Product Engineering Specialist

Cummins•Columbus, IN

3d•$88,000 - $132,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Cummins is seeking a Product Engineering Specialist to support its business in Columbus, Indiana, with primary responsibility for Current Product Cost Reduction projects across multiple aftertreatment platforms. The role may also involve work with VPI teams and requires close collaboration with local testing facilities, including procuring parts for testing. The position is office-based in Columbus and requires working in the office at least three days per week under current CES guidelines, subject to changes in those guidelines. The specialist partners with technical managers, project leaders, manufacturing engineers, and suppliers to provide data-driven recommendations and support high-quality engineering decisions. The role applies engineering expertise to advance projects while balancing speed, quality, risk, and business objectives; improves product reliability and performance; and contributes to emerging technologies and engineering best practices. The specialist may lead smaller business-critical projects or own complex components, systems, and products, and may coordinate the work of technicians, interns, and less experienced engineers. As a recognized technical specialist, this person provides expert guidance and influences project direction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an appropriate STEM field, or equivalent college or university education, is required.
Prior Senior or Lead Engineer equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline is required, with a demonstrated track record of technical problem solving and quality decision-making.
Experience with Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R), and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is required.
Experience working with aftertreatment manufacturing and assessing cost impact on piece price, tooling, and manufacturing cycle time.
Proficiency reading part and assembly drawings and GD&T, and familiarity with using 3D CAD to review designs.
Advanced knowledge of the aftertreatment product portfolio and its variations.
Yellow Belt certification is required; Green Belt training is required.
Strong technical communication and presentation skills, creativity, effective collaboration, sound decision-making, and resourcefulness in navigating complex challenges.
The position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Ability to work in the Columbus, Indiana office at least three days per week under current CES guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred.
A relevant post-graduate (Master’s) degree may be required for select roles.
Familiarity with VPCR, the Clarity system, and using Oracle to extract part cost and usage information.

Responsibilities

Partner with technical managers, project leaders, manufacturing engineers, and supplier partners to provide data-driven recommendations for product and engineering decisions.
Apply engineering expertise to make day-to-day decisions that balance speed, quality, risk, and business objectives.
Use engineering processes and tools, including ESW, iDFMEA, FIRG, design reviews, and 7-step problem solving, to strengthen product reliability and performance.
Lead smaller business-critical projects or take ownership of complex components, systems, and products, with accountability to project teams.
Execute established engineering processes independently, expand technical knowledge, and contribute to emerging technologies and solutions.
Identify and implement opportunities to improve engineering work processes, systems, and best practices.
Coordinate and direct technicians, interns, and less experienced engineers, supporting knowledge transfer and team capability development.
Plan, coordinate, and deliver product development projects across the product lifecycle to meet performance, quality, timing, and stakeholder expectations.
Apply failure mode avoidance, verification and validation, system requirements management, and structured problem-solving practices.
Use knowledge of controls, mechanical systems, design specifications, product integration, and simulation tools to inform design decisions and optimize product performance.
Create and present technical proposals and business cases to internal and cross-business-unit teams.
Collaborate with internal and external teams on technical problem solving.
Work with local testing facilities and procure parts needed for testing.
Assess aftertreatment manufacturing and the cost impact on piece price, tooling, and manufacturing cycle time.