Product Validation Engineering Technician

Cummins • Lakewood, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a talented Product Validation Engineering Technician to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Cummins Inc. facility in Jamestown, NY. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: Driving cross‑functional alignment by engaging with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other partners to clarify requirements and resolve questions early while working through projects. Improving engineering throughput by processing work requests efficiently and ensuring teams receive complete, high‑quality results the first time. Supporting continuous quality improvement by participating in quality projects and occasionally offering feedback on continuous improvement ideas. Enhancing product reliability and performance by actively participating in all on-the-job trainings with co-workers and willingly taking on additional training opportunities with others. This Product Validation Engineering Technician role will work directly with the Jamestown Technical Center’s systems engineering group, supporting engineers with problem-solving and solution implementation. The successful candidate will support or lead the development and modification of Cummins engine components and subsystems while collaborating across the business, including Design, Testing, Manufacturing, Assembly, Marketing, Purchasing, Quality, and Service. The role provides exposure to a wide range of work such as product and fixture design, engineering testing (including Fuji tests, torque-to-fail, DOEs, etc.), running VPCRs, component photo documentation, implementation support, and cross-functional discussions with Plant and Corporate teams.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of mechanical systems.
• Skill in producing complete, accurate results —a wide variety of requests that can include fixture design, engine teardowns and rebuilds, FUJI testing, Torque to Fail testing, part sectioning or documentation, DOE, material logistics within the plant to support requests, etc.
• Attention to detail in tracking and processing work requests, ensuring requests are documented, communicated, and implemented correctly.
• Clear, audience‑aware communication skills to convey technical information effectively to engineers, manufacturing teams, suppliers, and reviewers through verbal discussions and PowerPoint presentations.
• Tolerance of ambiguity to support constantly-changing priorities to support both current product and new engine platform requests.
• High school diploma, certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience in an appropriate STEM field is required.
• Requires some work experience and intermediate level knowledge obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience.
• Mid-level computer skills are required, including proficiency with Microsoft applications such as Office, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Regionally applicable certification or two year Associates Degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field of study may be required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Responsibilities

• Driving cross‑functional alignment by engaging with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and other partners to clarify requirements and resolve questions early while working through projects.
• Improving engineering throughput by processing work requests efficiently and ensuring teams receive complete, high‑quality results the first time.
• Supporting continuous quality improvement by participating in quality projects and occasionally offering feedback on continuous improvement ideas.
• Enhancing product reliability and performance by actively participating in all on-the-job trainings with co-workers and willingly taking on additional training opportunities with others.
• Support or lead the development and modification of Cummins engine components and subsystems while collaborating across the business, including Design, Testing, Manufacturing, Assembly, Marketing, Purchasing, Quality, and Service.
• Product and fixture design.
• Engineering testing (including Fuji tests, torque-to-fail, DOEs, etc.).
• Running VPCRs.
• Component photo documentation.
• Implementation support.
• Cross-functional discussions with Plant and Corporate teams.

Benefits

• Salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED