Manufacturing Engineer - Senior

Cummins Inc. • York, SC • 21h ago

We are looking for a talented Manufacturing Engineer - Senior to join our team specializing in Manufacturing for our CDBS (Cummins Drivetrain and Braking Systems) location at York, SC.

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

Build Collaborative Partnerships: You strengthen cross-functional relationships and work seamlessly with others to achieve shared goals.

Communicate With Clarity: You tailor messages to different audiences and deliver information in a way that drives understanding and alignment.

Champion Health & Safety: You model proactive safety behaviors and contribute to an injury-free, interdependent workplace culture.

Integrate Drawings Into Process Design: You interpret product and equipment drawings to design manufacturing processes that meet all technical specifications.

Select the Right Equipment: You choose manufacturing equipment that aligns with Cummins standards and supports project needs.

Drive Data-Led Manufacturing Design: You use digital modeling and simulation tools to make informed decisions and continuously improve processes.

Document Processes for Consistency: You create clear, standardized manufacturing procedures that ensure continuity and quality across stakeholders.

Solve Problems Systematically: You apply structured problem-solving methods to identify root causes, implement durable solutions, and prevent recurrence.

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

Deep Machine Safety Expertise: You need strong knowledge of global, national, and local machine-safety regulations to interpret requirements and guide plants, projects, and leadership effectively.

Risk Assessment & Technical Evaluation Skills: You must be able to perform machine safety risk assessments, inspections, verifications, validations, and system design reviews - including safeguarding and functional safety evaluations.

Controls & Systems Knowledge: Success requires hands-on understanding of electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation control systems, plus the ability to read or reverse-engineer detailed control schematics when documentation is missing.

Ability to Develop Standards & Processes: You need the capability to create and maintain internal guidelines, specifications, maintenance programs, testing protocols, and documentation related to machine safeguarding and functional safety.

Strong Collaboration Across Global Teams: You must work effectively with remote, cross-disciplinary teams and the Global Manufacturing Engineering group to ensure consistent application of machine-safety standards worldwide.

Incident Investigation & Problem-Solving Skills: You need the ability to lead or support root-cause analyses for machine-safety incidents and drive corrective and preventive actions across multiple sites.

Training & Communication Capability: You must be able to train employees, communicate new requirements, and translate complex safety concepts into clear guidance for diverse audiences.

Project Leadership & Vendor Management: You need the ability to act as SME on capital projects, manage external consultants, support remediation work, and ensure all safety solutions meet Cummins and industry standards.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required.

This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

Intermediate level of relevant work experience required.

Engineering Foundation: A bachelor's degree in engineering and a practical understanding of machinery operation to ground all safety decisions in sound engineering principles.

Advanced Machine Safety Expertise: At least 3+ years of hands-on experience leading machine safeguarding programs, including risk assessments, safety-system evaluation, and implementation of Safety Functions (SRP-CS) per ISO 13849-1 using tools like SISTEMA.

Functional Safety Certification: Certification as a Functional Safety Engineer (CSME or TÜV) to validate expertise in machinery functional safety requirements.

Strong Controls & Automation Knowledge: Deep technical understanding of electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation control systems, including the ability to read and interpret complex schematics.

Standards & Regulatory Mastery: Working knowledge of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and detailed application of key standards such as ISO 13849-1/2, IEC 62061, ISO 12100, and relevant ANSI/ISO regulations.

Safety Hardware & System Proficiency: Familiarity with a wide range of safeguarding technologies - interlocks, presence-sensing devices, safety relays, safety PLCs, safety-rated drives/servos, and pneumatic/hydraulic safety valves.

Testing, Validation & Troubleshooting Skills: Ability to use electrical/mechanical test equipment, commission and troubleshoot safety functions, and program logic solvers, safety relays, and HMIs.

Leadership in Cross-Functional Safety Work: Experience leading multidisciplinary risk assessments, guiding teams with limited safety knowledge, managing consultants, and driving company-wide machine-safety improvement plans.

Job Manufacturing

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2429932

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No

Cummins and E-Verify

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Cummins validates the right to work using E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Visit http://EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.

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