Simulation and Test Integration Leader

Simulation and Test Integration Leader

Description

SIMULATION AND TEST INTEGRATION LEADER

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We are looking for a talented Simulation and Test Integration Leader to join our team specializing in Engineering at our Operations in Madison, WI.

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

This entry level technical management position develops and delivers technical talent in a research, technology or product development environment. He/She manages the resources that maximize workgroup productivity in support of tactical business needs and implements short/near term business strategies with a focus on tactical execution. The position also includes maintaining strong working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders both within the technical function and across the broader business.

• Primary responsibility is the management and development most often of early career engineers within a technical center, business unit or corporate area, and making these people available to perform duties necessary to satisfy the businesses technical needs.Provides problem resolution leadership for complex systems with a low degree of ambiguity and most often site or regional impact; helps get teams in place.
• Supports the development and improvement of work processes and systems most often within the technical function on a site or regional basis.Coaches and mentors' employees to provide guidance and direction on resolving problems, technical know-how, removing barriers to progress and career path planning. Assesses performance and provides feedback to direct reports.
• Most often manages and applies existing work processes involving activities such as resource allocation and management, organizational and business change, customer/stakeholder management and knowledge management; all used for the purposes of enabling high quality decision making that meets business expectations.
• Decisions made in this role may include resource deployment cost and timing allocations, project prioritization, personnel staffing, and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) management, the result of which can impact project cost and delivery most often within a site or region.Communicates and executes to established employee performance standards; works collaboratively with their employees to set goals and address areas of deficiency.

Qualifications

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

• Product Development Execution, Monitoring and Control - Plans, schedules, coordinates and executes the activities involved in developing a product to a respectively aligned hierarchy of requirements and technical profiles; monitors and communicates across functional boundaries to meet project resource and quality expectations; ensures product capability meets or exceeds expectations and takes mitigating actions when project risks are higher than expected; understands the full product life cycle process and stakeholders.
• Product Verification and Validation Management - Develops product systems validation plans from a variety of inputs to identify failure modes, while managing product risk and relative priority; negotiates product requirements against capability to guide project scope; evaluates analytical, simulation and physical test results to verify product capability and validate requirements; assesses legacy versus proposed system solution capabilities and produces recommendations with technical documentation to support product decisions.
• System Requirements Engineering - Uses appropriate methods and tools to translate stakeholder needs into verifiable requirements to which designs are developed; establishes acceptance criteria for the system of interest through analysis, allocation and negotiation; tracks the status of requirements throughout the system lifecycle; assesses the impact of changes to system requirements on project scope, schedule, and resources; creates and maintains information linkages to related artifacts.
• Technical Documentation - Documents information based on knowledge gained as part of technical function activities; communicates to stakeholders with the goal of enabling improved technical productivity and effective knowledge transfer to others who were not originally part of the initial learning.
• Technical Function Processes and Tools - Executes, improves, trains, coaches and/or manages the technical processes and tools including standards and best practices that enables knowledge to be re-used and functional deliverables to be met in a quality and productive manner.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Develops talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
• Directs work - Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.
• Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Project Management - Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule and resources for a temporary effort (a "project").

Education, Licenses, Certifications

• College, university, or equivalent bachelor's degree in engineering or appropriate STEM field is required.
• Post-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may be required for select roles.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience

• Prior Engineering (CC01) or Specialist Engineering (CC02) equivalent work experience in a product, technology or engineering service role with demonstrated success leading projects and influencing outcomes through either direct or indirect reporting relationships. Must have had managerial/coaching experience of at least one direct report or several indirect reports in a prior technical path role. Must have a demonstrated track record of technical problem solving, quality decision making, and direct or indirect coaching of lesser experienced engineers in a project team environment.

1. Obtains input from stakeholders such as technical managers, project leaders, other product and manufacturing engineers and supplier partners to deliver information and recommendations that lead to quality product decisions.
2. Provides support and guidance to influence technical direction within a project team and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.
3. Leads the development and improvement of work processes and systems across a functional discipline area within a business unit site.
4. Improve CES Restructured Engineering Standard Work (ESW) Failure Mode and Cause (FM&C) coverage.

a. Champion verification method improvement projects, in both analysis prevention and test detection ratings.

b. Reduce test duration/iteration where properly and provide savings back to the organization.

c. Update related ESWs to reflect improvements.

1. Champion Analysis Prior to Test (APT) and Feedback Loop Assessment Group (FLAG) processes for CES.

a. Track and improve APT metrics.

b. Track and improve FLAG metrics.

1. Promote Simulation Based Product Development (SBPD) tools across CES (designer level analysis, damage model, automation, optimization, and robustness).

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary rate commensurate with experience, range: $96,000-$144,000. Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate's qualifications and experience, where appropriate. Additional benefits vary between locations and include options such as our 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Cash Balance Pension Plan, Medical/Dental/Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Domestic Partners Coverage, and a full complement of personal and professional benefits.

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 right to work using E-Verify. Cummins 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.

Job ENGINEERING

Primary Location United States-Wisconsin-Madison-US, WI, Stoughton, FGD Nelson Industries Inc

Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office

Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Job Posting Aug 21, 2023, 9:12:23 AM

Unposting Date Ongoing

Organization Cummins Emission Solutions

Role Category Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote

Req ID: 230008DM