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

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

• 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, highquality technical documentation that accelerates learning, improves productivity, and enables effective knowledge transfer across teams. 
• Build HighValue Networks: Develop strong internal and external relationships that enhance collaboration, accelerate problemsolving, and expand access to expertise. 
• Drive HighQuality 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. 

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.

• Establish andmaintainconsistent welding engineering standards, requirements, and expectations across programs, ensuring alignment with design intent and manufacturing needs.
• Provideearlystagedesign guidance and subject matterexpertisethroughout development to prevent issues, strengthen weld quality, and support robust product launches.
• Coordinate and unify weldingexpertiseacross business units to address complex technical challenges, drivecrossfunctionalproblemsolving, and elevate organizational capability.
• Lead and support training, coaching, and development efforts to build weldingproficiency, share best practices, and enhance technical skills across Materials Science and Engineering and broader engineering teams.
• Improve proactive identification and resolution ofweldingrelatedissues 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 ofpostgraduatewelding experience.
• Applyhandsonexpertisein 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.

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

• 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:Deliverstrong designguidance 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, accelerateproblemsolving, and drivecrossfunctionaltechnical alignment.
• Build Capability & Proactive ProblemSolving:Enable consistent training,bestpracticesharing, and early issue identification to elevate team capability and improve program outcomes across MSE and engineering teams.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• College, university, or equivalentBachelor's degree in EngineeringorappropriateSTEM field isrequired.
• Post-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may berequiredforselectroles.
• 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 isrequiredwith a demonstratedtrack recordof technical problem solving and quality decision making. Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred.