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IPA Technical Liaison Specialist - PSBU

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IPA Technical Liaison Specialist – PSBU

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We are looking for a talented IPA Technical Liaison Specialist – PSBU to join our team in Tokyo, Japan.

This will be following a hybrid work model.

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

Description

lThis product focused position performs established technical tasks at the sub-system and/or component level for current and future products within a given business unit or corporate area. This involves work across many steps in the product life cycle. Because of the product centered nature of this position, they are very often a central point of coordination and decision making between product line engineers, customer teams, systems engineers, purchasing, suppliers and manufacturing.

lObtains 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.

lApplies academic knowledge and existing experience to take action and make decisions that progress projects forward without sacrificing project quality expectations. Examples of these decisions include day to day project details, analysis or test work instruction details, coordination across discipline areas that are necessary to make quality progress.

lApplies and improves processes such as Engineering Standard Work (ESW), iDFMEA, Failure Incident Review Group (FIRG) and tools such as 7-step problem solving, design review checklist and other specialized tools required to support the processes and enable high quality decision making.

lProvides independent leadership of smaller business impact projects or ownership of complex components, products, systems or services with greater elements of ambiguity over the senior or lead engineer level and with full accountability to the project team.

lDelivers independent execution of established and emerging work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge.

lLeads the development and improvement of work processes and systems across a functional discipline area within a business unit site.

lCoordinates and directs work amongst technicians and temporary student employees, assists in the transfer of knowledge to lesser experienced engineers through either indirect (scope of influence) or direct management of a small, local group of engineers.

lProvides 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.

lOperates as a recognized specialist in a discipline or product area within the immediate team.

Qualifications

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

lProduct 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.

lProduct Failure Mode Avoidance - Mitigates potential product failure modes, by identifying interfaces, functions, functional requirements, interactions, control factors, noise factors, and prioritized potential failure modes and potential failure causes for the system of interest to effectively and efficiently improve the reliability of Cummins’ products.

lProduct Problem Solving - Solves product problems using a process that protects the customer; determines the assignable cause; implements robust, data-based solutions; and identifies the systemic root causes and recommended actions to prevent problem reoccurrence.

lProduct 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.

lTechnical 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.

lTechnical 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.

lBuilds networks - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.

lCommunicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

lDecision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

lDrives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

lManages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

lResourcefulness - Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.

lProduct Interface Management and Integration - Identifies and analyzes the interfaces and interactions across system boundaries by specifying the requirements and limits to ensure that the product meets requirements; controls the interactions across the system element boundaries by making sure that they remain within specified limits; integrates system elements by creating an integration plan, including identification of method and timing for each activity to make it easier to find, isolate, diagnose, and correct.

lSystem 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.

lProduct Function Modeling, Simulation and Analysis - Impacts product design decisions through the utilization and/or interpretation of computational tools and methods that predict the capability of a product's function relative to its system, sub-system and/or component level requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

lCollege, university, or equivalent Bachelor's degree in Engineering or appropriate STEM field is required.

lPost-graduate (Master's) degree relevant to this discipline area may be required for select roles.

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

lPrior Senior or Lead Engineer equivalent work experience in a relevant discipline area is required with a demonstrated track record of technical problem solving and quality decision making. Knowledge of MS Office tools is preferred.

lProvide support and representation for the PSBU Engineering CPS/VPI project teams in a technical liaison sense, by obtaining relevant input and conveying the appropriate message to the IPA teams.

lCoordinate regular meetings between CMI and IPA teams to drive effective discussions and problem resolution strategies. This may include future and current product projects.

lSupport Cummins/IPA CoCom process through applicable steering committees (Technical Steering and Mining Steering primarily)

lInterface with the various Cummins functional areas and provide the support required by identifying and interacting with the relevant Cummins component / area experts.

lUnderstand / learn the cultural nuances and work within those boundaries to have effective collaborations.

lProvide support to the CMI component groups and the IPA groups, as needed.

lParticipate in identifying opportunities to enhance the overall relationship between JV and Cummins. Lead activities or participate in the effort of defining, reviewing and implementing these opportunities.

Compensation and Benefits

• Hybrid and Flex working style under local labor law (core-time11-15)

• Competitive annual salary (Or Permanent Salary)

• Relocation assistance offered from anywhere in Japan (Conditions apply)

• Comprehensive on-boarding and product training

• Annual Health Check

• Commuting Allowance

• Full Social Security Plan

• Retirement Plan and Life Insurance available

• Annual remuneration review

• Participation in an annual variable compensation (bonus) program

• Stock Option and Benefits Club Plan available

• Employee Assistance Program available to employees

• Annual and Sick paid leave

• Paid special circumstances leave (Conditions apply)

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, colour, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.

Job ENGINEERING

Primary Location Japan-Tochigi-Ken-Oyama-Japan, Oyama-shi, Industrial Power Alliance

Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office

Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Job Posting May 9, 2024, 11:00:00 AM

Unposting Date Ongoing

Organization Engine Business

Role Category Hybrid - Potential for Partial Remote

Relocation Package Ineligible

Req ID: 2400039Q