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This hands-on role combines engineering expertise and technical decision-making with team coordination, project prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration. The Team Leader will oversee sustaining engineering, cost reduction, and product improvement initiatives while serving as the primary engineering contact for Crossridge Operations, Quality, Sales/Applications, and Global Product Engineering.\nIn this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:\nEnsure Crossridge product designs comply with industry standards, customer requirements, and sound engineering principles.\nSupport Global Design Owners with design reviews, DFMEA, tolerance stack-ups, and engineering changes.\nReview and approve engineering deliverables, ensuring drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), reports, and procedures are accurate and properly released.\nDrive product enhancements, product rationalization, and cost-reduction initiatives across XR product lines.\nServe as the site’s primary technical escalation point for mechanical issues, including root cause analysis, field failures, production, and supplier concerns.\nPlan, assign, and review work for 2-3 Engineers/Designers, ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables and balanced workloads.\nCoach and develop team members through regular feedback, cross-training, performance objectives, and onboarding support.\nCoordinate and prioritize requests from Operations, Quality, Sales, and Applications, balancing urgent support needs with strategic projects.\nCollaborate with Global Design Owners, Principal Consultants, Product Engineering Leads, customers, and suppliers to resolve technical issues and advance projects.\nMaintain engineering processes and documentation standards; prepare monthly reports on project status, workload allocation, backlog, risks, and escalations. \nWho You Are:\nYou focus on creating an effective collaborative style. You identify the impacts or consequences of situations and escalate to the appropriate channels. You carefully consider all relevant factors and use appropriate decision-making criteria and principles. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. You break down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions.\nFor This Role, You Will Need:\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university; other engineering degrees may be considered based on relevant experience.\nMinimum of 5 years of experience in mechanical design and product engineering.\nDemonstrated leadership skills, with experience leading projects, mentoring engineers, or a strong desire to lead others.\nDemonstrated proficiency in DFMEA, DFMA, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, 3D CAD/PDM, Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), and BOM control.\nExperience using structured root cause analysis methods, such as 8D, 5-Why, and Fishbone, to resolve field or production issues.\nWorking knowledge of applicable codes and standards within the actuation and valve industry.\nLegal authorization to work in the US - visa sponsorship will not be provided. \nPreferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:\nHands-on experience with actuators, valves, pumps, regulators, or similar electromechanical or fluid-power products.\nFEA / hand calculations; test plan and validation report experience.\nExposure to certifications (e.g., SIL, ATEX/IECEx, CSA/UL).\nExperience setting up or improving engineering processes in a manufacturing site.\nLean/Six Sigma Green Belt\nOur Culture & Commitment to You\nAt 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.\nWe 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 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. 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