Global Engineering Director: Strategy, Scale & Talent

EMERSON AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS FINAL CONTROL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson Automation Solutions Final Control Singapore is seeking an Engineering Director to lead global engineering strategy for our Isolation Valves portfolio, including Ball, Butterfly, and Knife Gate valves. You will combine technical leadership with a people-first approach to drive excellence, scalable processes, and cross-country collaboration.

You will guide a globally distributed team, align priorities with business goals, coach talent, optimize resources, and implement metrics to support

Qualifications

• Lead a globally distributed engineering org across order, ETO, product development, and lifecycle management.
• Provide strategic leadership aligning global priorities with business goals and customer needs.
• Develop, coach, and retain engineering talent in an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Optimize resources and budgets to focus on high-value activities.
• Establish metrics, dashboards, and capacity planning to guide decisions.
• Drive standardization of tools, processes, and systems across regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a globally distributed engineering organization supporting order and engineered-to-order execution, product development, research, and product lifecycle management across the Isolation Valves portfolio.
• Provide strategic leadership to align global engineering priorities with business objectives and customer needs, partnering closely with World Area leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Develop, coach, and retain engineering talent by fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture that values collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability.
• Optimize engineering resources and budgets to focus on the highest-value activities, balancing near-term execution with long-term capability building.
• Establish clear performance visibility through meaningful metrics, dashboards, and capacity planning tools to guide decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Drive global standardization of engineering tools, processes, and systems to improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability across regions and product lines.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Global team leadership

Strategy development

Cross-functional collaboration

Performance management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Emerson Automation Solutions Final Control Singapore is seeking an Engineering Director to lead global engineering strategy for our Isolation Valves portfolio, including Ball, Butterfly, and Knife Gate valves. You will combine technical leadership with a people-first approach to drive excellence, scalable processes, and cross-country collaboration.

You will guide a globally distributed team, align priorities with business goals, coach talent, optimize resources, and implement metrics to support