Electrical and Controls System Integration Leader

Cummins; Fridley (MN); On-site; USD 127,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking an Electrical and Controls System Integration Leader to drive the integration of complex power solutions for data centers and lead technical strategy.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, guide system-level integration, and shape long-term electrical technology roadmaps, while fostering collaboration with global engineering and partners. This role emphasizes leadership, reliability, and scalable architectures, with hands-on influence across products, suppliers, and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering and technical leadership within power generation or electrical power system environments.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders in ambiguous situations.
• Strong understanding of verification and validation, requirements development, failure mode avoidance, and structured problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of electrical and controls systems for data center power solutions.
• Drive technical strategy and capability development for data center electrical architectures.
• Coordinate cross-functional engineering decisions to improve product performance and reliability.
• Guide resolution of complex system integration challenges across products, suppliers, and environments.
• Influence long-term technology roadmaps by translating industry trends into priorities.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical leadership

Cross-functional teams

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

We are looking for a talented Electrical and Controls System Integration Leader to join our Cummins Inc. team .

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

• Lead the integration of complex electrical and controls systems that support reliable and scalable data center power solutions.

• Drive technical strategy and capability development for current and future data center electrical architectures.

• Coordinate cross-functional engineering decisions that improve product performance, system reliability, and customer outcomes.

• Guide resolution of complex system integration challenges across products, suppliers, and application environments.

• Influence long-term technology roadmaps by translating industry trends and customer needs into engineering priorities.

• Strengthen technical excellence through the development of standards, best practices, and reference architectures.

• Foster collaboration across global engineering teams to accelerate innovation and successful project execution.

• Advance Cummins' position as a trusted industry leader through customer engagement, technical advocacy, and strategic partnerships.

To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

• Demonstrated expertise in systems engineering, product integration, and technical leadership within complex power generation or electrical power system environments.

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and make sound engineering decisions in highly ambiguous situations.

• Strong understanding of verification and validation, system requirements development, failure mode avoidance, and structured problem-solving methodologies.

• Ability to translate customer, business, and technical requirements into practical solutions that balance performance, reliability, and project objectives.

• Exceptional communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills with the ability to develop talent and drive organizational capability growth.

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:

Demonstrated success having worked in a Technical Specialist/Specialist Engineering role on lower complexity product development activities, translating customer needs and negotiating into product development plans, technical profiles and/or product specifications with a proven track record of successful product decisions.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Key Competencies:

The Electrical and Controls System Integration Leader serves as the accountable technical leader for electrical and controls systems integration within Cummins' Data Center business. This role leads the development of technical capabilities, system integration strategies, and engineering standards to deliver reliable, scalable, and innovative power solutions for current and future data center applications. The position provides technical and people leadership, driving collaboration across engineering functions, regional teams, customers, and technology partners to address complex system integration challenges. The role also shapes Cummins' long-term electrical technology roadmap, advances emerging power architectures, and strengthens Cummins' position as a trusted technical partner in the evolving data center power industry.

• We are seeking candidates with 7+ years of relevant experience ; however, we are open to considering individuals with a strong combination of skills, capabilities, and demonstrated achievements. Our goal is to identify the candidate who is the best overall fit for the role and can successfully contribute to the team and business objectives.
• Strong understanding of genset products, with working knowledge of BESS and emerging power technologies, and their integration within current and future Datacenter power architectures.
• Lead and develop the Electrical & Controls Systems Integration team for the Datacenter business, providing people leadership, technical direction, resource prioritization, coaching, competency development, and succession planning across key specialist areas on Electrical and Controls System integration.
• Establish the technical strategy, governance, and capability roadmap for Datacenter electrical systems integration, ensuring the team develops the expertise required for current and future Datacenter power architectures.
• Provide technical leadership across Datacenter electrical power systems, including electrical architecture, controls integration, synchronization and paralleling, dynamic load behavior, grid interaction, protection, and critical electrical system interfaces.
• Lead system-level electrical integration for complex Datacenter applications, coordinating technical decisions across Base Product Engineering, Regional Project Engineering, Service Engineering, specialist analysis teams, packagers, suppliers, and other engineering organizations.
• Lead technical engagement for complex and strategic customer applications, including architecture discussions, design reviews, integration workshops, and resolution of significant electrical and controls integration challenges.
• Direct and coordinate power-system analysis with specialist simulation teams, defining study requirements and translating results into engineering decisions, customer solutions, system requirements, and future product needs.
• Drive development and adoption of electrical integration standards, application guidelines, reference architectures, and engineering best practices to improve consistency, reliability, and scalability across global Datacenter applications.
• Partner with Business Strategy and Product Engineering to shape the 5+ year Datacenter electrical technology roadmap, translating customer and industry trends, AI/HPC infrastructure evolution, emerging power architectures, grid requirements, and new technologies into future engineering capability and product priorities.
• Build Cummins' external technical leadership and industry partnerships in Datacenter power systems through engagement with strategic customers, consultants, technology partners, and industry organizations; represent Cummins at key Datacenter forums and technical events; identify emerging trends and partnership opportunities; and demonstrate Cummins' current and future power-system capabilities.

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 candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Job

Engineering

Organization

Cummins Inc.

Role Category

On-site with Flexibility

Job Type

Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary

$127200

Max Salary

$190800

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