Project Engineer - Technical Specialist

We are looking for a talented Project Engineer - Technical Specialist to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Cummins Inc. facility in Shoreview, MN.

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

• Serve as a senior technical liaison between Cummins and OEM partners, ensuring customer needs, product requirements, and integration expectations are clearly communicated throughout new product development programs.
• Drive high-quality product integration by developing technical specifications, guiding design configurations, and ensuring Cummins products are applied correctly across diverse customer applications.
• Strengthen product performance and installation quality through the effective use of processes and tools such as Installation Quality Assurance, COLS, Advisor, ALD, and Six Sigma.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with customer technical teams, providing expert guidance on specifications, product changes, installation issues, and advanced technical inquiries.
• Translate the voice of the customer into actionable product requirements, influencing program decisions and advocating for customer and market needs during design reviews and development cycles.
• Validate prototype machine performance and ensure installations meet Cummins standards, contributing to optimized system performance and reliable field operations.
• Lead customer-focused initiatives, mentor less experienced engineers, and support knowledge transfer to elevate technical capability across the team.
• Provide independent leadership on complex components, systems, or projects with significant ambiguity, driving process improvements and shaping technical direction within the functional discipline.

• Apply strong technical expertise in machine integration, product application support, and installation quality to ensure Cummins products are optimized, correctly installed, and aligned with customer performance, reliability, and quality expectations.
• Demonstrate advanced analytical capability through modeling, simulation, and structured problem-solving methods to influence design decisions, resolve complex technical issues, and prevent recurrence of product problems.
• Build trusted relationships with OEMs and internal partners by delivering clear, audience-specific communication, managing technical discussions, and providing accurate engineering data, documentation, and guidance that support seamless product design and integration.
• Navigate complexity with sound decision-making, customer-focused judgment, and effective resource management while valuing diverse perspectives and consistently driving successful outcomes in dynamic, high-visibility environments.

• Demonstrate solid understanding of low-voltage and medium-voltage switchgear designs, including their functionality and typical configurations.
• Apply strong knowledge of medium-sized diesel and gas generator sets (19 kW to 4 MW), along with a foundational understanding of generator set controls.
• Exhibit proficiency in the features and external control methods of automatic transfer switches used in power systems.
• Maintain a clear understanding of power system architecture and common components used at the incoming distribution level in industrial and commercial facilities.
• Interpret and review project plans and specifications accurately to support system design and execution.
• Utilize experience with system control components in paralleling applications and apply basic capability to interpret Allen-Bradley and Schneider PLC code.
• Leverage understanding of industrial communication networks, including hardware and protocols such as Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP/IP, and BACnet, and assist with configuring managed Ethernet switches and applying fundamental Ethernet network principles.
• Interpret various project drawing types-Elevation, Plan-View, One-Line, Three-Line, Schematic, Interconnect, and Riser-and use AutoCAD Electrical to create or update drawings as needed.
• Evaluate power system operating sequences, explain system functionality based on written sequences of operation, and anticipate common first-level failures and their impacts.
• Apply knowledge of power system protective relaying principles and related hardware to support system integrity and performance.
• Follow all Cummins safety policies and procedures as well as any site-specific safety requirements, adhering to the most stringent standards in all cases.