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 thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for an Senior Engineer, Welding Technologies, located in Rock Hill, SC, or Cranberry Township, PA, USA.

No Relocation Assistance is available for this position.

 

Your Day-to-Day:

The Principal Welding Engineer supports the development, implementation, and troubleshooting of welding-related requirements and activities for the fabrication, erection, and maintenance of nuclear power plants and associated facilities.

Reports to the Lead Engineer – Welding Technologies for day-to-day direction Review contract, design, and regulatory requirements to develop project welding specifications. Provide guidance to fabricators and construction personnel for compliance with project welding requirements. Review supplier documentation including weld maps, detail drawings, PQRs and WPSs, and Welding Programs to ensure conformance with project requirements. Interface with Global Supply Chain and Supplier Performance Engineering to support fab-follow activities for AP1000 systems, structures, and components. Participate in constructability and design reviews for the development of Westinghouse technologies. Interface with other Engineering disciplines to provide input to Engineering Specifications and associated change paper documentation. Support the continued development of the WELD software package and associated PQR and WPS databases. Provide input to estimates and proposals for welding-related activities. Aid in the evaluation of weld failures and associate causal analyses. Travel to suppliers and vendors for support of welding program activities, assisting vendors in welding related fabrication and technical issues, welding personnel qualification assistance, WPS qualification and documentation requirements. Provide consultation, technical responses, and support for welding related questions and issues presented by ANI, Code, and Regulatory bodies, clients, and internal customers. Provide support for the maintenance and development of the Westinghouse and Stone & Webster, LLC ASME Section III corporate certificate programs.

 

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

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Welding Engineering Technology, or related field. 5-10 years experience as a Welding Engineer or related position 5+ years of nuclear-specific construction or fabrication experience in the power plant, shipbuilding, industrial process construction, maintenance, component repair & replacement, applied research and development, and/or manufacturing facility. Strong working knowledge of AWS and ASME Codes including ASME Section II, III, V, XI, B31.1, B31.3 and AWS D1.1, D1.3, D1.4, D1.6, D9.1, D10.10. Experience with CSA N299, W47.1, W59, RCC-M, NBIC, N690, AISC 341, AISC 360, and PCC-2 preferred. Experience with the fabrication and erection of steel-concrete composite panels and modular construction techniques, including welding fit-up, tolerancing and distortion control. Experience with the qualification of welders and welding procedures, including parameter development. Familiarity with SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, and SAW welding processes.  Experience with laser welding and automated/robotic welding processes preferred. Strong work knowledge of ASME NQA-1 quality assurance requirements and Welding Program best practices. Professional communications; both verbal and written are required.  Ability to lead presentations for internal and external customers. Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

 

Other Job Requirements:

Must be able to secure unescorted access authorization to plant site. Must be able to physically perform the job duties including walking, climbing stairs/ladders, see and hear within legal limits.

 

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

Knowledge and experience with field machining and / or precision measurements for the installation of piping and equipment. High level of knowledge related to implementation and use of electronic welding management or shop traveler system. Participation or member of an ASME or AWS committee, sub-committee, or working group.

 

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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