Are you a Director of Application Engineering with a passion for leadership and growth? Join our Leadership Team in Houston, TX. As Director of Application Engineering, you will supervise a global engineering organization passionate about developing customer specific solutions applying Appleton products. These solutions will focus on industrial low voltage power distribution and control, lighting, and heat trace applications. This position is responsible for the development processes, technology, and training for driving concept to production of Engineer to Order products in a rapid execution customer focused environment. The Director of Applications Engineering brings technical acumen and reviews the work of the global organization to ensure the solutions developed comply with global certification and safety standards.

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In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Lead all application engineering groups listed above
• Develop, improve processes to manage daily orders, support quotations and provide technical support to customers and other groups within Appleton Group
• Develop trust and communication within the sales channel regarding delivery promises; and drive to meet or exceed market lead time expectations.
• Coach, mentor and develop the team, providing regular feedback, using the employee performance review and goal setting process.
• Ensure compliance with all company safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Develop, support continuous improvements across all Application groups
• Manage and develop Application engineering standards and best practices across all groups within Appleton Group
• Evaluate efficiency, capacity, and staffing metrics to optimize operations.
• Support training and development programs

Who You Are:

You promote a sense of urgency and establishes and implements individual’s accountability in the team. You analyze multiple and diverse sources of information to define problems accurately before moving to a solution. You make people feel that their contributions are visible and valued. You move beyond traditional ways of doing things, push past the status quo. You formulate a clear strategy and map the ambitious steps that will clearly accelerate the organization towards its strategic goals.

For This Role, You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Relevant years of professional experience commensurate with the level of this position.
• Familiar with hazardous location standards (NEC/CEC/IEC/ATEX)
• Experience leading a global technical team
• Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio
• Power distribution and control design application experience
• Must be results oriented with strong organizational skills
• Ability to travel to meet business needs
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship name and in the future. We will not be providing sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Oracle
• AutoCAD, Ptc Windchill and Creo, 3D CAD Applications, Design Automation Tools
• Swithrack/switchgear knowledge
• Management of engineer to order application group
• Lean Manufacturing principles
• International group implementation and development

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—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.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Learn more about our Culture & Values.