Software Calibration & Validation Specialist

Cummins • Troy, MI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Software Calibration & Validation Specialist to lead calibration, validation, and release of embedded braking software features for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles to join our team specializing in Engineering for our location in Troy, MI. This role will translate system requirements, performance targets, and regulatory standards into production-ready calibrations and validated software releases.

Requirements

• Experienced Software Calibration & Validation Specialist
• Experience in calibration, validation, and release of embedded braking software features for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles
• Ability to translate system requirements, performance targets, and regulatory standards into production-ready calibrations and validated software releases
• Proficiency in structured failure analysis methodologies
• Experience with modeling, simulation, and analysis tools
• Knowledge of software engineering principles and industry best practices
• Experience in creating and executing validation plans
• Skills in risk and failure mode assessment
• Ability to analyze test and simulation results
• Experience in requirements engineering and systems thinking
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify potential product failure modes, interfaces, functional interactions, and root causes using structured failure analysis methodologies, helping improve product reliability, reduce risk, and prevent issues before they reach customers.
• Leverage modeling, simulation, and analysis tools to evaluate product performance against system, subsystem, and component requirements, enabling data-driven design decisions that optimize functionality and reliability.
• Support the development of scalable product platforms by evaluating architectural alternatives, conducting trade-off analyses, and ensuring alignment between future market needs, stakeholder requirements, and product development strategies.
• Apply robust software engineering principles and industry best practices to design, develop, and verify software solutions that contribute to reliable, high-performing products and seamless system integration.
• Create and execute validation plans, assess risks and failure modes, analyze test and simulation results, and provide technical recommendations that ensure products meet performance requirements and customer expectations.
• Translate stakeholder needs into clear, traceable, and verifiable requirements while maintaining alignment across the product lifecycle, ensuring system-level decisions support business objectives and technical success.
• Build strong networks across engineering, product management, manufacturing, and other stakeholders, while communicating complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences to drive alignment and informed decision-making.
• Navigate complex challenges with sound judgment, resourcefulness, and an inclusive mindset, making timely decisions, leveraging diverse perspectives, and consistently delivering high-quality results that move projects and the organization forward.

What This Job Offers

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