Systems Engineer Specialist - St Paul, United States - Cummins

Description

**Systems Engineer Specialist**

**Description**

Systems Engineer Specialist

Our culture believes in _POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL_ . We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with todays most innovative thinkers to solve the worlds toughest problems.

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We are looking for a talented Systems Engineer Specialist to join our team specializing in Engineering for our BUSINESS SEGMENT in Minneapolis MN your remote home office.

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

+ This product focused position tailors electronic systems for Cummins products. People in these positions will configure (tune), integrate, test, and release software, electronic control units, tools, sensors, actuators, and harnesses into an electronic system that controls the operation of Cummins products in a variety of customer applications.

+ Investigates electronic application and systems problems, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution and documents results.

+ Applies and improves electronic application and systems development processes and tools. Processes include system specification, modelling and simulation, calibration, Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R), and troubleshooting. Tools include Simulink, calibration tools, and PTC

+ Integrity .

+ Obtains input and negotiates with product and software development teams and delivers control system designs, verified and calibrated software features and builds to product teams.

+ Makes decisions in the areas of electronic systems design, requirements, calibration, and test that impact the quality and performance of calibrated subsystems and feature classes of electronic subsystems.

+ Responsible for review of less-experienced developers/testers work to ensure robust, reusable, and efficient design.

+ Provides independent leadership of smaller business impact projects or ownership of complex components, products, systems or services with greater elements of ambiguity over the senior or lead engineer level and with full accountability to the project team.

+ Delivers independent execution of established and emerging work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge.

+ Leads the development and improvement of work processes and systems across a functional discipline area within a business unit site.

+ Coordinates and directs work amongst technicians and temporary student employees, assists in the transfer of knowledge to lesser experienced engineers through either indirect (scope of influence) or direct management of a small, local group of engineers.

+ Provides support and guidance to influence technical direction within a project team and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.

+ Operates as a recognized specialist in a discipline or product area within the immediate team.

**Qualifications**

**Skills**

+ Design and Application of Mechatronics Systems - Specifies electronic hardware and interconnections that measure and control systems; applies electronic hardware and interconnections in Cummins' products.

+ Machine Integration and Optimization - Combines various parts or sub-systems into a whole to achieve the output most desired by the customer; applies Cummins' installation requirements using our standard tools, processes and identified best practices to ensure optimization of performance, reliability, cost and quality; analyzes technical issues using proven problem-solving and troubleshooting techniques for rapid resolution.

+ Product Function Modeling, Simulation and Analysis - Impacts product design decisions through the utilization and/or interpretation of computational tools and methods that predict the capability of a product's function relative to its system, sub-system and/or component level requirements.

+ Product Problem Solving - Solves product problems using a process that protects the customer; determines the assignable cause; implements robust, data-based solutions; and identifies the systemic root causes and recommended actions to prevent problem reoccurrence.

+ Product Verification and Validation Management - Develops product systems validation plans from a variety of inputs to identify failure modes, while managing product risk and relative priority; negotiates product requirements against capability to guide project scope; evaluates analytical, simulation and physical test results to verify product capability and validate requirements; assesses legacy versus proposed system solution capabilities and produces recommendations with technical documentation to support product decisions.

+ System Requirements Engineering - Uses appropriate methods and tools to translate stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements to which designs are developed; establishes acceptance criteria for the system of interest through analysis, allocation and negotiation; tracks the status of requirements throughout the system lifecycle; assesses the impact of changes to system requirements on project scope, schedule, and resources; creates and maintains information linkages to related artifacts.

+ Systems Thinking - Defines the system of interest by drawing the boundaries, identifying its context within its environment, its interfaces, and that it has a lifecycle to aid in planning the problem statement, scope and deliverables ; analyzes linkages and interactions between elements that comprise the system of interest by using appropriate methods, models and integration of outcomes to understand the system, predict its behavior and devise modifications to it in order to produce the desired effects.

+ Builds networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.

+ Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

+ Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

+ Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

+ Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

+ Resourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

**Education, Licenses, Certifications**

+ 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. Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred

+ The role will be involved in the all of the stages of project design from helping to define requirements to testing and possibly the support of final commissioning.

Preferred additional skills:

+ System Control Components - Requires experience with common industrial control components such as PLCs and HMIs.

+ Industrial Communication Networks - Requires experience with the hardware, software and protocols of common industrial communication networks such as Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, BACnet, or others. Should have some experience configuring managed Ethernet switches using vendor recommended settings or completing the settings with some supervision.

+ Project Drawings Requires a very good understanding of different types of typical project drawings: Outline, One-line, Three-line, Schematic, Interconnect, Riser, and Site. Position will require the knowledge of AutoCAD Electrical to produce simple drawings or update existing drawings.

+ Problem Solving Position requires experience with troubleshooting control systems.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary rate commensurate with experience, range: $96,000- $144,000. 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 candidates qualifications and experience, where appropriate. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage, and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.

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 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 employees Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

**Job** ENGINEERING

**Primary Location** United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis-US, MN, Shoreview, CPG Headquarters Victoria St

**Job Type** Experienced - Exempt / Office

**Recruitment Job Type** Exempt - Experienced

**Job Posting** Apr 25, 2024, 12:00:00 AM

**Unposting Date** May 10, 2024, 2:59:00 AM

**Organization** Power Systems Business

**Role Category** Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote

**Relocation Package** Ineligible

**Req ID:** U