interpretation to assess performance and support product development decisions.
• Translate stakeholder and customer requirements into product designs, facilitate design reviews, and align engineering solutions with business, manufacturing, and customer needs.
• Design mechanical systems to meet performance, durability, manufacturability, and lifecycle requirements.
• Identify potential failure modes, assess product risks, and implement preventive design improvements to increase reliability and customer satisfaction and reduce warranty exposure.
• Use simulation tools, system modeling, and controls knowledge to predict product behavior, optimize performance, and validate design concepts.
• Define, allocate, and manage product requirements and coordinate interfaces across complex systems.
• Develop validation strategies, assess analytical and physical test results, and provide technical recommendations.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and business teams to communicate, resolve technical issues, drive continuous improvement, and deliver product outcomes.
• Apply gear and shaft design, analysis, and validation knowledge to transmission systems.
• Diagnose product and field issues using engineering analysis and implement corrective actions to improve quality, durability, and performance.
• Partner with manufacturing, operations, supply chain, suppliers, customer engineering, and technical service teams through product development, launch, and ongoing support.
• Support field investigations and use customer and operational feedback to guide design improvements to reliability, serviceability, and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Domestic Partners Coverage
• A full complement of personal and professional benefits; options vary by location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level