Are you an engineer who enjoys turning real customer needs into practical, manufacturable solutions? Seeking an Engineer within the Sustaining Engineering – Knife Gate Valve (KGV) Strategic Business Unit, reporting to the Engineering Manager. This role blends Order Engineering and Product Engineering, making it ideal for a recent engineering graduate or an engineer with up to 2 years of experience who is eager to learn, contribute, and grow. Your primary focus will be supporting the fulfillment of customer orders for existing products, including engineer-to-order designs for accessories and actuation solutions. You’ll also play an active role in product portfolio initiatives, contributing to design improvements, documentation, and release into production.
In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
- Sustainment of KGV products manufactured at Reno facility including: engineer-to-order design, CAD and documentation, and production support
- Assist with preparing technical response to sales inquiries, and technical evaluation of suppliers and critical manufacturing processes
- Preparation of Inspection and Test Plans to meet customer specifications
- Team member on value engineering projects, assisting with designs, create/review CAD Models and Drawings, BOMs, and associated documents
Who You Are:
You Identify and seize new opportunities. You evaluate pros and cons, risks and benefits of different solution options. You have a track record of exceeding goals successfully. You work cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Sound mechanical engineering skills
- Proficient in CAD preferably SolidWorks
- Competent in written and verbal skills
- Self-motivated and able to prioritize work and stay focused on overall objectives
- Ability to time-manage self to meet project schedule milestones
- Interpersonal skills (team player) required to maintain a respectful and productive working relationship with all employees
- Thoroughness in documentation, attention to detail
Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:
- Degree qualification in mechanical or related engineering
- Sound skills in product data management system and other software related to management of documents in a PDM environment, with experience in SAP an advantage.
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 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. This role has the flexibility of a remote work option for one day a week. Our teams work together to ensure our chosen work schedules enable our creativity and efficiency as we serve the needs of our customers.
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 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.
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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Skills Required
- Sound mechanical engineering skills
- Proficiency in CAD, preferably SolidWorks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize work and remain focused on objectives
- Ability to manage time and meet project schedule milestones
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
- Thorough documentation practices and attention to detail
- Degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering field
- Experience with product data management systems and document management software in a PDM environment
- SAP experience
Emerson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Emerson and has not been reviewed or approved by Emerson.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs have been strengthened with a 401(k) plus company-supported contributions such as profit sharing and a recent cash-balance transition for certain participants. These features are positioned as differentiators among large industrial peers.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan introduced in 2026 enables discounted share purchases via payroll deductions. This adds an accessible ownership element to the total rewards mix.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes PTO, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave within a broad benefits suite. Coverage breadth aligns with large-employer norms across locations, though specifics vary.
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What We Do
At Emerson, we’re passionate about what we do. By fusing decades of technology and engineering expertise, Emerson continues to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges with innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential markets. We recruit the greatest talent and apply the best technologies to benefit our customers worldwide. Automation Solutions is a leader in helping process and discrete manufacturers automate and optimize production processes through our best-in-class technologies and industry expertise. Commercial & Residential Solutions develops technologies and services that improve human comfort, safeguard food, protect the environment, enable sustainable food waste disposal, and support efficient construction and maintenance of buildings and municipal infrastructure. Emerson has a wide range of industry knowledge, manufacturing expertise, and technological innovation around the world. Join our next generation of leaders today.









