Electronic Systems Product Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• System Development and Diagnostics:
  • Investigate electronic application and systems issues, identifying root causes, and proposing solutions with guidance from senior team members.
  • Review diagnostic concepts, including events categorization, event storage, and transferring event data to the wayside. Participate in the validation of defined functions through lab or train testing.
  • Collaborate with technical and product teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to deliver recommendations and decisions that improve product quality and performance.
  • Use simulation, calibration, and troubleshooting tools to perform system modeling, validation, and product life maintenance.
  • Define diagnostic concepts using Selectron tools and work on rail applications.
  • Review diagnostic concepts of complete applications, types of events and their categories, storage of events, and transferring sets of events to wayside.
  • Review requirements, source code, and witness validation of defined functions through lab or train testing.
• Product Validation and Testing:
  • Create and execute validation plans for system testing, identifying potential failure modes and ensuring the system meets requirements through various testing methods.
  • Witness the execution of tests and confirm the accuracy of diagnostic functionality and system requirements.
  • Support the improvement of testing and development processes and tools, ensuring that products meet customer requirements.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to cross-functional teams, contributing to product development and troubleshooting efforts.
  • Assist in coordinating work among technicians or student employees, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.

• Diagnostic Tools:
  • Proficiency in defining diagnostic concepts and using diagnostic tools for rail applications.
• Network and Communication Protocols:
  • Experience with serial, Ethernet, and other industrial communication networks.
• Software Development:
  • Expertise in using tools like MATLAB/Simulink for software development in rail applications.
• System Lifecycle:
  • Strong understanding of the system lifecycle, including requirements, design, testing, and product validation.

• 4+ years of experience in the electrical/electronics engineering field, with a focus on software development for diagnostic functions in rail systems.
• Proven experience in system troubleshooting, software configuration, and performing testing and validation.
• Knowledge of electrical system design, validation processes, and application of diagnostic tools in complex environments.
• Knowledge of Programming Language-Python, C, C++
• Preparation of Diagnostic Database

• Education:
  • Bachelor s degree in Engineering or related STEM field is required.
  • A post-graduate (Master s) degree may be required for select roles.
• Experience:
  • At least 3+ years of work experience in software development for diagnostics functions, especially in rail projects.
  • Hands-on experience with IEC61131-3 or model-based development tools like MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Experience with network topologies and industrial communication protocols (serial, Ethernet) is required.
  • Working-level knowledge in defining diagnostic concepts using Selectron tools and experience in rail applications.
  • Proven experience in reviewing diagnostic concepts, event categorization, event storage, and transferring event data to wayside.
  • Experience in reviewing requirements, source code, and witnessing validation of defined functions through lab or train testing.
• Licensing and Compliance:
  • This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

• Mechatronics Systems Design and Application:
  • Understanding of hardware/software integration to control and measure system operations in Cummins' products.
• System Optimization:
  • Ability to analyze and combine subsystems for optimized product performance, ensuring reliability, cost efficiency, and quality.
• Product Failure Mode Avoidance:
  • Proactively identifies failure modes and mitigates risks by assessing interfaces, control factors, and potential failure causes within systems.
• Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis:
  • Applies computational tools to predict product capabilities, impacting system, subsystem, or component-level requirements.
• Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting:
  • Identifies assignable causes of issues and implements data-driven solutions to improve product reliability and performance.
• Product Verification and Validation Management:
  • Develops and executes validation plans, ensuring products meet functional and system requirements.
• System Requirements Engineering:
  • Translates stakeholder needs into verifiable system requirements and manages project scope and resources.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Builds effective partnerships, communicates complex technical information clearly, and fosters a collaborative work environment.
• Statistical Analysis:
  • Utilizes statistical methods to analyze technical data and drive data-based decisions for product development.
• Design Integration:
  • Translates requirements into virtual designs and leads cross-functional design reviews to ensure product capability.