[Remote] Sr. / Principal Project Engineer (Mechanical) Job Job Details | Armstrong World Industries
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Armstrong World Industries (AWI) has a job opportunity for a Senior/Principal Mechanical Project Engineer in Lancaster, PA. The role involves leading and executing projects related to manufacturing equipment and processes while collaborating with various teams within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead and execute major capital projects, ensuring delivery to established cost, schedule, safety, and performance objectives
- Specify production equipment and partner directly with vendors to:
- Design
- Procure
- Install
- Commission assets for new and existing production lines
- Support capital projects from concept development through installation, commissioning, and start-up
- Investigate equipment and process issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve operational reliability and performance
- Apply mechanical engineering and precision maintenance principles to support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations
- Participate as a key member of cross-functional project teams across engineering, maintenance, operations, and external vendors
- Drive rapid and sustainable process improvements through participation in Lean and Agile initiatives
- Mentor and develop engineers and maintenance personnel on:
- Technical standards
- Engineering best practices
- Precision maintenance principles
- Support plant reliability initiatives, asset condition programs, and other corporate operational improvement efforts
- Collaborate closely with plant engineering, operations, maintenance, and business stakeholders to meet customer and operational requirements
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to less-experienced engineers across plant and corporate engineering teams
- Support project estimating, capital budgeting, cost tracking, and project financial management activities
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent engineering discipline required
- 5–7 years of project planning and execution experience within manufacturing or industrial environments required
- Experience leading cross-functional teams including engineering, maintenance, operations, and external vendors
- Hands-on experience supporting equipment installation, construction, commissioning, and manufacturing start-up activities
- Experience with SAP, ERP systems, capital project estimating, and cost control
- Strong project management experience required
- Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to multiple audiences
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% based on project needs
- EIT and/or PE certification preferred
- Lean Practitioner certification or Lean manufacturing experience preferred
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