Entry-Level Emissions Controls Engineer

Socket.dev; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins in Columbus, Indiana is seeking an entry-level/early career controls professional to tailor electronic control systems for Cummins products. You will decompose product requirements into functional requirements and design and tune controls for customer applications, and validate integrated hardware and software systems.

You'll work with engineers to develop open and closed-loop controls and diagnostics, calibrate and validate software and hardware, and contribute to process improvements

Responsibilities

• Assists with the development of electronic controls (open and closed loop) and diagnostics for a variety of applications (internal combustion engine, power systems, powertrain, etc). Owns investigation, problem resolution, and documentation for these systems with guidance from more experienced team members.
• Assists and supports the improvement of electronic controls development processes and tools. Processes include system specification, modeling and simulation, calibration, Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R), and troubleshooting.
• Translates customer requirements into functional requirements for controls and diagnostic algorithms. Designs algorithms to meet these requirements, tunes these algorithms, and designs tests to validate performance against these requirements.
• Assists with decisions in the areas of electronic and electrical controls and diagnostic design, requirements, calibration, and test that impact the quality and performance of individual calibrated features and/or components by using systems knowledge and understanding of product.
• Assists problem resolution for moderately complex controls and diagnostic algorithms, their system level interactions, and their subsystems or services with technical complexity and ambiguity increasing as experience is gained in the role.
• Contributes independent execution of established work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge; engages with the improvement of systems and processes.
• Involves no direct management of people but could involve the coordination and direction of work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees.

Job description

Cummins in Columbus, Indiana is seeking an entry-level/early career controls professional to tailor electronic control systems for Cummins products. You will decompose product requirements into functional requirements and design and tune controls for customer applications, and validate integrated hardware and software systems.

You'll work with engineers to develop open and closed-loop controls and diagnostics, calibrate and validate software and hardware, and contribute to process improvements