Senior Sustaining Engineer - ISV Chengdu
Emerson · Chengdu
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
- Execute customer orders for valves, actuators, and valve automation products.
- Create and maintain parts, mounting kits, bills of materials, and other order-related engineering documentation.
- Develop valve and actuator integration solutions, including adaptors, mounting brackets, mounting plates, and piping arrangements.
- Create, review, and release general arrangement drawings, outline drawings, and schematic drawings.
- Collaborate with global engineering teams to create and review complete valve design packages, including detailed drawings, bills of materials, engineering calculations, analysis reports, and equipment specifications.
- Communicate technical requirements and design details clearly to plant engineers, test engineers, project managers, supervisors, and other partners.
- Define and support manufacturing validation testing on the shop floor.
- Support product selection and quotation teams with technically appropriate part selection.
- Investigate and resolve engineering issues arising in manufacturing or field applications.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve engineering efficiency through automation, artificial intelligence, and other digital tools.
- Promote safe, ethical, and high-quality execution while demonstrating integrity in engineering decisions.
- Travel to Emerson, supplier, or customer locations as required by business needs.
Who You Are:
You make sense of complex, high-quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. You develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. You build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. You create new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Demonstrated experience in mechanical engineering, product engineering, sustaining engineering, or a related technical field.
- Practical ability to create and review mechanical designs, engineering drawings, bills of materials, calculations, and technical documentation.
- Working knowledge of design-verification methods, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
- Proficiency with one or more computer-aided design applications, such as Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or comparable software.
- Familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems and engineering document-control or change-management processes.
- Knowledge of relevant international valve or pressure-equipment standards, which may include ASME, API, EN, ISO, PED, or BS requirements.
- Ability to assess and resolve technical issues in manufacturing, shop-floor, or field environments.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate with colleagues across functions, cultures, and locations.
- Professional working proficiency in English.
- Willingness to collaborate across global time zones when necessary and travel based on business requirements.
- A degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical training, and practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
- Experience with industrial valves, actuators, valve automation, configured products, or comparable mechanical equipment.
- Applied knowledge of valve design and certification standards, such as EN 12516, ASME B16.34, API 609, ISO 15848, or API 607.
- Experience supporting manufacturing validation, product localization, design certification, or shop-floor problem-solving.
- Experience creating or reviewing complete mechanical product design packages.
- Experience working with remote teams in a global or matrixed organization.
- Familiarity with automation and data-visualization tools, such as VBA, Power BI, artificial intelligence assistants, or comparable technologies.
- Ability to identify improvement opportunities and translate ideas into practical engineering solutions.
- Additional language capabilities that support collaboration with global colleagues, suppliers, and customers.
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.
If you are a Senior Sustaining Engineer professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. In this role, you will translate customer orders into accurate and executable manufacturing requirements for valves, actuators, and valve automation products. You will create and review engineering documentation, collaborate with global teams, and lead manufacturing validation activities that support product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.