Electronic Systems Product Advisor

Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Job Summary

The Technical Project Leader – Electronics & Software Systems provides technical and project leadership for the development, integration, validation, and release of electronic and software systems for Cummins products. This role serves as the primary customer interface, leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software and electronics solutions while managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, and technical risks throughout the product lifecycle.

The incumbent translates customer and product requirements into robust hardware and software solutions, drives systems engineering activities, ensures compliance with Cummins VPI processes, and enables successful project execution. This position also provides technical leadership, mentors engineering teams, and drives continuous improvement across engineering processes, product quality, and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers and external business units (EBU) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead the planning, execution, integration, validation, and release of electronic and software systems for Cummins products.
• Translate customer and product requirements into hardware and software technical requirements.
• Manage overall project scope, schedule, milestones, deliverables, and handoffs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Plan and align engineering resources across cross-functional teams to meet project objectives.
• Lead risk identification and mitigation activities related to architecture, design implementation, schedule, scope, and resource planning.
• Manage project changes, resolve conflicts, and proactively remove execution barriers.
• Support engineering teams in technical problem resolution and facilitate timely issue closure.
• Manage project financials, including quotations, budgeting, forecasting, actual cost tracking, and recovery planning.
• Investigate complex electronic application and system issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement robust corrective actions.
• Develop, manage, and continuously improve systems engineering processes including system specification, modeling, simulation, calibration, validation, troubleshooting, and Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R).
• Collaborate with customers, product engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.
• Review technical work of engineers to ensure robust, reusable, and efficient designs.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to engineers while supporting development of future technical talent.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across engineering processes, project execution, and product quality.
• Ensure compliance with Cummins engineering standards, VPI processes, and organizational quality requirements.

About Us

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.The Technical Project Leader – Electronics & Software Systems provides technical and project leadership for the development, integration, validation, and release of electronic and software systems for Cummins products. This role serves as the primary customer interface, leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software and electronics solutions while managing scope, schedule, budget, resources, and technical risks throughout the product lifecycle. The incumbent translates customer and product requirements into robust hardware and software solutions, drives systems engineering activities, ensures compliance with Cummins VPI processes, and enables successful project execution. This position also provides technical leadership, mentors engineering teams, and drives continuous improvement across engineering processes, product quality, and project delivery.