YDA Manufacturing Engineer - Senior

We are looking for a talented YDA Manufacturing Engineer – Senior to join our Cummins Drivetrain and Braking Systems (CDBS) Manufacturing team located in York, SC.

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

- Build Strong Cross-Functional Partnerships: Collaborate effectively with manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, quality, and operations teams to achieve shared business and production objectives.

- Drive Clear Communication: Deliver timely and effective communication to stakeholders, ensuring manufacturing improvements, project updates, and operational priorities are clearly understood.

- Champion Safety Excellence: Promote a culture of safety by identifying risks, supporting corrective actions, and contributing to a safe, healthy, and injury-free work environment.

- Optimize Manufacturing Processes: Apply manufacturing knowledge and engineering drawing interpretation to develop and improve processes that meet product design, quality, and production requirements.

- Support Equipment & Capital Investments: Participate in the selection, procurement, and implementation of manufacturing equipment that supports operational efficiency, capacity, and business goals.

- Leverage Data-Driven Manufacturing Solutions: Utilize manufacturing analysis, simulation tools, and performance data to evaluate process changes, reduce risk, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

- Enhance Workplace & Process Design: Design and improve workstations, tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing documentation to create safe, ergonomic, standardized, and efficient production environments.

- Solve Complex Manufacturing Challenges: Apply structured problem-solving methodologies to identify root causes, implement sustainable corrective actions, reduce waste, and improve quality, productivity, and customer outcomes.

- Own and support manufacturing processes across the YDA axle assembly line, including tooling, equipment, workstation design, cycle time optimization, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
- Apply hands-on expertise with DC fastening tools and torque systems, including controller integration, validation, troubleshooting, error-proofing, and implementation of robust assembly processes.
- Partner with engineering and operations teams to successfully implement product, BOM, and specification changes by translating requirements into manufacturing processes, tooling updates, controls modifications, and work instruction revisions.
- Support and maintain manufacturing controls and traceability systems, including PLC/HMI interfaces, Apriso/MES applications, sensors, interlocks, automated testing systems, and production data collection tools.
- Lead quality improvement efforts through Poka-Yoke implementation, PFMEA development, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities focused on reducing defects and variation.
- Monitor and improve key manufacturing performance indicators, including Right First Time (RFT), First Pass Yield (FPY), downtime, scrap, rework, throughput, cycle time, and overall process capability.
- Drive initiatives that improve equipment reliability, production efficiency, workplace safety, and operational performance while supporting SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost) objectives.
- Collaborate across manufacturing, quality, maintenance, controls, and engineering teams to ensure stable production processes, successful product launches, and sustainable long-term improvements.