# Mechanical Engineering Associate - OCU - Technical - 1st Shift

We are looking for a talented Mechanical Engineering Associate to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Cummins Inc. facility in Columbus, IN. In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: Manages and schedules tests; designs more effective test methods and equipment; develops and modifies testing software; develops and executes reliability/durability test plans; leads the troubleshooting process; verifies proposed solutions; organizes test schedules, issues, and document teardown observations; manages hardware upgrades; designs and procures fixtures for special tests; creates all test forms needed for raw data, posts hardware test measurements and test summaries; facilitates the prioritization process for testing and maintenance of the database. Works with performance engineers to develop measurement techniques; leads development execution of customer/supplier agreements with test cell engineers; leads retest hardware compliance and provides test support to resolve test issues; manages/leads test cell and engine issue resolution process; manages engine teardown consensus reviews, including data analysis, test and teardown reports. Participates in and l

- **Id**: 1611544
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cummins-mechanical-engineering-associate-ocu-technical-1st-shift>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Columbus, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-29T14:08:51Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T12:31:23Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 42
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 9653
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Industrial Machinery, Automotive Components

## Company

- **Id**: 1758413
- **Name**: Cummins
- **Domain**: cummins.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cummins-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 82
- **Open postings**: 101
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.713
- **Repost share**: 0.03
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 25
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 46000
- **Max usd**: 83000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 4343

## Technologies

- **GD&T** — Optional: no
- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no
- **Outlook** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 1
- **Days open**: 41

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-01T20:20:23Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-10-31T05:35:37Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-11-02T16:17:36Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 847 · green card filings: 196; Filings 12m: 847

## Liveness

- **Score**: 19
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.517
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 41
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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