Senior Project Engineer

Job Summary

If you are passionate about data-driven decision-making and lifecycle analytics, Emerson has an exciting opportunity for you based in our Chennai location. We are hiring a Senior Project Engineer – Life Cycle Services (LCS), responsible for building and maintaining critical site and project databases, along with reporting dashboards that support global operations across Actuation Technologies. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Sales, Inside Sales, and Project Management teams to develop value-based installed base growth enablers and a centralized data repository that drives customer engagement and incremental business value.

Emerson offers generous benefits, flexible work schedules, and we are committed to a diverse workforce

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Collect and analyze lifecycle data related to products or projects across global manufacturing sites to support business decisions

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate and ensure completeness of lifecycle data

• Develop and maintain structured databases to store lifecycle data efficiently, ensuring integrity and accessibility

• Assist in deploying data management systems and tools to streamline lifecycle data processes

• Create project-based SPIR and Data Books that summarize lifecycle insights for sales stakeholders

• Work closely with engineering, project management, and other teams to align on data requirements and ensure seamless communication

• Communicate lifecycle insights effectively to sales teams and collaborate with sales managers on tracking incremental business value and customer engagement strategies

• Prepare detailed reports and visual dashboards to support decision-making and update status documents in the document management tool to drive sales growth

• Monitor and report document planning and outstanding items using the document management tool, ensuring compliance with documentation control metrics

• Build and maintain user-friendly tools and dashboards to automate data collection and reporting processes for project teams

Who You Are: 

You understand how businesses operate and how data-driven decisions contribute to profitability and customer satisfaction. You grasp the implications of lifecycle insights and use them to support strategic sales initiatives. You navigate complexity with confidence, managing multiple data streams and stakeholder expectations across global teams. You are persistent in achieving goals, ensuring documentation and reporting standards are consistently met. You continuously seek to improve work processes, developing tools and systems that enhance efficiency and clarity. You are resourceful, leveraging available information and collaboration to solve problems and deliver value.

Education, skill, and experience, you require for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• 2 to 5 years of overall experience preferably in Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and lifecycle services with an industrial (business-to-business) company selling configured products. 
• Clear and effective communication skills (both written and oral) to convey data insights to stakeholders and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills to address data-related challenges and improve optimization processes.
• Excellent ability to analyze complex data sets and extract meaningful insights
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytic skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and cross world area environment.
• Ability to drive change and effectively handle multiple priorities.
• Management Competencies

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

• Equivalent Post Graduation program in Business Management or Data Analytics (Offline, Online or Hybrid programs)
• Certified user of Microsoft Power Platforms (Power BI, Power Apps/Automate)
• Must be able to multitask between the various assigned projects.
• Experienced user in ERP, preferably Oracle
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure data accuracy and integrity
• Understanding of lifecycle management concepts and how data insights can improve processes and lifecycle stages.

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.