What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Engineer position at Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc.?
Duties and Responsibilities
Define scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems. Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, timely and cost-effective results. Give quality guidance and assistance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
Apply technical experience in field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields, to resolve complex problems.
Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated
technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s) of technical expertise.
Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new application of existing engineering or scientific principles.
Evaluate the results of programs and prepares reports and recommendations based on these
evaluations. Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for solution.
Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied through one's area of technology.
Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work
performed.
Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work
performed.
Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscripts form to customers colleagues and management.
Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
Demonstrate creative ability through medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering
reports, technical papers and articles.
Education
Ph.D. degree in applicable science or engineering discipline and 5 years’ experience. OR A
MS with 8 years’ experience. OR A BS with 10 years’ experience or more.
Additional Education Required:
BS Degree in Electrical Engineering or current registration as a Professional Engineer
in Electrical Engineering.
Additional Experience/Skills and Qualifications
Candidate must demonstrate ten (10) years of recent safeguards and security
design experience with an emphasis in physical security design. Experience shall
include knowledge of the technical, physical, and operational aspects of standard
physical security system components such as sensors, door hardware, cameras,
infrared detectors, access control card readers, network switches, fiber optic
routers, etc.
- Previous SRS Design Engineering or DOE facility experience is preferred.
- Previous experience with the DOE Electronic Safeguards and Security System
(E3S) and Argus is preferred.
- Proficiency in using MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design
(CADD) software is preferred.
- Candidate must demonstrate knowledge in application of NEC code requirements.
- Candidate must have the ability to produce quality documents with attention to
detail.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Candidate must be able to perform field walk-downs of the job site for the
engineering work being performed. These walk-downs may involve construction
sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances over a half
mile, climbing ladders to access remote areas, and dressing out in protective
clothing.
