Product Engineering Specialist

We are looking for a talented Product Engineering Specialist to join our team in Eaton Cummins Joint Venture (ECJV): Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies in Galesburg, MI.

This role is an employee of the Eaton Cummins Joint Venture (ECJV): Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies. Internal candidates are defined as employees of the ECJV.

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

• Lead Successful Product Development: Plan, coordinate, and execute product development activities from concept through production, ensuring technical, quality, cost, and timing objectives are achieved while proactively managing project risks.
• Design Reliable Mechanical Systems: Apply strong mechanical engineering principles to develop robust system and component designs that meet customer requirements, industry standards, and performance expectations throughout the product lifecycle.
• Improve Product Reliability: Identify and mitigate potential failure modes through structured failure analysis, reducing product risk and enhancing durability, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Drive Data-Based Engineering Decisions: Utilize modeling, simulation, and analytical tools to predict product performance, evaluate design alternatives, and support informed engineering decisions before physical validation.
• Integrate Complex Systems Effectively: Manage interfaces across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, electronic, and control systems to ensure seamless integration, proper functionality, and compliance with system requirements.
• Solve Critical Product Challenges: Lead structured root cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and develop long-term solutions that prevent recurring issues and protect the customer experience.
• Ensure Product Compliance and Validation: Develop verification and validation plans, assess test results, and confirm product capability meets defined requirements while supporting risk-based engineering decisions.
• Collaborate Across Functions and Drive Results: Build strong relationships with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and business stakeholders to communicate effectively, manage complexity, and deliver successful product outcomes.

• High Pressure Die Cast Engineering Expertise: Strong knowledge of aluminum enclosure design, materials, manufacturing processes, and validation methods to deliver robust, cost-effective transmission components that meet performance and durability requirements.
• Technical Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to lead complex investigations, perform root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective actions to resolve product issues and improve transmission reliability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proven capability to build strong partnerships with manufacturing, operations, supply chain, suppliers, customer engineering, and technical service teams to drive successful product development and launch outcomes.
• Field and Customer Focus: Experience supporting field investigations and translating real-world product performance data into design improvements that enhance quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction.