[Hiring] Senior Technical Specialist - SQE @Cummins

Role Description

The Supplier Quality Engineer - Technical Specialist concentrates his/her product specific quality and technical skills to develop complex suppliers and products that can meet customer requirements; requires strong partnerships with the external supply base, with supply chain teams and with engineering to achieve results.

• Build strong relationships with all critical partners to improve quality and business outcomes, including:
  • External suppliers
  • External customers
  • Internal customers and stakeholders, such as Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Engineering
• Coach and mentor Cummins professionals on how to strengthen the soft skills required to develop effective relationships.
• Support the cross-functional development of external supply base strategies and the cross-functional supplier selection process for any given component.
• Provide manufacturing consultation to external suppliers to design a Right First Time manufacturing process that enables conformance to the engineering print, engineering standards, and customer specific requirements.
• Apply industry common Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) processes, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) tools, and Cummins specialty tools to develop zero defect components within the external supply base.
• Embrace continuous improvement in the external supply base by leading complex product and process focused projects that utilize industry proven methodologies, such as lean and six-sigma.
• Conduct external supplier audits in support of supplier risk mitigation, supplier readiness, and supplier performance improvement.
• Lead increasingly complex quality improvement plans within the external supply base to improve supplier performance.
• Ensure resolution of increasingly complex external supplier related quality challenges by leading root cause analysis, supporting development of corrective actions, and verifying the effectiveness of corrective actions.

Qualifications

• College, university, or equivalent degree in Engineering or a related technical or scientific subject required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Typically 8 or more years of relevant experience in Supplier Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Product Engineering, Process Engineering, or Supplier Development.
• Strong knowledge of supplier quality systems and core quality tools, including:
  • APQP
  • PPAP
  • PFMEA
  • Control Plan
  • MSA
  • SPC
  • Process Capability
  • 7Step/8D and Root Cause Analysis
• Knowledge of forging, machining, grinding, heat treatment, gear manufacturing, surface treatment, and metallurgical inspection.
• Demonstrated ability to assess supplier manufacturing capability and identify technical risks.
• Experience leading supplier development, new product introduction, localization, or source-change projects.
• Strong project management skills, including milestone management, risk management, action tracking, and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong problem-solving, data analysis, and decision-making capability.
• Good written and spoken English, with the ability to lead technical meetings and communicate with global stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to travel to supplier and manufacturing locations based on business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with one or more of the following categories:
  • Crankshafts
  • Engine bearings
  • Bushings
  • Connecting-rod or main-bearing interfaces
  • Timing gears or power-transmission gears
  • Other precision-machined engine components
• Experience supporting diesel engines, HHP engine, power systems, heavy-duty equipment, or industrial manufacturing.

Company Description

Cummins 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.