DESCRIPTION
This product risk-focused position assists with or manages critical reliability activities within new product development to meet customer and business reliability expectations. People in this position carry out activities needed to prevent and detect failures and improve reliability. This position may also maintain tools and methods used to assess and improve product reliability.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Investigates product test system and process problems, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution and documents results with guidance from more experienced team members.
- Applies and supports the improvement of processes such as test system specification, design and validation and tools such as FMEA, 7-step problem solving, and process hazard analysis, required to support the processes and enable high quality decision making.
- Obtains input and negotiates with lab customers, lab technicians, and component suppliers and delivers test system requirements, processes, and instructions to lab technicians, product functional test engineers and equipment suppliers.
- Makes decisions in the areas of component selection, calibration processes, and operating processes that impact test equipment accuracy, reliability, and operating cost.
- Owns problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems or services with more technical complexity and ambiguity over the entry-level engineer level and with greater accountability to the project team.
- 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.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Product Failure Reporting and Corrective/Preventive Action Systems
- Product Failure Mode Avoidance
- Product Problem Solving
- Product Reliability and Reliability Risk Management
- Quantitative Reliability Analysis
- Reliability Test Planning
- Applies Principles of Reliability Engineering
- Decision Quality
- Drives Results
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Self-Development
Degree Programs Considered: Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Major Programs Typically Considered: All Engineering Majors
QUALIFICATIONS
2025 Monthly Salary Range by Degree Level:
- Bachelor's - $3,900 - $4,800
- Master's - $6,000
- PhD - $7,300
Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate of the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate's qualifications and experience, where appropriate.
Co-Op program criteria:
- Must be a full-time enrolled student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree
- Minimum 2.5 or above GPA preferred
- Must be able to complete a minimum of 4-months to 6-months or a maximum of a 12-months commitment
- Must be able to complete 40 hours per week
- Willingness to learn from others on the job
Cummins and E-verify
At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify. Cummins will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
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Job Engineering
Organization Cummins Inc.
Role Category Hybrid
Job Type Student - Cooperative/12 Month Placement
Min Salary $
Max Salary $
ReqID 2404696
Relocation Package No
Cummins and E-Verify
At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.