Principal Mechanical Engineer – NPD

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead actuator mechanical architecture including gears clutches housings sealing systems and precision motion components.
• Design and integrate complex mechanical assemblies such as gear trains motors torque transfer mechanisms and injection-molded parts.
• Perform structural and thermal analysis using FEA to validate integrity under static dynamic fatigue and thermal loads.
• Drive reliability engineering through load path analysis stress evaluation wear modeling and fatigue life prediction.
• Develop actuator enclosures with consideration for hazardous location requirements structural integrity thermal management EMI shielding and environmental protection.
• Select materials and manufacturing processes including casting machining molding and advanced coatings.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with electrical controls firmware and systems engineering teams to ensure integration of motors electronics sensing mechanisms control systems and user interfaces with mechanical systems and housing.
• Lead design reviews and contribute to validation qualification and verification activities.
• Maintain engineering documentation including BOMs specifications test plans and ECOs.
• Drive DFM and cost optimization across actuator components and assemblies.
• Engage with suppliers to resolve fabrication issues and ensure quality standards.
• Manage component lifecycles including obsolescence planning and alternate sourcing.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for mechanical failures or field issues.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory and industry standards including hazardous locations (UL CE ATEX IEC RoHS REACH).
• Provide end-to-end mechanical leadership from concept through prototyping testing qualification and launch.
• Coordinate global engineering teams and collaborate closely with electronics firmware and software leaders.

Who you are:

You scan the environment for new technical skills knowledge or capabilities that can benefit business or personal performance. You create competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action. You use knowledge of business drivers and how strategies and tactics play out in the market to guide actions.

Required Education Experience & Skills:

• Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related discipline) with 8 years of mechanical or electromechanical product engineering experience OR Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related discipline) with 10 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Deep experience with industrial equipment including drive trains gears housings sealing systems and mechanical power transmission.
• Strong background in motordriven systems motion control and integration of mechanical and electrical subsystems.
• Proficiency in advanced CAD modeling and design of machined cast and molded components.
• Experience performing structural analysis and FEA including static dynamic fatigue and thermal evaluations.
• Expertise in formal design processes including DFMEA PFMEA DFM DFA design reviews and structured engineering documentation.
• Demonstrated leadership across the full product lifecycle from concept through prototyping testing qualification and launch.
• Experience working with crossfunctional engineering teams including electrical controls firmware systems manufacturing and suppliers.
• Strong communication documentation and technical leadership skills with the ability to mentor and guide engineering teams

Preferred Education Experience & Skills:

• Background in actuatorspecific technologies including sealing systems environmental protection and longlife reliability engineering.
• Experience designing and certifying products for use in hazardous locations (FM ATEX IECEx etc)
• Experience with global regulatory and industry standards (ISO 22153 API6DX RoHS REACH).
• Experience with castings (sand investment high pressure die)
• Familiarity with industrial networking motorcontrol systems and electromechanical integration.
• Experience leading global or multisite engineering teams and coordinating complex development programs.
• Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt) or equivalent processimprovement training.

Our Culture & 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 perspectivesbecause 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 familys physical mental financial and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans with dental and vision coverage Employee Assistance Program 401(k) tuition reimbursement employee resource groups recognition and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal) vacation and holiday leave.