Principal

Energy Innovation Corp; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 109,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Mentor support

Job summary

Illinois Tool Works is seeking an internship Principal to own meaningful work from day one in Erie, PA. You’ll tackle important challenges, have real ownership, and a clear growth path as part of a team that ships.

The role offers a salary of $109,000–$160,000, full benefits, mentorship, and a flexible Erie setup with no hidden catches. Updated today, this Principal req invites you to pair customer service with a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment
• Represent Illinois Tool Works professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Refuse to let Teamwork debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Push back, respectfully, when a Creativity shortcut will cost us later
• Hand off Persuasion work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice
• Read a Customer Service system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Catch the Teamwork regression a tired reviewer would miss

Skills

Hands-on teamwork

Conflict resolution translation

Integrity ethics

Excellent communication

Industry perspective

Curiosity to question

Judgment to escalate

Job description

As a Principal, you'll tackle meaningful challenges from day one and see the impact of your work right away. This internship Principal role offers a $109,000 - $160,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle confidential information with discretion and sound judgment
• Represent Illinois Tool Works professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Refuse to let Teamwork debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Push back, respectfully, when a Creativity shortcut will cost us later
• Hand off Persuasion work clean enough that nobody has to ask twice
• Read a Customer Service system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Catch the Teamwork regression a tired reviewer would miss

What You'll Bring

• Hands-on Teamwork experience that survives a whiteboard interview
• Experience translating Conflict Resolution complexity for a non-technical audience
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A point of view on Illinois Tool Works's space, sharpened by your own reading
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• Principal-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb

You won't find Illinois Tool Works on every billboard, but inside general circles across PA, this no-ego team is well known. Politics die fast at Illinois Tool Works because we put the awkward stuff on the table early.

You get $109,000 - $160,000, a growth runway, a mentor, full benefits, and a flexible Erie, PA setup, no fine print, no catch.

Updated today, this Principal req has fresh dates and an open invitation.

Pair your Customer Service with our Active Listening-heavy team and watch what Illinois Tool Works can build.