Senior Legal Counsel

ESCO Technologies (NYSE: ESE) seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal support across our global businesses. This role offers broad exposure to commercial transactions, litigation, employment matters, compliance, corporate governance, and M&A activity. As a member of our collaborative in-house legal team, you'll work closely with business leaders to solve complex challenges and support the Company’s continued growth. This position will report directly to the Deputy General Counsel.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage litigation, customer disputes, claims, and third-party discovery matters, engaging with outside counsel as needed.

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex domestic and international commercial agreements with customers, distributors, suppliers, and other third parties.

• Support mergers and acquisitions activities, including due diligence, disclosure schedule preparation and review, risk assessment, and post-closing matters.

• Investigate ethics and compliance concerns and recommend appropriate resolutions.

• Provide practical legal guidance on employment-related matters and workplace issues.

• Support regulatory, corporate governance, securities, and SEC compliance initiatives.

• Advise on corporate matters, including entity governance, intercompany transactions, capital contributions, and dividend-related activities.

• Help drive continuous improvement of legal operations, records management, and legal technology systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law in the United States.

• 5+ years of relevant legal experience.

• Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and advisory experience.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.

• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Combination of in-house counsel and law firm experience.

• Experience supporting public companies or complex private organizations.

• Knowledge of government contracting (FAR/DFARS) and/or employment law.

• Business or finance background.

• Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills.

About ESCO

ESCO Technologies is a global provider of highly engineered products and solutions serving diverse end-markets. It manufactures filtration and fluid control products, advanced composites, as well as signature and power management solutions for aviation, Navy, and industrial customers. ESCO is an industry leader in designing and manufacturing RF test and measurement products and systems; and provides diagnostic instruments, software and services to industrial power users and the electric utility and renewable energy industries. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, ESCO and its subsidiaries have offices and manufacturing facilities worldwide. For more information on ESCO and its subsidiaries, visit ESCO’s website at www.escotechnologies.com.