Materials Engineering Welding Specialist

Cummins Inc.; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking a Materials Engineering Welding Specialist at our Columbus, IN location. The role includes leading failure analyses, optimizing materials, and establishing welding standards to enhance product integrity.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and significant experience in welding disciplines, including MIG, TIG, and resistance welding. You will be instrumental in ensuring high-quality decisions and fostering team competence in welding practices.

Qualifications

• Prior Senior or Lead Engineer equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area.
• Knowledge of American Welding Society standards.
• Experience in aluminum alloys and stainless steels.

Responsibilities

• Lead component failure analyses to identify root causes.
• Select and validate materials and manufacturing routes.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation.

Skills

Welding standards mastery

Technical problem solving

Knowledge of MS Office tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or appropriate STEM field

Master's degree relevant to the discipline

Tools

Metal inert gas welding

Tungsten inert gas welding

Laser welding

Resistance joining processes

Job description

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

Impact Areas

• 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.

Success Criteria

• 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.

EEO Statement

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E‑Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.