# Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job Overview: The Principal Mechanical Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex Mechanical Engineering-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Mechanical Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in Mechanical Engineering. As such, they must have in-depth expertise as well as broad knowledge of the Mechanical discipline within the Engineering function. Key Tasks and Responsibilities: Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and Design as per Design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and nonstandard situations Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses, including design reports and procedures Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements Clearly communicate and explain difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a point of view When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:Direct sm

- **Id**: 3886132
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/mcdermott-principal-mechanical-engineer-3>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T15:28:37Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T17:33:13Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 11935
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Oil & Gas, Engineering Services, Construction

## Company

- **Id**: 1877428
- **Name**: McDermott
- **Domain**: mcdermott.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/mcdermott-com>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 91
- **Open postings**: 132
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.348
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 52
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 2

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T19:41:26Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 52
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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