Sustaining Engineer

Job Description

If you are a Sustaining Engineer professional Iooking for an opportunity to grow your career, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact by supporting and enhancing existing product lines within Emerson's Professional Tools business. You will help address field concerns, improve product quality, and reduce costs through thoughtful engineering solutions. Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and technical experts, you will identify root causes of product issues and drive effective, customer-focused improvements while contributing to a culture of innovation, integrity, collaboration, and inclusion.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Respond to field complaints and production issues related to existing products.
• Conduct root cause analysis of quality and performance issues.
• Define process or design improvements to address product concerns.
• Coordinate and/or perform testing to validate the effectiveness of improvements.
• Participate in value improvement initiatives and support sourcing strategies to ensure supply continuity.
• Review and approve or decline deviation requests from production.
• Evaluate and approve or decline PPAP submissions for new parts or suppliers.
• Ensure accurate implementation and documentation of engineering changes in PLM and ERP systems.
• Support sustainability initiatives aligned with Emerson goals.
• Provide engineering support for products requiring regulatory or agency approvals.
• Assist with substance compliance projects through technical expertise.

Who You Are:
You identify and seize new opportunities to continuously improve outcomes. You communicate effectively across a variety of settings, adapting your approach to diverse audiences and organizational levels. You persist in achieving objectives, overcoming obstacles with resilience and focus. You bring new perspectives and approaches to solving problems, contributing to innovative and practical solutions.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to solve problems and manage a variety of variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Analyzes, develops, and recommends design approaches to meet requirements for new or improved products.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Familiarity with 3D CAD software (e.g., SolidEdge, SolidWorks).
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as machining, casting, forging, and forming.
• Knowledge of metallurgical fundamentals, including heat treatment and material properties.
• Familiarity with a stage-gate New Product Development process.
• Awareness of regulatory standards for tools (e.g., IEC 62841).

Our Culture and Commitment To You:
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives-because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family's physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition programs, and more. Our culture also supports flexible time off, including paid parental leave, vacation, and holidays.

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About Us

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world's most complex problems - for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You'll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you'll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let's go. Let's think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let's go, together.

Work Authorization

Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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ABOUT EMERSON

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you're an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team - let's go!

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