Electronic Systems Product Specialist

About the Role

This product-focused position involves tailoring electronic and electrical systems for Cummins products by translating product requirements into hardware and software technical requirements that control product operation in various customer applications. Responsibilities include configuring (tuning) and completing comprehensive validation testing of integrated hardware and software systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate electronic application and systems problems, understand causal mechanisms, recommend actions, own problem resolution, and document results.
• Apply and improve electronic application and systems development processes and tools, including system specification, modeling and simulation, calibration, Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R), and troubleshooting.
• Utilize tools for simulation, calibration, and product life maintenance.
• Obtain input from customers, technical and product teams, manufacturing engineers, supplier partners, and other stakeholders to inform quality product decisions.
• Make decisions in electronic and electrical system design, requirements, calibration, and testing that impact the quality and performance of calibrated subsystems and feature classes.
• Review the work of less-experienced developers/testers to ensure robust, reusable, and efficient design.
• Provide independent leadership for smaller business impact projects or ownership of complex components, products, systems, or services with ambiguity.
• Execute established and emerging work processes and systems while developing technology or product knowledge.
• Lead the development and improvement of work processes and systems across a functional discipline area within a business unit site.
• Coordinate and direct work amongst technicians and temporary student employees.
• Assist in the transfer of knowledge to lesser-experienced engineers.
• Provide support and guidance to influence technical direction within a project team.
• Operate as a recognized specialist in a discipline or product area within the immediate team.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers and external business units (EBU) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead the planning, execution, integration, validation, and release of electronic and software systems for Cummins products.
• Translate customer and product requirements into hardware and software technical requirements.
• Manage overall project scope, schedule, milestones, deliverables, and handoffs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Plan and align engineering resources across cross-functional teams to meet project objectives.
• Lead risk identification and mitigation activities related to architecture, design implementation, schedule, scope, and resource planning.
• Manage project changes, resolve conflicts, and proactively remove execution barriers.
• Support engineering teams in technical problem resolution and facilitate timely issue closure.
• Manage project financials, including quotations, budgeting, forecasting, actual cost tracking, and recovery planning.
• Investigate complex electronic application and system issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement robust corrective actions.
• Develop, manage, and continuously improve systems engineering processes including system specification, modeling, simulation, calibration, validation, troubleshooting, and Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R).
• Collaborate with customers, product engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across engineering processes, project execution, and product quality.
• Ensure compliance with Cummins engineering standards, VPI processes, and organizational quality requirements.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Mechatronics Systems: Design and application, specifying electronic hardware and interconnections that measure and control systems; applying electronic hardware and interconnections in Cummins' products.
• Machine Integration and Optimization: Combining parts or sub-systems to achieve desired output; applying Cummins' installation requirements using standard tools, processes, and best practices; analyzing technical issues using problem-solving and troubleshooting techniques.
• Product Function Modeling, Simulation and Analysis: Utilizing computational tools and methods to predict product function capability relative to requirements.
• Product Problem Solving: Solving product problems using a process that protects the customer, determines assignable cause, implements robust, data-based solutions, and identifies systemic root causes.
• Product Verification and Validation Management: Developing product systems validation plans, managing product risk, negotiating product requirements, evaluating analytical, simulation, and physical test results, and assessing legacy versus proposed system solution capabilities.
• System Requirements Engineering: Translating stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements, establishing acceptance criteria, tracking requirement status, assessing impact of changes, and creating information linkages.
• Systems Thinking: Defining the system of interest, drawing boundaries, identifying context, interfaces, and lifecycle; analyzing linkages and interactions between elements.
• Open/Closed Loop Controls: Specifying software features that interact with mechanical, hydraulic, chemical, and electronic systems; specifying control system architectures; configuring and understanding open/closed loop feedback controls features and system interactions between hardware and software.
• MS Office tools (preferred).

Qualifications

• Education: College, university, or equivalent Bachelor's degree in Engineering or appropriate STEM field is required.
• Post-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may be required for select roles.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
• Experience: Prior Senior or Lead Engineer equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area is required with a demonstrated track record of technical problem solving and quality decision making.
• Competencies:
• Builds networks
• Communicates effectively
• Decision quality
• Drives results
• Manages complexity
• Resourcefulness
• Values differences