Job Summary:
We are looking for a talented Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading and executing manufacturing initiatives that support operational excellence, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to drive alignment and efficiency across the organization. You will provide hands-on production and shift support to ensure processes run smoothly and challenges are addressed in a timely manner. A key part of this position involves leading root cause analysis for critical issues and ensuring corrective actions are not only implemented but sustained effectively over time. You will also partner with the Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) team to ensure all new equipment designs and implementations meet safety and compliance standards. Additionally, you will track and manage action items to ensure timely completion and resolution, contributing to continuous improvement and long-term operational success.
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Project Leadership: Lead end‑to‑end execution of assigned manufacturing projects, ensuring all safety, quality, and production requirements are achieved.
- Manufacturing Process Development: Apply advanced manufacturing principles to design, optimize, and implement processes that meet business and product goals.
- Process & Equipment Improvement: Drive continuous enhancements to manufacturing equipment and workflows to elevate efficiency, reliability, and consistency.
- Standards & Compliance: Utilize continuous improvement methodologies and ensure alignment with Cummins manufacturing standards and operating practices.
- Cross‑Functional Communication: Lead communication efforts, influencing key business leaders, functional partners, and external stakeholders to support project objectives.
- Resource Collaboration: Coordinate and collaborate with internal teams and external partners to deliver on specific project assignments and timelines.
- Technical Expertise: Provide advanced technical knowledge in manufacturing principles as applied within Cummins, helping guide strategic process decisions.
- Stakeholder Coaching: Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and offer coaching to build capability, alignment, and long-term success.
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Collaborative Partnership: Builds strong, trusting relationships across functions and works effectively with others to achieve shared objectives and deliver aligned project outcomes.
- Effective Communication: Delivers clear, timely, and audience‑aware communication across multiple formats to ensure understanding, alignment, and consistent execution.
- Health & Safety Leadership: Models proactive safety behaviors, identifies risks, and actively supports actions that strengthen an interdependent safety culture and contribute to an injury‑free workplace.
- Manufacturing & Process Expertise: Applies strong knowledge of manufacturing principles—including process design, equipment selection, digital simulation, ergonomic considerations, and documentation—to drive efficient, compliant, and high‑quality production outcomes.
- Structured Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement: Uses systematic, data‑driven methods to identify root causes, develop durable solutions, improve processes, reduce waste, and enhance overall operational performance.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
- College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required.
- This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Experience:
- Intermediate level of relevant work experience required.
- Project Management skills
- Team work collaboration between the area and other functions
- Production and shift ME support
- Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for critical issues. and ensure all corrective actions are affectively implemented
- Work together with HSE department during design and implementation of new equipment.
- Track and manage action completion to ensure timely resolution.
About UsCummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.
Skills Required
- College, university, or degree in STEM or related field, or equivalent experience
- Intermediate level of relevant work experience
- Project management skills
- Production and shift manufacturing engineering support
- Lead root cause analysis and implement sustained corrective actions for critical issues
- Work with HSE during design and implementation of new equipment
- Track and manage action completion to ensure timely resolution
- Manufacturing and process expertise (process design, equipment selection, digital simulation, ergonomics, documentation)
- Health and safety leadership and proactive safety behaviors
- Structured problem solving and continuous improvement experience
- May require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations
Cummins Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cummins and has not been reviewed or approved by Cummins.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company contribution/match and both defined contribution and defined benefit pension plans are offered, alongside profit sharing and an employee stock purchase plan. This mix supports long-term savings and financial security.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (HSA, HSA Plus, PPO) with dental, vision, life and long-term disability coverage are provided, along with telehealth, mental-health support, and wellness tools. In-network protections and HSA/HSA Plus structures are described to help manage costs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid maternity and paternity leave, family medical leave, and adoption assistance are offered. Reduced or flexible hours and unpaid extended leave options further support caregiving needs.
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What We Do
At Cummins, we empower everyone to grow their careers through meaningful work, building inclusive and equitable teams, coaching, development and opportunities to make a difference. Across our entire organization, you'll find engineers, developers, and technicians who are innovating, designing, testing, and building. You'll also find accountants, marketers, as well as manufacturing, quality and supply chain specialists who are working with technology that's just as innovative and advanced.
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