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Principal Engineer II

ChampionX
401(k)
United States, Texas, Sugar Land
Aug 21, 2025

ChampionX has an immediate need for a Principal Engineer IIlocated inSugar Land, TX.This is youropportunity to join a growing company offering a competitive base salary andbenefits.

What's In It for You:

  • Enjoy paid training allowing you to learn from successful professionals
  • Access to best-in-class resources, tools, and technology
  • Thrive in a company that values sustainability, and drives a safety-focused culture
  • The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
  • The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
  • Access to Employee Resource Groups (ERG's), facilitating collaboration and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
  • Utilization of multiple knowledge-sharing platforms to enhance collaboration and engagement across teams.
  • Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching and more!

What You Will Do:

  • Lead an integrated project team for one high complexity project up to 10 MM USD
  • Manage a portfolio of eight to ten medium to high complexity projects from study phase through construction with total portfolio value up to 10 MM USD
  • Manage a multi-year (greater than 3 years) program with a total TIC of up to 10 MM USD
  • Manage projects which are executed in phases over multiple years with a value of no more than 10 MM USD

Required Competencies & Work Experiences:

  • Skilled in working with global and local engineering and construction firms to manage all aspects of front-end development, detail design, procurement, scheduling, quality assurance, safety, cost control and construction.
  • Skilled at building and leading an integrated team.
  • Capable of mentoring junior engineers on ChampionX processes and tools on Champion X work processes and tools
  • Consistent demonstration of self-mastery and interpersonal skills aligned with ChampionX values. Behaves in a way which is inclusive and sensitive to cultural differences.
  • Mastery skill in written and oral communication in English.
  • Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and effectively in an international setting.
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate with ease in the technical matrix of the corporation to get work delivered.
  • Mastery skill at influencing outcomes indirectly without building barriers or damaging relationships.
  • Skilled at stakeholder management.
  • Ability to identify with ease integration points in a complex project.
  • Demonstrated competency of risk identification coupled with mitigation implementation during all stages of projects.
  • Skilled at building schedules, cost estimates and detailed execution plans for projects and multi-year programs up to 10 MM USD.
  • Knowledge of constructability and construction safety practices and procedures
  • Skilled at partnering with procurement and legal to establish labor and services contracts for capital projects.
  • Proven ability to lead projects autonomously.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering
  • Seven+ years of managing projects up to 10 MM US in specialty chemicals, petrochemicals, or refining industries
  • Commit to following the ChampionX:
    • Safety and health policies and guiding principles of Goal Zero
    • Quality improvement process
    • Project work process and procedures for the front-end development and execution of projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience with managing and delivering automation and digital projects (DCS and PLC)
  • Experience in Program Management
  • Experience in Production | Operations | Manufacturing
  • Supervisory experience
  • Experience working in SAP

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

AtChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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