Hardware Engineering Manager

Emerson; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Emerson's Product R&D's Mixed Signal and Platform Hardware division seeks an emerging engineering leader to serve as Group Manager and directly manage our hardware engineering team in Austin, TX.

This role is ideal for an engineering leader with strong technical credibility, leadership experience, and readiness to lead people, execution, and resource alignment for next-generation Test and Measurement instrumentation.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher in Engineering; Electrical Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant full-time industry experience.
• Demonstrated informal leadership through mentoring, coaching, project leadership, or team coordination, with readiness to assume formal people-management accountability.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to align teams, build partnerships, and reinforce priorities.
• Located within a commutable distance to NI's offices in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future. Individuals with temporary visas are not eligible for hire.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Hardware Engineers and Technicians, fostering an engaged, high-trust environment that supports growth, strong execution, and continuous improvement.
• Own people-management responsibilities, including performance, compensation, recognition, coaching, and career-development processes.
• Oversee and support the engineering team as they design, develop, and validate hardware Test and Measurement products, ensuring high-quality execution and technical excellence.
• Provide project management support for projects or initiatives in the organization.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement in design practices, engineering processes, and ways of working.

Skills

Leadership

Hardware engineering

FPGA systems

Project leadership

Communication

Education

BS in Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Job description

Product R&D's Mixed Signal and Platform Hardware division is seeking an emerging engineering leader to serve as Group Manager and directly manage our hardware engineering team in Austin, TX. This role is ideal for an engineering leader with strong technical credibility, demonstrated leadership, and readiness to lead people, execution, and resource alignment for next-generation Test and Measurement instrumentation..

IN THIS ROLE, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Hardware Engineers and Technicians, fostering an engaged, high‑trust environment that supports growth, strong execution, and continuous improvement.
• Own people-management responsibilities, including performance, compensation, recognition, coaching, and career-development processes.
• Oversee and support the engineering team as they design, develop, and validate hardware Test and Measurement products, ensuring high-quality execution and technical excellence.
• Provide project management support for projects or initiatives in the organization.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement in design practices, engineering processes, and ways of working.

WHO YOU ARE:

You are an emerging people leader with strong technical credibility and readiness to manage a team. You have built trust through coaching, mentoring, or project leadership, and you bring clear communication, follow-through, and a learning mindset to both people leadership and engineering execution.

FOR THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:

• BS degree or higher in Engineering; Electrical Engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant full-time industry experience.
• Demonstrated informal leadership through mentoring, coaching, project leadership, or team coordination, with readiness to assume formal people-management accountability.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to align teams, build partnerships, and reinforce priorities.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, proactive problem solving, and execution in a fast-paced R&D environment.
• Located within a commutable distance to NI's offices in Austin, TX, or willing to relocate.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU APART:

• Experience managing engineering projects, programs, or cross-functional initiatives.
• Engineering experience in hardware design, FPGA-based systems, or test and measurement products.
• Experience coaching engineers or technicians, especially in a technical lead, project lead, or emerging manager capacity.
• Strong business acumen, critical thinking, and change leadership skills.
• Background in multidisciplinary R&D environments or the Test & Measurement industry.

Our Culture & Commitment to You

We recognize that for our organization to support a diverse workforce, we must focus on employee wellbeing. We know that to do your best work, you must have flexible, competitive benefit plans to meet you and your family's physical, mental, financial, and social needs.

• market-leading 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
• a variety of medical insurance plans
• dental and vision coverage
• family formation benefits in addition to paid parental leave (maternal and paternal)
• Employee Assistance Program
• tuition reimbursement
• employee resource groups
• recognition
• much more
• Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, inclusive of vacation, holiday, and sick leave.
• Our goal is to offer a strong benefits foundation while allowing employees the flexibility to choose options that best suit their needs.
• Our training programs and initiatives focus on end-to-end development, from onboarding through senior leadership.
• We provide a wide range of development opportunities, including face‑to‑face and virtual training, mentorship and coaching, project management, and on-the-job training.

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