Hardware Engineering Manager
Emerson · Austin, TX
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Emerson (industrial) in Austin, TX. IN THIS ROLE, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $79k–$132k.
Median of the low and high ends of 31 live postings that list pay, out of 171 manufacturing engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 170 other live manufacturing postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $79k–$132k, from 31 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 57%
- Root cause 52%
- Automation 42%
- New product launch 42%
- Lean 41%
- Six Sigma 28%
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At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Emerson
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Bring proof to the interview
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This plant: Emerson in Austin
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- Systems Design Architecture Engineering Manager · Manufacturing · Manager
- Staff Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
- Sr Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
Full description from EmersonAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
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..
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.
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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.
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. We provide a market-leading 401(k) and profit-sharing plan, a variety of medical insurance plans, with 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, and 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.
At Emerson, we are committed to fostering a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.
This philosophy is fundamental to living our company’s values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place. Learn more about our Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emerson .
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.
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.
