Chemical Systems Technical Specialist

We are looking for a talented Chemical Systems Technical Specialist to join our team specializing in Engineering for Cummins Inc. in Columbus, IN.

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

• Lead projects and complex initiatives with a high level of ownership, driving solutions from concept through implementation while navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Influence technical direction by providing expertise, guidance, and recommendations that help project teams make informed decisions and achieve business objectives.
• Improve and standardize processes, systems, and tools across the function, increasing efficiency, quality, and consistency within the business unit.
• Serve as a recognized subject matter expert within your discipline, becoming a trusted resource for teammates, stakeholders, and project teams.
• Deliver independent execution of critical work streams, ensuring projects, products, systems, or services are completed successfully and meet customer and business requirements.
• Mentor and develop others by sharing knowledge, providing coaching, and supporting the growth of less experienced engineers, technicians, and student employees.
• Coordinate and direct team activities to ensure resources are aligned, work is prioritized effectively, and project milestones are achieved on schedule.
• Continuously expand technical and product expertise while identifying opportunities for innovation, helping the organization adopt emerging technologies, best practices, and improved ways of working.

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

• Develop strong technical expertise in chemical and electrochemical systems by designing and executing aging, characterization, and performance testing, then translating data into actionable insights that improve product durability, reliability, and performance.
• Apply analytical thinking and sound decision-making to solve complex product challenges, identify root causes, evaluate risks, validate solutions, and influence product design through testing, modeling, simulation, and verification activities.
• Drive results through effective project execution and resourcefulness by managing multiple priorities, developing validation plans, utilizing available resources efficiently, and delivering high-quality outcomes even in complex or ambiguous situations.
• Build strong relationships and communicate effectively across teams by collaborating with stakeholders, leveraging diverse perspectives, sharing technical findings clearly, and influencing decisions through data-driven recommendations and technical expertise.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• Master's with 2 years of experience or PhD relevant to Chemical or Mechanical engineering discipline area
• 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 and Aftertreatment Simulation toolsis preferred

Additional Responsibilities:

Position Summary

This full-time Technical Specialist position will provide applied technical leadership in chemical systems characterization, reaction engineering, accelerated aging, and model-informed product development. The role will support the design protocols, model development, validation, and interpretation of chemically active components and systems, with emphasis on connecting experimental evidence, physicochemical understanding, and computational model development to enable robust engineering decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop diesel aftertreatment catalysts component models such as SCR. Design tests to characterize physicochemical properties and support diagnostics, performance prediction, and health assessment of aftertreatment systems

• Develop test methods, models and calculators to simulate relevant aging exposures, including thermal cycling, chemical poisoning, and physical masking.

• Analyze system, subsystem, and component behavior through experimental testing, simulation, and data interpretation to identify capability, risks, and technical tradeoffs.

• Negotiate, verify, and validate requirements against demonstrated capability to guide project scope, product development, and technical decision-making.

• Support validation and refinement of in-house kinetic models across relevant operating conditions and durability scenarios.

• Apply fundamental principles of reaction engineering, catalysis, chemical kinetics, and computational chemistry to improve model accuracy and physical relevance.

• Collaborate with modeling and experimental teams to analyze, interpret, document, and communicate results from simulations, validation studies, and laboratory evaluations.

Required Technical Capabilities

Education: Masters with 2 years of experience or PhD relevant to Chemical or Mechanical engineering discipline area.

• Strong understanding of chemical systems, reaction engineering, catalysis, transport phenomena, and performance degradation mechanisms.

• Experience with chemical or electrochemical performance testing, accelerated aging analysis, and interpretation of laboratory or system-level test data.

• Ability to connect experimental observations with computational models, simulation tools, and product function requirements.

• Demonstrated capability to solve complex technical problems using structured analysis, data-based conclusions, and clear technical documentation.

Collaboration and Technical Leadership

• Partner with modeling, component, system, controls, and validation teams to ensure alignment between model capability, experimental evidence, and product needs.

• Support knowledge transfer by documenting methods, explaining assumptions, and sharing technical learnings with less-experienced engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Build effective internal and external relationships to advance capability development, model readiness, and applied research outcomes.

Professional and Technical Development

• Complete required training modules, technical onboarding, and role-specific development activities.

• Participate in regular team meetings, project reviews, and one-on-one discussions to support progress tracking, mentoring, and alignment.

• Develop broader understanding of system-level technologies, emissions regulations, durability requirements, aftertreatment architectures, and emission-control strategies.

• Build familiarity with research and development processes, cross-functional collaboration models, and business-unit engagement needed to deliver reliable technical outcomes.

Job Engineering

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary $88000

Max Salary $132000

ReqID 2439268

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site No

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