Principal Engineer

• As Principal Engineer, the candidate has senior experience and expertise and freely offers support, mentoring, and approval of complex and specialized engineering tasks related to process lines.
• Determines client requirements and develops technical specifications, drawings/layouts, solutions, and related documents for pre-projects. Assists the bid project manager in equipment selection, estimation, and other technical requirements during the bid phase.
• Assists the lead engineer with all technical aspects of the project, including, final design and engineering oversight, coordinate all engineering disciplines, interfacing amongst other departments and overseas counterparts, technical disposition to procurement, manufacturing, and site services during installation and commissioning. The principal engineer is the technical expert to the lead engineer and Project Manager.
• Plans, develops, and provides the training and mentoring to younger engineers and designers, working with engineering management to ensure present and future succession planning.
• Travels primarily to customer sites. International travel, as required, for company related assignments such as training. Anticipated travel 20%.
• BS - Engineering, with focus in mechanical engineering, electro-mechanical technologies, or other process-related field, or presentable equivalent experience.
• Twenty years' technical work experience, within the steel industry, specialized in process line equipment design and engineering.
• Five or more years of experience with managing projects in a leadership or direct support role.
• Knowledge of fluids systems (hydraulic, pneumatic, lubrication) and related instrumentation and piping.
• Professional Engineering (PE), PMP, or CAPM certification preferred
• NFPA, FM, UL, NEC requirements preferred
• Electrical & automation concepts & understanding (PLCs) preferred 

Last updated on Jul 6, 2023