Mfg Engineer Pelleting

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.

Principal Manufacturing Engineer, Columbia, SC 

Your Day-to-Day:

1.  This role supports multiple manufacturing lines which take internally prepared uranium dioxide powder, and perform powder prep, dry press, sinter, and grinding operations for nuclear fuel pellet fabrication.
2. Assume lead technical responsibility for development and administration of one or more major manufacturing programs, systems or activities.  This includes the specifications of new process, design, development, installation and qualification of new equipment. This also includes supporting equipment design upgrades to current equipment to improve equipment utilization and optimization.
3. Take leadership role in coordinating efforts of interfacing departments in order to effectively implement project scope, schedule and meet capital spending targets.
4. Analyze and recommend utilization of technological innovations in material, machinery, manufacturing and chemical processing techniques to solve complex manufacturing problems.
5. Analyze and make proposals, renew business opportunities and plant or division strategic plans.
6. Represent Westinghouse on professional society or industry trade associations. 
7. Prepare technical papers and make formal presentations to customers and others.
8. Confer with management, engineering and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
 

 What you need to be successful in this role:

1. BS in an engineering discipline, Ceramic or Materials Engineering preferred

2. Minimum of 5-10 years in a manufacturing environment

3. Nuclear is desired but not required 

4. Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles preferred

5. Experience in powder processing and sintering is desired but not required

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.

EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability.

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