Lead Engineer

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

This Lead Engineer/Supervisor Engineer will be responsible to leadership and collaborate with the customer and Westinghouse stakeholders to define and convey the engineering process requirements for implementing upgrade projects. In addition, the Lead Engineer will participate in process development, change management, and oversight of a small team (3-5 people) to ensure that customer requirements are defined and satisfied. 

What your day-to-day looks like:

• Identify and promote process improvements and enhancements to increase quality of work products, drive standardization, and improve manufacturability.

• Function as technical Lead for I&C systems, specifically in NSSS, Feed Water, TCS and other nuclear plant systems.

• Collaborating with Management, Engineers, and Stakeholders to gain process alignment.

• Effectively leading activities and teams of engineers.

• Ensure that hardware & software designs and project documentation meet applicable system & quality requirements.

• Work closely with manufacturing operations to resolve issues, provide oversight, and ensure products are in accordance with build-to-print drawing packages and specifications.

• Support resolution of technical issues including obsolescence.

• Facilitate cross-discipline coordination for both technical and schedule related issues.

• Effectively leading activities and teams of engineers.

• Setting day-to-day operational objectives for team

What we’d like to see from you:   

Education:

•          Bachelor’s Degree with a focus in Engineering (Electrical or Computer), Computer Science, Information Sciences and Technology, Cyber Security / Information Assurance, or similar or equivalent from Accredited ABET School

Experience/Requirements:

• Minimum of 10 years of commercial nuclear industry experience with increasing levels of responsibility

• Experience leading and directing medium to high complexity projects to successful completion.  

• Advanced people skills such as effective verbal and written communications, ability to lead and direct complex team structures, able to develop relationships with stakeholders in upper management positions, able to analyze problems, establish facts, and make complex decisions with little to no supervision.

• Extremely familiar with the AP1000 project, processes, and procedures.

• Has ability to establish effective networks across various functional areas and is able to drive and motivate a team to reach a common goal.

• Knowledge and experience in I&C systems, specifically in NSSS, Feed Water, TCS and other nuclear plant systems are preferred but not required.

• Knowledge and experience in Ovation (Emerson) Platform are preferred but not required.

• Experience with developing engineering deliverables

• Experience with developing Engineering Processes and Procedures using formal commercial nuclear processes.

• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.

• Experience with communicating with and escalating to management personnel to gain results

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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