Principal Quality 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.

About the role:

As a Principal Quality Engineer you will implement Department Quality policies and systems following customer requirements, applicable standards, and regulations

You will report to the Manager of Quality Engineering and be located at Columbia, SC. You will support this role 100% onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, recommend, and technical solutions for inspection and compliance following customer requirements, applicable standards, and regulations.

• Recommend and influence operations to take appropriate corrective actions, resolve quality issues and implement performance improvement.

• Review design engineering documentation to verify compliance with technical QA requirements for design, manufacture, construction and installation of nuclear power plant primary and secondary loop structures, systems & components and modifications thereof, and for non‑nuclear projects.

• Assess and identify issues with supplier performance to assure best cost/value for procured products and services through audits, surveillances, commercial grade surveys, supplier partnerships.

• Refine processes through development of automated systems to improve productivity and ensure customer satisfaction.

• Be the quality liaison/coordinator for third-party inquiries, including government regulatory agencies, customers, licensees, ASME, ISO.

   

   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering

• 5+ years of experience to include quality assurance or compliance

• Knowledge of national consensus standards of quality such as ISO, Six Sigma, ANSI/ASME NQA1, Supplements and Appendices, IEEE Standards and US NRC Regulatory Guide series.

• Working knowledge of data collection and analysis tools such as Minitab, R or Python

• General knowledge of the major non-destructive testing (NDT) disciplines and their relationship to materials structures.

• Experience with dimensional inspection and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

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 $103,200 to $129,000 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:

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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