Fixed Equipment Principal Engineer

Overview

Lead the Integrity and Reliability of Critical Manufacturing Assets The Fixed Equipment Principal Engineer serves as the highest-level fixed equipment technical authority at the Narrows site and plays a key role in major reliability, integrity, and capital investment decisions. This role offers a clear opportunity to shape site-wide asset strategies while partnering directly with site leadership on long-term reliability and risk management priorities.

Why Narrows?

Located in Virginia's beautiful New River Valley, Narrows offers the opportunity to make a significant impact at one of Celanese's key manufacturing sites while enjoying an exceptional quality of life.

The Narrows site provides:

• Diverse and complex chemical manufacturing operations
• Capital investment and modernization opportunities
• Exposure to large-scale fixed equipment systems
• Direct engagement with site and business leadership
• Opportunities to influence long-term reliability and asset strategies
• A culture where engineers have visible impact and ownership

Outside of work, employees enjoy:

• Affordable cost of living and short commute times
• Easy access to Blacksburg and Virginia Tech
• Proximity to Roanoke for expanded dining, shopping, healthcare, and air travel
• Outdoor recreation including hiking, fishing, kayaking, camping, and mountain biking
• Family-friendly communities throughout the New River Valley

This is an opportunity to build both a rewarding career and an outstanding lifestyle while helping shape the future of one of Celanese's most important manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

• Serve as site SME for fixed equipment integrity and reliability.
• Lead Mechanical Integrity and RBI programs.
• Support turnarounds, outages, and asset integrity assessments.
• Lead root cause investigations and asset reliability improvements.
• Mentor engineers, inspectors, and reliability professionals.
• Develop long-range asset health, replacement, and modernization strategies.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years supporting fixed equipment in chemical, petrochemical, refining, power generation, or similar industries.
• Knowledge of API 510, 570, 579, 580/581, 653, ASME VIII, B31.3, and OSHA PSM.
• Experience with Mechanical Integrity and RBI programs.
• Strong leadership, communication, and technical problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PE License.
• API Certifications.
• Capital project experience.
• Reliability engineering experience.
• Technical leadership and mentoring experience.

What Success Looks Like

• Recognized authority for fixed equipment integrity.
• Improved reliability and availability of critical assets.
• Reduced risk from equipment degradation mechanisms.
• Influenced major capital and reliability decisions.
• Helped define the future reliability vision for the Narrows site.

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets, work experience, and qualifications. The expected salary range for this Virgina position is between $128,100 to $172,800.