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 perform lead quality assurance functions for projects, systems and products of scope, associated with nuclear power plants and non‑nuclear power projects at department locations, customer sites and suppliers.  Provide technical leadership and project management skills, integrating project teams across multi-areas.

You will report to the Manager of Product Assurance and be located at Ogden, UT. You will support the role 100% onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, recommend, and implement Business Unit Quality policies and systems following customer requirements, applicable standards, and regulations.

Direct assessments of operations and identify opportunities for performance improvement through internal quality assessments, environmental/health and safety reviews, total quality reviews. 

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

Integrate assessment results into Business Unit Quality policies and systems.

Lead, co-ordinate and integrate complex projects which encompass multi-areas. 

Monitor progress and direct teams to achieve established budgetary and schedule constraints.

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 and components and modifications thereof, and for non‑nuclear projects.

Identify deviations that could create safety/environmental hazards or cause malfunctions. 

Work as team member with cognizant personnel to identify and implement corrective actions.

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.

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

Communicate changes in Quality policies and systems. 

Conduct educational and training programs.

Communicate with industry organizations and influence appropriate industry quality changes. 

Lead on internal and industry process improvement committees. 

Provide support to systems assessment process owners.

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

Lead teams to direct QA scope for major contracts and serve as customer interface.  Communicate directly with customer to integrate Westinghouse plans and procedures with customer requirements.

Provide team members with periodic updates and recommendations regarding nature and status of work.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

5 years of relevant experience

In-depth knowledge of national consensus standards of quality, ISO, Six Sigma, ANSI/ASME NQA1, Supplements and Appendices, IEEE Standards and US NRC Regulatory Guide series.

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Why Westinghouse?

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

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 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability

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