eVinci Safeguards and Security 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 position will have the opportunity to work on the eVinci and AstroVinci microreactor programs with responsibilities in analyzing and designing for aspects of the eVinci and AstroVinci reactor designs ranging from physical security systems, cyber security systems, remote operations and monitoring, and domestic and international safeguard protection systems     

Job responsibilities

In this position the engineer can expect to be responsible for the following:

• Plan and perform design, analysis, and testing programs in relations to security, remote-enabling systems, and safeguard systems.
• Integrate safeguards-by-design (SBD) and security by design (SeBD) into early-stage design and operational thinking for the eVinci microreactor and AstroVinci microreactor across both USA and Canada deployment locations.
• Develop and evaluate safeguards and non-proliferation strategies to ensure that nuclear material is not being diverted and that the plants are not being misused to produce undeclared nuclear material
• Familiarity with NRC or DOE regulations for nuclear design and accident analyses. 
• Perform engineering design calculations, specifications, process diagrams, & procedures for the development of our advanced reactor conceptual and preliminary designs. 
• Development of test plans to validate models and parameters.
• Identify and define technical issues and challenges, direct efforts to successful resolution.
• Bring engineering rigor to resolution of problems that are sometimes loosely- or only partially-defined, requiring knowledge and experience within given discipline.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to and collaborate with other personnel including partners including laboratories or subcontractors.   

Minimum Requirements

The successful candidate for this position will possess the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field. 
• Advanced Degree preferable or minimum of 2 years of experience required
• Ability to apply existing and new safeguards and non-proliferation methodologies and approaches to a novel application
• Familiarity with existing approaches to enhance proliferation resistance of the nuclear fuel cycle
• Experience working in a challenging or dynamic environment of applied R&D, startup, or new product development is preferred (with relevance of testing and experiments). 

No Relocation Assistance Available

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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