Principal Supplier Performance 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.

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Supplier Perfromance Engineer.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Ensuring personal, industrial, and nuclear safety is a core aspect of daily work.
• Fostering Nuclear Safety Culture Traits and Human Performance Tools both internally at Westinghouse and with suppliers.
• De-risking new suppliers through rigorous technical assessments and development.
• Identifying, proposing, and implementing performance enhancements.
• Leading timely resolution of complex quality and technical issues.
• Implementing dual sourcing strategies to mitigate risks associated with single-source suppliers, including project risk identification and management, supplier process document approval, process capability analyses, and more.
• Conducting technical assessments of new suppliers for manufacturing capability, compliance with regulations, and associated risks.
• Leading supplier development activities to enhance quality management systems and manufacturing processes to meet Westinghouse standards.
• Performing on-site and remote supplier oversight to ensure compliance with technical and quality requirements.
• Managing internal and supplier corrective action requests, conduct cause analyses, and verify completion of preventive and corrective actions.
• Leading and escalating significant quality events, ensuring prompt identification, product disposition, and corrective action.
• Evaluating procurement risk and develop security of supply risk mitigation plans in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify dual sourcing opportunities, assess feasibility, clarify requirements, and communicate expectations effectively to suppliers.
• Cultivating strong relationships with our suppliers.
• Analyzing market trends and industry benchmarks to optimize supplier selection and performance.

Who You Are:

As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

• Dual Mexico/US citizenship strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree Required (Master’s degree preferred)
• Minimum 6 year required; 10+ years of progressive experience in engineering or manufacturing
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, assembly, etc.
• Experience in process capability analysis and qualification
• Familiarity with Manufacturing and Quality Plans, PFMEAs, etc.
• Ability to manage project tasks, develop schedules, and control expenditure
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple concurrent cross-functional projects
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint)
• Experience in authoring technical documents or operating procedures
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications
• Results-oriented and self-driven with a questioning attitude
• Effective decision-maker based on data, facts, and input
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Experience with nuclear products and standards preferred
• Project management experience is desirable

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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