Senior Validation & Simulation Integration Engineer

Job Summary:

We are looking for a talented Senior Val-Sim Engineer to join our Cummins Inc. team in Columbus, IN .

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

- Entry level/early career professional, product focused position verify and validate the functionality of Cummins’ products across a wide range of customer requirements, across a variety of applications, in various environments.

- Plan, track, and evaluate results from a wide range of analyses and functional tests to assess product risk and performance. These results are expected to drive quality decisions and proactively resolve product issues before the product reaches the customer.

- Obtain input and negotiate with Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver an optimized component-based analytical and experimental verification plan to the program or project team.

- Make decisions in the areas of verification and validation that impact product performance, reliability, and durability. Investigates and addresses potential component concerns or issues, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution and documents results with guidance from more experienced team members.

- Apply and support the improvement of processes such as technical requirements, iDFMEA, Engineering Standard Work (ESW), DVP&R, test planning, and problem solving and tools such as Integrity, Microsoft Power BI, and McParts required to support the processes and enable high-quality decision making.

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

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

- Involve minimal direct management of people but could involve the coordination and direction of work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees. Contribute 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.

- This role is responsible for leading cross-functional project work as a part of the CES (Cummins Emissions Solutions) SBPD (Simulation Based Product Development) Virtual Engineering and Development Efficiency team.
- This team builds capability, mature methods, and creates virtual evidence to address aftertreatment product requirements, risks, and failure modes.

Responsibilities:

- Lead VM (Verification Method) and FLAG (Feedback Loop Assessment Group) project work Identify and resolve simulation and test discrepancies following the FLAG 7-step process
- Identify simulation and test capability gaps and improve methods, standards, and tools to improve failure mode coverage
- Integrate improvement efforts from VM projects into global product development programs to plan simulation and test well together
- Increase product development efficiency and reduce costs
- Develop AI capabilities and implement them into the simulation and test integration process

- Lead AT (Aftertreatment) System Model project work Develop model requirements in Windchill RV&S

- Prior experience in a Product Validation or Simulation Analyst role preferred.
- Project Management experience preferred.

Compensation:

Please note that the 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.