Senior Manufacturing Optimization Engineer

Cummins • Plainfield, NJ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a talented Senior Manufacturing Optimization Engineer to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our Cummins center located in Plainfield, IN. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: Action Oriented: You energize projects by stepping into new challenges quickly, driving momentum, and ensuring critical work moves forward without hesitation. Collaborative Leadership: You strengthen cross functional partnerships, creating alignment and shared ownership that accelerates results. Customer-Centric Execution: You elevate the customer experience by understanding needs deeply and shaping solutions that build trust and long-term loyalty. Engagement Driver: You cultivate an environment where people feel motivated, supported, and inspired to contribute their best work. Ambiguity Navigator: You bring clarity to uncertain situations, making steady progress even when direction is evolving or incomplete. Complexity Manager: You distill large volumes of information into clear insights, enabling smarter decisions and more effective problem solving. Conflict Stewardship: You address tensions constructively and calmly, preserving relationships while keeping teams focused on shared goals. Process Optimizer: You streamline workflows, reduce waste, and champion continuous improvement to enhance quality, efficiency, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• College, university or equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience required.
• Intermediate level of relevant work experience, including manufacturing or manufacturing plant experience, team leadership experience, preferred.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or MS preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness by reducing scrap, optimizing cycle times, and applying Lean and Six Sigma tools to elevate manufacturing performance.
• Assess, select, and integrate Industry 4.0 technologies—automation, robotics, and advanced analytics—to modernize production systems and drive long-term competitiveness.
• Lead Kaizen events and apply 5S, MIFC, Value Stream Mapping, and Root Cause Analysis to eliminate waste and strengthen process discipline.
• Identify inefficiencies, implement structured improvement methodologies, and sustain gains across manufacturing operations.
• Support design, planning, and real-time production management using CAD tools, Oracle, SolidWorks, and ERP/MES platforms.
• Interpret complex operational data, diagnose performance gaps, and translate insights into actionable, measurable improvements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed