Senior Program Manager – Motion Control

Senior Program Manager – Motion Control

Job Summary:

We are seeking a visionary, transformative, and results-driven engineering leader to head our Motion Control Engineering team in Pune, India. This role will be instrumental in transforming the team from “Technical execution” to “Technical Leadership” with global design authority within Motion Control product portfolio and executing a robust product roadmap aligned with global business priorities. The ideal candidate will have passion for building high-performing team and world-class lab capabilities to support product development and test, fostering innovation, and delivering measurable business impact.

As a Leader, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our product portfolio, aligning engineering strategy with business priorities, and building a high-performance, globally integrated organization. You will be responsible for fostering a strong NPD culture, driving accountability, and ensuring excellence in product design, performance, and delivery—consistent with Aventics and Afag brands reputation.

The role requires strong leadership in building and nurturing cross-functional partnerships with global teams, including Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, and Product Marketing, along with key stakeholders, to ensure successful delivery of strategic objectives.

The EIC-P hosts a major Engineering team building Technical ownership within Strategic Business Unit Motion Control. Motion Control focuses on components and solutions for Factory Automation, Industrial Automation and Marine markets.

Leader will work directly with the Motion Control Global Engineering Vice president.

IN THIS ROLE, YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE: 

Team and People Development

• Drive organizational transformation to embed accountability and ownership in NPD.

• Define and execute a clear engineering vision across structure, talent, processes, and technology.

• Develop talent strategies aligned with global and local business priorities

• Lead and develop a team of ~20 engineers, scaling the organization to double its size by attracting, developing, and retaining top talent across Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems, FPGA design and Project Management while building strong technical depth and leadership capabilities.

• Establish an agile organization structure that enables growth, learning, and business scalability

• Lead end-to-end people processes including hiring, performance, development, and retention

• Foster high engagement through transparent and consistent communication

• Cultivate an inclusive, diverse, and collaborative global work environment

• Candidate will be part of Global engineering team.

Product Roadmap Execution

• Participate in the development and lead the execution of a forward-looking product roadmap that balances innovation, superior design quality, product performance and accelerated time-to-market.

• Ensure that product design quality, reliability, and performance remain at the forefront, reinforcing the Aventics brand reputation for engineering excellence and customer trust.

• Partner closely with Emerson Motion Control teams to identify and leverage synergies, enable knowledge sharing, and adopt best practices. This collaboration should enhance operational efficiency and deliver maximum business value.

Product & Technology 

• Foster a culture of innovation by harnessing team creativity and driving the adoption of advanced technologies to standardize and globalize key engineering processes. 

• Maintain strong awareness and understanding of emerging and established technologies in Factory Automation and Marine domains, aligning them with business needs. 

• Drive product innovation within the Emerson ecosystem by leveraging cross-functional collaboration and integrating cutting-edge solutions to enhance product competitiveness and value.

Process & Quality Improvement

• Collaborate and benchmark with other Emerson SBUs to adopt and institutionalize best practices across shared engineering processes.

• Partner closely with HR, Finance, IT, and Administration functions to proactively address operational challenges, ensure smooth organizational functioning, and enhance efficiency through operational excellence.

• Drive annual budgeting, resource planning, and vendor management initiatives to ensure optimal utilization of resources and cost efficiency.

WHO YOU ARE: 

A transformational leader with a proven ability to elevate organizational performance by driving ownership and accountability.

A seasoned leader who thrives in managing complexity and navigating ambiguity with confidence, you are highly action-oriented and resourceful in driving outcomes. You consistently deliver results by aligning priorities, making high-quality decisions, and ensuring accountability across teams. You foster effective collaboration and demonstrate strong interpersonal and organizational savvy, enabling you to influence across a global, matrixed environment.

With a deep commitment to customer focus, you bring strategic clarity by planning and aligning teams toward shared goals. You build high-performing teams by instilling trust, encouraging openness, and promoting a culture of ownership. A nimble learner with a focus on self-development, you continuously evolve while developing others.

You lead with courage and integrity, making tough decisions when needed, and inspire confidence through transparency and consistency—ultimately creating an environment where teams excel and deliver sustained business impact.

 

FOR THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering (Mechatronics, Electronics, or Embedded Systems preferred)

• 15+ years of experience in engineering, and/ or cross-functional team leadership, including 7+ years in leadership roles

• Proven ability to drive organizational transformation, embedding an ownership and accountability mindset while fostering a culture of high performance.

• Proven success in building and sustaining high-performing New Product Development (NPD) teams

• Strong exposure to global work environments, including extended collaboration or assignments in Europe and/or the US for an extended period of minimum 2 years

• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment within a complex global organization

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage across all organizational levels

• Proven experience in building, scaling, and leading large engineering organizations (40+ members), preferably within global engineering centers.

• Willingness to travel globally as required

• Flexibility to collaborate across time zones to support global teams

• Nice to have – Working knowledge in Valves & Air Preparation, Actuators, and Marine Proportional Control systems will be an added advantage to effectively guide product strategy and technical decision-making.

 

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 competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, 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.

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.

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ABOUT EMERSON 

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!

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Experience Level

Senior Level