Waste Managmenet Junior 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 thrivein, we have an exciting opportunity for a New Grad!  Mechanical Engineer and/or Chemical Engineer - Waste Management.

This position is hybrid in nature requiring 2 days/week on-site at the Westinghouse Global Headquarters facility in Cranberry Woods, PA in the Greater Pittsburgh Area.  No relocation will be provided for this position.  We are able to entertain all candidates authorized to work without sponsorship now and in the future as we are unable to sponsor Visa's for this opportunity.

Occasional travel to industry meetings and/or to customer sites for short field work assignments may be required.

Your Day-to-Day:

Waste Management is an engineering group providing technical services for worldwide clients in the area of radioactive waste management (waste collection, waste handling, waste treatment & packaging, and waste discharge) – including process system design, unit process design, regulatory/licensing interface support, bid development, and overall facility design integration. We support clients in new reactor development, operating plants, and end of life decommissioning/dismantling projects.

The scope of the Waste Management group has expanded from the Generation 2 reactor to include several advanced reactor designs such as the Westinghouse AP1000® plant, AP300™ small modular reactor, and the eVinciTM microreactor. Our market is global with customers in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. To meet this demand, our staff is also global with engineers in the U.S., Spain, and Germany.

The primary responsibilities for this role include:

• Preparation of engineering documents (calculations, system and operational descriptions, licensing documents, and procurement specifications)
• Development/management of system/facility requirements for waste management, equipment sizing calculations, support of process optimization initiatives.
• Collaboration with drafting for the development of system diagrams (flow, instrumentation & control, general arrangement & layout)
• Participation in preparation of proposals (technical descriptions, calculation of efforts, client requirement identification and management)
• Working in international teams (position based in US, collaboration with US and European technical and business teams)

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 3.0 GPA
• 0-2 years of work experience (full-time work experience or internships/co-ops).
• Strong technical interest, predisposition for multi-tasking, flexibility, understanding of project priorities and teamwork abilities.
• MS Office products knowledge

Nice-to-Have:

• Knowledge about fluid systems design, nuclear waste management systems, or water purification system design (ion exchange, reverse osmosis, filtration, etc.) is preferred, but not required.

• Experience with general programming languages (MATLAB, PYTHON)
• Proficiency in additional languages in addition to English

Keywords: radwaste management, radioactive waste, treatment, packaging, spent fuel storage, design integration, process engineering, wastewater, waste water, treatment, nuclear licensing, waste disposal, waste packaging, waste

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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