Product Software Engineer

This entry level/early career professional position creates software that is sold as an integral part of Cummins’ products. People in these roles identify and understand stakeholder requirements, develop specifications, and are responsible for the design, implementation, testing, and/or release of software that controls the operation of Cummins’ products in a variety of customer applications.

Responsibilities

• Investigates product software problems, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution, and documents results.
• Applies and supports the improvement of product software development processes and tools, including coding, compiling, and testing. Tools include code editors, integration tools, static analysis tools, compilers, and hardware-in-the-loop test tools.
• Obtains input and collaborates with product and software development teams to deliver verified software features, components, and builds.
• Uses systems knowledge and expertise to make decisions in software requirements, architecture, design, and test that impact the quality and performance of software builds, product lines, and cross-business-unit integration.
• Owns problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, or services, with increasing technical complexity and ambiguity as experience is gained.
• Interacts and collaborates with cross-functional teams, providing independent execution of established work processes while developing technology or product knowledge.
• Coordinates and directs work among technicians and/or temporary student employees.
• Contributes to team goals, exhibits influence within a work group, and develops proficiency in key competency areas.

Competencies

• Product Failure Mode Avoidance: Mitigates potential product failure modes by identifying interfaces, functions, requirements, interactions, and noise factors to improve product reliability.
• Product Function Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis: Impacts design decisions using computational tools to predict product capability relative to system, subsystem, or component requirements.
• Product Platform Planning and Architecting: Develops holistic product platforms, including architectural features aligned with market plans, and performs trade-off analysis.
• Product Software Design and Construction: Constructs product software using industry best practices and robust engineering principles; verifies updates for quality.
• Product Verification and Validation Management: Develops validation plans, manages risk, negotiates requirements, and evaluates test results to guide product decisions.
• System Requirements Engineering: Translates stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements, establishes acceptance criteria, and tracks requirements throughout the lifecycle.
• Systems Thinking: Defines system boundaries, interfaces, and lifecycle to analyze linkages and interactions for better system understanding and modification.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively: Delivers clear, multi-mode communications tailored to different audiences.
• Decision Quality: Makes timely, data-driven decisions to keep the organization moving forward.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieves results under challenging circumstances.
• Self-Development: Actively seeks growth opportunities through formal and informal channels.
• Values Differences: Recognizes the value of diverse perspectives and cultures.
• Applies Principles of Statistical Methods: Analyzes technical data using descriptive statistics, probability distributions, and regression to make data-based decisions.
• Cross-Functional Design Integration: Translates stakeholder requirements into virtual designs and communicates design capability through reviews.
• Product Problem Solving: Solves problems using a customer-focused process, implements data-based solutions, and identifies systemic root causes.
• Technical Documentation: Documents technical knowledge to improve productivity and enable effective knowledge transfer.
• Product Development Execution, Monitoring, and Control: Plans, schedules, and executes product development activities to meet quality expectations and mitigate risks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant STEM field is required. A post-graduate (Master’s) degree may be required for select roles.
• Entry-level/early career professional experience.
• Preferred candidates have relevant experience from internships, co-ops, or extracurricular team activities, or as an early career professional in a technical discipline.
• Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred.
• Designed for external candidates within 2 years of completing their highest degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, MBA, or JD) from an accredited U.S. college/university.
• For U.S.-based roles, F-1 visa students must have approved CPT or OPT related to their degree.

Skills

• Strong background in embedded C.
• Knowledge of engineering principles, including design, development, testing, and product problem-solving.
• Experience in Python or Groovy is a plus.

Pay

Salary range: $94,308 – $122,492 per year.

Schedule

• Job Type: Full-time, Exempt (Entry Level).
• Start Date: April 2027.
• Relocation Package: Available.
• Work Arrangement: On-site with flexibility.