Principal Engineer Mechanical

Position: Principal Engineer - (Mechanical) Job

Location

Macon, Georgia, United States, 31213

Company

Armstrong World Industries

Primary location

Macon,Georgia

Relocation offered

No

Employment status

Full-Time

Travel

26%-50%

Non-compete

No

Estimated base salary range

$100,000 to $128,000 per year. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, and many more.
Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results.

What’s in it for you?

• Be a trusted partner to the business
• Networking and Relationship Building
• Ability to be innovative and strategic
• Dedicated training and development to help you grow in your role and beyond
• Collaboration and an open friendly team environment

What does a Sr/Principal Engineer do?

• Leads and executes major capital projects according to the agreed cost, schedule, and performance
• Specifies equipment, work with suppliers and contractors to design, procure and install assets
• Actively participates as a member of multifunctional project teams
• Investigate equipment or process issues and recommend corrective action
• Applies sound mechanical & precision maintenance principles on all projects and installations
• Mentors and develops corporate or plant engineers and maintenance personnel
• Participates in Agile Lean events to drive rapid process improvements
• Partners with plant engineering, maintenance, and operations to assure customer requirements and expectations are met

Project Travel

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

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
• 5-7 years of experience with project engineering and project management in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with estimating project costs and stage gate approval process
• Experience with SAP Ability to lead projects and teams
• Hands-on installation and construction skills
• Proven ability to communicate and integrate well across organizational functions/units
• Demonstrated presentation skills
• Willingness to travel to local and international locations

What will make you stand out?

• Diverse Project Engineering and Manufacturing experience
• Experience using AutoCAD
• 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 effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately;
  
  speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical…