Senior Cost Manager, Advanced Reactors

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.

About the role:

As a Senior Cost/Pricing Strategy Manager, Advanced Reactors, you will lead the pricing strategy across the Advanced Reactors portfolios. You will guide the development of standardized cost frameworks, predictive cost insights, and commercially-aligned pricing structures that support bids, make-buy decisions, value-driven economic positioning, and sustainable program strategy. Partnering with engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, program management, APx Commercial Operations, and finance you will ensure cost and pricing intelligence directly informs product design and investment decisions.

You will report to the Chief Technology Officer. You will work a hybrid schedule, based in Etna, PA.

Key Responsibilities:

Cost Strategy & Governance

Define standardized cost frameworks, work breakdown structures (WBS), and end-to-end data governance for Advanced Reactors.

Maintain standardized, traceable cost data and lead cost reviews, gating readiness for program milestones.

Guide transformation in cost practices from manual data maintenance toward integrated, lifecycle-based systems.

Estimate & Modeling Leadership

Direct development of bottom-up (BOM, routing, labor standards, tooling, special processes) and top-down/parametric cost models.

Oversee should cost analyses for important commodities and specialized components.

Guide modeling of NPI learning curves, yield improvement trajectories, and capacity/throughput scenarios for pilot and scaled production to interpret cost drivers.

Ensure modeling outputs integrate with program controls, sourcing strategies, and commercial goals.

Strategic Pricing & Commercial Structuring

Collaborate with APx Commercial Operations to develop competitive, value-aligned pricing strategies.

Support in the leadership of commercial assessments for major bids, including valuation modeling and customer economics.

Conduct global competitive pricing analyses to identify differentiators.

Support development of financial packages with corporate finance and external financing agencies.

Design to Cost & Value Engineering

Partner with engineering establish cost targets and evaluate design trade-offs.

Facilitate DFM/DFA discussions and measure cost impacts.

Guide value engineering to improve lifecycle economics.

Supplier & Manufacturing Integration

Collaborate with Supply Chain on target pricing, supplier negotiations, and cost structure validation.

Validate manufacturing routings, cycle times, and test operations with Operations and Quality, including special process costs and nuclear-grade QA requirements.

Program Controls & Forecasting

Integrate cost models with program schedules and earned value metrics to maintain forward-looking visibility into program economics.

Provide executive-ready dashboards and scenario analysis exploring sourcing strategy, insource vs. outsource, schedule acceleration impacts.

Provide recommendations that influence program direction and performance.

Compliance & Auditability

Ensure adherence to nuclear‑industry standards for traceability, auditability, and configuration control.

Promote data ownership across teams.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field

MBA helpful

10+ Years of experience

Experience in cost estimating, pricing, and commercial strategy with comfort using Artificial Intelligence

Demonstrated expertise with should‑cost modeling, parametric estimation, and detailed manufacturing cost builds.

Experience with ERP/MRP and PLM systems.

Analytical rigor

Communicate with executive leadership

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $144,000 to $180,000 per year.

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Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options

• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members

• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement

• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays

• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance

• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers

• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service

• Employee Referral Program

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

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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