Principal I/II Sustaining Engineer

MSA, The Safety Company; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MSA, The Safety Company is seeking a Principal I/II Sustaining Engineer in Cranberry Township, PA. This role leads sustaining activities for respiratory protection products, coordinating with Global Engineering Managers and cross-functional teams to track priorities and due dates in Jira, while guiding Tier 1 and related ticket work.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, advanced coursework, and 7–9 years of relevant experience with potential substitutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related appropriate discipline required.
• Advanced technical degree or coursework expected.
• Continuing education expected.

Responsibilities

• Field all sustaining engineering requests for Respiratory Protection Products.
• Conduct regular meetings with Global Engineering Managers and their team to discuss Sustaining Engineering activities.
• Participate in regular meetings with business leaders from marketing, sales, production and quality.
• Participate in product evaluations.
• Facilitate the movement of the Sustaining Engineering efforts through indirect engineering disciplines.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related appropriate discipline

Advanced technical degree

Continuing education

Job description

MSA, The Safety Company

Principal I/II Sustaining Engineer

US-PA-Cranberry Township

Requisition ID: 2026-10023

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 1

Category: Engineering

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

Field all sustaining engineering requests for Respiratory Protection Products.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand and clarify the request’s business case; providing timely feedback on disposition them.
• For high priority issues, establish due dates with stakeholders and product leadership.

Conduct regular meetings with Global Engineering Managers and their team to discuss Sustaining Engineering activities.

• Establish priorities, assign resources.
• For active requests, monitor progress, supporting individual contributors to ensure completion of requests, meeting critical expectations of stakeholders while balancing team workload.

Participate in regular meetings with business leaders from marketing, sales, production and quality.

• Report out top priority sustaining engineering projects during cross functional reviews.
• Track anticipated launch dates for high priority tickets.

Participate in product evaluations.

• Provide feedback through the RFEA process.

Facilitate the movement of the Sustaining Engineering efforts through indirect engineering disciplines which include the Material Science, Verification & Validation, and Compliance & Documentation.

• Provide clear direction on their assignments and help prioritize their efforts. Assign due dates via Jira RFEA Service Desk for Tier 1 tickets.

As a Regional Leader, identify opportunities for process improvements pertaining to Sustaining or other Engineering activities. Align and discuss those with the NNA Sustaining Engineering Coordinator.

• Develop implementation strategies to push these improvements forward.

Qualifications

This role is posted at two levels based on experience and education:

Level: Principal I Engineer

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related appropriate discipline required, preferably from an ABET accredited program.
• Advanced technical degree or coursework expected.
• Continuing education expected.

Experience Required:

• 7 years relevant experience.
  • MS degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of relevant experience.
  • PhD may be substituted for up to 4 years of equivalent experience.

Level: Principal II Engineer:

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related appropriate discipline required, preferably from an ABET accredited program.
• Advanced technical degree from an accredited college or university.
• Continuing education expected.

Experience Required:

• 9 years relevant experience.
• MS degree may be substituted for up to 2 years of relevant experience.
• PhD may be substituted for up to 4 years of equivalent experience.

MSA is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to providing a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. As such, it is MSA’s policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of the person’s age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran’s status, genetic information, political affiliation, disabling condition, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. MSA also makes reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who are otherwise qualified to perform a job unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship.

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