Sr​/Principal Project Engineer; Mechanical - OH

Sr. / Principal Project Engineer (Mechanical - OH) Job

Company: Armstrong World Industries

Primary location: Hilliard, Ohio

Relocation offered: No

Employment status: Full-Time

Travel: 26%-50%

Non-compete: No

The estimated base salary range for this role is “$105,000 to $132,000” per year. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors.

What’s in it for you?

• Lead high-impact capital projects from concept through installation and startup.
• Work cross-functionally with innovation, operations, and manufacturing teams to drive business results.
• Grow your career through technical leadership, mentoring opportunities, and ongoing development.

What will you do?

• Lead and execute major capital projects, ensuring delivery to agreed cost, schedule, safety, and performance objectives.
• Specify production equipment and work directly with vendors to design, procure, install, and commission assets for new production lines in existing facilities or new facilities.
• Investigate process and equipment issues, perform root‑cause analysis, and recommend and implement corrective actions to improve performance and reliability.
• Apply sound mechanical engineering and precision maintenance principles to all work performed, with emphasis on safety, reliability, and lifecycle performance.
• Actively participate as a key member of cross‑functional project teams, supporting capital projects from concept development through asset installation and start‑up.
• Participate in Agile and Lean events to drive rapid and sustainable process improvements.
• Mentor, train, and develop engineers and maintenance personnel on technical standards, engineering best practices, and precision maintenance principles.
• Support condition of assets, reliability initiatives, and other corporate or plant‑level programs.
• Work closely with plant engineering, maintenance, operations, and other stakeholders to ensure customer requirements and operational expectations are met.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to less‑experienced engineers at both corporate (AWI) and plant levels.

Travel

• Up to 50% depending on the scope and phases of ongoing projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent engineering discipline.
• 5–7 years of experience in project planning and execution within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Hands‑on experience supporting equipment installation, construction, and start‑up activities in an operating manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across organizational functions and business units.
• Experience working with SAP or comparable enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
• Experience developing and managing project cost estimates, including capital budgeting and cost control.

What will make you successful?

• Demonstrated ability to lead projects and coordinate cross‑functional teams, including engineering, maintenance, operations, and external vendors.
• Demonstrated technical presentation skills, including the ability to clearly communicate concepts, project status, and recommendations to diverse audiences.
• Experience preparing and reviewing equipment and construction specifications.

What will make you stand out?

• Lean Practitioner certification or experience utilizing Lean tools.

Physical and Mental Demands

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers; concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over;

think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details; communicate…