Emerson
Technical Lead-Valve Condition Monitoring Service
Emerson, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
Technical Lead – Valve Condition Monitoring Service
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Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical Lead to oversee the implementation phase, support activities, and continuous improvement of our Valve Condition Monitoring (VCM) data collection models. In this strategic, global, and hands‑on role you will support global teams, sustain existing service contracts, and lead the development and deployment of secure data‑collection solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation and long‑term reliability of VCM services across diverse industrial environments.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Support for Global Opportunities: Serve as the technical authority for VCM technologies, providing expert guidance to world‑area teams pursuing new VCM opportunities.
Solution Design & Proposal Development: Assist in solution design, proposal development, and customer presentations to align with service capabilities and customer needs.
Technical Liaison: Act as a liaison between regional teams and central engineering, software development, and support resources.
Compliance: Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal quality protocols during service implementation.
Service Sustainment & Troubleshooting: Primary technical contact for world‑area VCM teams, diagnosing and resolving technical issues affecting existing VCM contracts.
Root Cause Analysis: Lead analysis and corrective actions for system failures, data‑collection anomalies, or connectivity issues.
Field Collaboration: Work with field service and support teams across Emerson groups to ensure timely resolution and customer satisfaction.
Training & Workshops: Conduct training sessions and workshops for world‑area VCM teams on system configuration and maintenance best practices.
Documentation: Develop and maintain documentation, service manuals, troubleshooting guides, functional design specifications, and FAQs.
Online Data Collection Solutions: Review, design, and implement secure online data‑collection models using PERA and data‑diode solutions for Industrial Control Systems.
Cybersecurity Collaboration: Work with cybersecurity, IT, and engineering teams to ensure compliance with data‑protection standards and operational integrity.
Innovation: Drive innovation in remote monitoring capabilities to enhance service scalability and responsiveness.
Process Ownership: Define, document, and continuously improve the end‑to‑end VCM implementation process, including planning, installation, commissioning, and validation.
Tools & Training: Develop or recommend tools, training materials, process guides, and best practices to support global deployment teams.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls/Instrumentation, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
Experience: 5+ years in IT/OT systems for industrial and enterprise environments, including networking, credential management, domain services, and application integration.
OT Networking & ISA 62443: Experience with secure data architectures, Purdue Model zones/levels, firewalls, jump servers, secure remote access, data diodes, and segmented architectures in plant environments.
Industrial Plant Architecture: Familiarity with control systems, asset‑management platforms, and IIoT technologies.
Troubleshooting & Sustainment: Proven experience in a customer‑facing technical role, root‑cause analysis, diagnosing anomalies, connectivity issues, and field‑device failures.
Cross‑Functional Leadership: Ability to act as a technical authority/liaison across regional teams, central engineering, and customer stakeholders; run workshops and deliver training.
Communication: Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; ability to lead colleagues by influence, engage with customers at decision‑making levels.
Analytical & Project Management: Excellent analytical thinker with project‑management and prioritization skills; well‑organized and detail oriented.
Documentation & Process: Define, document, and continuously improve implementation processes; create service manuals, troubleshooting guides, and maintain a quality knowledge base.
Self‑Management: Excels at self‑managing workload and executing multiple concurrent projects to meet deadlines.
Organizational Interaction: Ability to interact with all levels of the organization to meet milestones.
Preferred Qualifications
Industrial Automation Experience: Experience in instrumentation or control systems in process industries, including commissioning, support, and troubleshooting of instrumentation devices.
Valve Instrumentation: Hands‑on experience with control valves, positioners, digital valve controllers, and protocols such as HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, and Modbus.
Predictive Maintenance: Good understanding of predictive maintenance and valve diagnostics technologies.
Emerson Products: Experience with Emerson DVCs, ValveLink software, asset‑management systems, smart instrumentation, calibration, and loop checks.
Cybersecurity Standards: Familiarity with IEC/ISA 62443 and NIST SP 800‑82.
Secure Architecture Implementation: Experience designing and deploying secure architectures from field device through control network, historian/cloud, to analytics.
Cyber‑OT Collaboration: Experience working with cybersecurity/IT/engineering to meet policy and standard requirements, including segmentation, hardening, logging, remote‑access governance, and data‑diode integration.
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.
We invest in your success through mentorship, training, and leadership opportunities to help you make a lasting impact.
We provide flexible, competitive benefits plans, medical, dental, vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and more.
Flexible time‑off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation, and holiday leave.
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 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 discrimination or harassment.
Accessibility Assistance or Accommodation If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: idisability.administrator@emerson.com.
About Emerson Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, we help customers in critical industries such as life sciences, energy, power and renewables, and chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security, and reliability. We are committed to equitable opportunities, celebrating diversity, and embracing challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad range of countries and industries.
No calls or agencies please.
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Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical Lead to oversee the implementation phase, support activities, and continuous improvement of our Valve Condition Monitoring (VCM) data collection models. In this strategic, global, and hands‑on role you will support global teams, sustain existing service contracts, and lead the development and deployment of secure data‑collection solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation and long‑term reliability of VCM services across diverse industrial environments.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Support for Global Opportunities: Serve as the technical authority for VCM technologies, providing expert guidance to world‑area teams pursuing new VCM opportunities.
Solution Design & Proposal Development: Assist in solution design, proposal development, and customer presentations to align with service capabilities and customer needs.
Technical Liaison: Act as a liaison between regional teams and central engineering, software development, and support resources.
Compliance: Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal quality protocols during service implementation.
Service Sustainment & Troubleshooting: Primary technical contact for world‑area VCM teams, diagnosing and resolving technical issues affecting existing VCM contracts.
Root Cause Analysis: Lead analysis and corrective actions for system failures, data‑collection anomalies, or connectivity issues.
Field Collaboration: Work with field service and support teams across Emerson groups to ensure timely resolution and customer satisfaction.
Training & Workshops: Conduct training sessions and workshops for world‑area VCM teams on system configuration and maintenance best practices.
Documentation: Develop and maintain documentation, service manuals, troubleshooting guides, functional design specifications, and FAQs.
Online Data Collection Solutions: Review, design, and implement secure online data‑collection models using PERA and data‑diode solutions for Industrial Control Systems.
Cybersecurity Collaboration: Work with cybersecurity, IT, and engineering teams to ensure compliance with data‑protection standards and operational integrity.
Innovation: Drive innovation in remote monitoring capabilities to enhance service scalability and responsiveness.
Process Ownership: Define, document, and continuously improve the end‑to‑end VCM implementation process, including planning, installation, commissioning, and validation.
Tools & Training: Develop or recommend tools, training materials, process guides, and best practices to support global deployment teams.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls/Instrumentation, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
Experience: 5+ years in IT/OT systems for industrial and enterprise environments, including networking, credential management, domain services, and application integration.
OT Networking & ISA 62443: Experience with secure data architectures, Purdue Model zones/levels, firewalls, jump servers, secure remote access, data diodes, and segmented architectures in plant environments.
Industrial Plant Architecture: Familiarity with control systems, asset‑management platforms, and IIoT technologies.
Troubleshooting & Sustainment: Proven experience in a customer‑facing technical role, root‑cause analysis, diagnosing anomalies, connectivity issues, and field‑device failures.
Cross‑Functional Leadership: Ability to act as a technical authority/liaison across regional teams, central engineering, and customer stakeholders; run workshops and deliver training.
Communication: Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; ability to lead colleagues by influence, engage with customers at decision‑making levels.
Analytical & Project Management: Excellent analytical thinker with project‑management and prioritization skills; well‑organized and detail oriented.
Documentation & Process: Define, document, and continuously improve implementation processes; create service manuals, troubleshooting guides, and maintain a quality knowledge base.
Self‑Management: Excels at self‑managing workload and executing multiple concurrent projects to meet deadlines.
Organizational Interaction: Ability to interact with all levels of the organization to meet milestones.
Preferred Qualifications
Industrial Automation Experience: Experience in instrumentation or control systems in process industries, including commissioning, support, and troubleshooting of instrumentation devices.
Valve Instrumentation: Hands‑on experience with control valves, positioners, digital valve controllers, and protocols such as HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus, and Modbus.
Predictive Maintenance: Good understanding of predictive maintenance and valve diagnostics technologies.
Emerson Products: Experience with Emerson DVCs, ValveLink software, asset‑management systems, smart instrumentation, calibration, and loop checks.
Cybersecurity Standards: Familiarity with IEC/ISA 62443 and NIST SP 800‑82.
Secure Architecture Implementation: Experience designing and deploying secure architectures from field device through control network, historian/cloud, to analytics.
Cyber‑OT Collaboration: Experience working with cybersecurity/IT/engineering to meet policy and standard requirements, including segmentation, hardening, logging, remote‑access governance, and data‑diode integration.
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.
We invest in your success through mentorship, training, and leadership opportunities to help you make a lasting impact.
We provide flexible, competitive benefits plans, medical, dental, vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and more.
Flexible time‑off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation, and holiday leave.
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 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 discrimination or harassment.
Accessibility Assistance or Accommodation If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: idisability.administrator@emerson.com.
About Emerson Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, we help customers in critical industries such as life sciences, energy, power and renewables, and chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security, and reliability. We are committed to equitable opportunities, celebrating diversity, and embracing challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad range of countries and industries.
No calls or agencies please.
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