Materials Engineering Welding Specialist

PowerToFly; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins seeks a Materials Engineering Welding Specialist for our Columbus, IN area. The role focuses on leading welding analyses, material selection, and process validation to ensure robust product performance.

Responsibilities include establishing welding standards, providing SME guidance in development, coordinating cross‑BU welding expertise, and driving training to raise team capability. Strong problem solving and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or STEM is required.
• Master's degree related to the discipline may be required for select roles.
• Licensing may be required for export controls or sanctions compliance.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain welding standards across programs to ensure design intent and manufacturing needs.
• Provide early design guidance and SME support to prevent issues and ensure robust launches.
• Coordinate welding expertise across business units for cross‑functional solutions.
• Lead training and development to build welding proficiency across teams.
• Improve proactive welding issue identification and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

MIG welding

TIG welding

Laser welding

Resistance joining

Welding standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a welding focus

Master's degree in a related discipline (preferred for select roles)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We’re seeking a talented Materials Engineering Welding Specialist to join our team for our Columbus, IN location

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

• Resolve Failures with Precision: Lead component failure analyses to identify root causes, recommend corrective actions, and prevent recurrence to protect customers and product integrity.
• Optimize Materials & Processes: Select and validate materials and manufacturing routes that best meet form, function, and performance requirements, ensuring robust component capability.
• Advance Material Characterization: Interpret mechanical, chemical, and microstructural data to confirm compliance, correlate field results, and strengthen product robustness.
• Elevate Technical Knowledge Sharing: Produce clear, high‑quality technical documentation that accelerates learning, improves productivity, and enables effective knowledge transfer across teams.
• Build High‑Value Networks: Develop strong internal and external relationships that enhance collaboration, accelerate problem‑solving, and expand access to expertise.
• Drive High‑Quality Decisions: Communicate effectively, manage complexity, and make timely, informed decisions that keep programs moving forward under challenging conditions.
• Lead Systematic Problem Solving: Apply structured methodologies to trace issues, identify systemic root causes, implement durable solutions, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

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

• Master Common Welding Standards: Establish, govern, and consistently apply unified welding engineering standards to ensure alignment, quality, and predictability across programs and business units.
• Provide Early Technical Leadership: Deliver strong design guidance and SME support early in development to prevent downstream issues and strengthen product robustness.
• Unify Expertise Across the Organization: Bring together welding specialists from multiple BUs to solve complex challenges, accelerate problem‑solving, and drive cross‑functional technical alignment.
• Build Capability & Proactive Problem‑Solving: Enable consistent training, best‑practice sharing, and early issue identification to elevate team capability and improve program outcomes across MSE and engineering teams.

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.

• Establish and maintain consistent welding engineering standards, requirements, and expectations across programs, ensuring alignment with design intent and manufacturing needs.
• Provide early‑stage design guidance and subject matter expertise throughout development to prevent issues, strengthen weld quality, and support robust product launches.
• Coordinate and unify welding expertise across business units to address complex technical challenges, drive cross‑functional problem‑solving, and elevate organizational capability.
• Lead and support training, coaching, and development efforts to build welding proficiency, share best practices, and enhance technical skills across Materials Science and Engineering and broader engineering teams.
• Improve proactive identification and resolution of welding‑related issues across programs through structured analysis, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure candidates meet educational requirements, including a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a welding focus or in Welding and Joining Technology, along with a minimum of five years of post‑graduate welding experience.
• Apply hands‑on expertise in metal inert gas welding, tungsten inert gas welding, laser welding, and resistance joining processes, with strong practical experience in aluminum alloys and stainless steels.
• Utilize knowledge of American Welding Society, International Organization for Standardization welding standards, and American Society for Testing and Materials material standards to guide decisions and ensure compliance.

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