Project Engineer – Centrifugal Compressor Systems

Ingersoll Rand; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Project Engineer to serve as a technical lead within the project management team. You will convert customer requirements into executable plans and coordinate engineering, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and vendors to meet contract commitments.

The role demands strong technical judgment, disciplined follow-through, and clear communication with customers and internal teams. Travel and multidisciplinary collaboration are integral to success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or engineered-to-order environment.

Responsibilities

• Review purchase orders, customer specifications, deviations, and internal documents to confirm contract requirements.
• Own the technical handoff from order acceptance through shipment, translating scope into deliverables and milestones.
• Monitor technical execution against the project schedule, identify risks or slippage, and coordinate recovery actions.
• Act as the primary technical contact for assigned projects and provide clear, timely communication on requirements, submittals, open items, decisions, and status.
• Lead technical discussions to resolve questions, align expectations, and document decisions while maintaining awareness of contractual commitments.
• Monitor scope, changes, and risk; evaluate impacts of customer change requests and support change orders.
• Coordinate preparation, review, and transmittal of contract documents, drawings, data sheets, tests, and manuals; maintain ITP and approvals.
• Provide technical product support for proposals, field questions, troubleshooting, and post-shipment activities.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical judgment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft 365

CAD/3D modeling

Job description

Ingersoll Rand in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Project Engineer to serve as a technical lead within the project management team. You will convert customer requirements into executable plans and coordinate engineering, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and vendors to meet contract commitments.

The role demands strong technical judgment, disciplined follow-through, and clear communication with customers and internal teams. Travel and multidisciplinary collaboration are integral to success.