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Cummins Inc. · 17 hours ago

Emissions Compliance Test Engineer

1900 McKinley Ave., Columbus, IN, 47201, US

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$67K/yr - $101K/yr

Cummins Inc. is an equal opportunity employer focused on engineering solutions for a sustainable future. They are seeking an Emissions Compliance Test Engineer to perform technical tasks related to product compliance and regulatory standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the product life cycle.

Automotive

Culture & Values

No H1B

Responsibilities

Investigates product problems, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution and documents results with guidance from more experienced team members

Main focus will include working in business processes of Product Preceding Technology (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI) or Current Product Support (CPS) and executing technical processes such as Engineering Standard Work (ESW), iDFMEA, Failure Incident Review Group (FIRG) while using tools such as 7-step problem solving, design review checklist and other specialized tools required to support the processes and enable high quality decision making

Obtains input from stakeholders such as technical managers, project leaders, other product and manufacturing engineers and supplier partners to deliver information and recommendations that lead to quality product decisions

Applies academic knowledge and existing experience to take action and make decisions that progress projects forward without sacrificing project quality expectations

Examples of these decisions include day to day project details, analysis or test work instruction details, coordination across discipline areas that are necessary to make quality progress

Owns problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems or services with technical complexity and ambiguity increasing as experience is gained in the role

Provides independent execution of established work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge; engages with the improvement of systems and processes

Involves minimal direct management of people, but could involve the coordination and direction of work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees

Contributes effectively toward team goals, exhibits influence within a work group and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role

Work cross-functionally to ensure compliance with Cummins internal requirements, applicable health, safety, and environmental regulations and industry standards, including monitoring compliance with legislative and regulatory matters that may impact the business in the U.S., country of assignment, or international region

Be a point of coordination, solution strategy and decision making between product engineers, product line engineers, customer teams, purchasing, suppliers, and manufacturing

Be involved in technically based work across many steps in the product life cycle

Actively engage in product problem solving and product failure mode avoidance

Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals

Review and interpret legislative test to compare/contrast and summarize it in context of business needs

Leveraging topics and trends related to air, exhaust, water, waste, sustainability, safety, and/or materials; uses data to solve problems, understand business impact, protect and improve the environment while also making a positive impact in human health and well-being

Developing an understanding of the intent of the codes, standards and regulations to ensure that Cummins plans for, executes, and complies with global requirements

Analyzing technical and legal documents and working with subject matter experts to enable interpretation of content resulting in clear definition of requirements to the business

Identifying and analyzing the interfaces and interactions across system boundaries by specifying the requirements and limits to ensure that the product meets requirements and creating an integration plan, including identification of method and timing for each activity to make it easier to find, isolate, diagnose, and correct

Using appropriate methods and tools to translate stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements to which designs are developed, tracking the status of requirements throughout the system lifecycle, assessing the impact of changes to system requirements, and maintaining information linkages to requirements

Identifying compliance issues, developing and documenting mitigation plans with the help of experienced team members that take into account Cummins’ culture to address identified issues to ensure compliance and reduce risks for Cummins and its shareholders

Evaluating risk through identification and risk assessment techniques to analyze and prioritize risk, enabling a selection of control measures that reduce risk as low as reasonably practicable

Documenting information based on knowledge gained as part of technical function activities; communicate to stakeholders with the goal of enabling improved technical productivity and effective knowledge transfer to others who were not originally part of the initial learning

Qualification

Internal combustion engine knowledgeData analysis toolsStatistical methodsMicrosoft Office proficiencyMechanical designSelf-developmentCommunication skillsDecision-making skillsCollaboration

Required

College, university, or equivalent Bachelor's degree in Engineering or appropriate STEM field is required

Entry level/Early career professional

Good communication skills along with strengths in logic, planning and making timely decisions

Good decision-making skills

Experience using Microsoft Office tools or equivalents, especially Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

Basic understanding of internal combustion engine (ICE) hardware, technologies, performance, and emissions

Ability to review, process, and summarize large datasets and make informed decision on engine performance and emissions

Effectively prioritize responsibilities to ensure critical / priority work is completed on time

Basic skills in data analysis tools such a MATLAB and Microsoft Excel

External candidate must have completed a degree from an accredited US University within the past 2 years

External candidate must currently reside in the US

Preferred

Post-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may be required for select roles

Preferred candidates would have relevant experience working in either a temporary student employment environment (intern, co-op, or other extracurricular team activities) or as an early career professional in a relevant technical discipline area

Knowledge of MS Office tools is also preferred

Mechanical engineering (ME) preferred, open to electrical (EE) or chemical engineering (CE) programs