Customer Solutions Lead Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company; Cranberry Township (Butler County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is looking for a Customer Solution Lead to drive engineering solutions for the AP1000 Plant. In this role, you'll develop key customer relationships, create compelling proposals, and support engineering activities. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure project success while managing customer expectations. This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic team focused on delivering clean energy solutions. If you have a strong engineering background and a passion for customer engagement, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Health Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Flexible Work Arrangements

Educational Reimbursement Program

Employee Referral Program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a technical leader, 10 years preferred.
• Ability to manage teams in challenging situations and frequent customer interactions.
• In-depth knowledge of AP1000 Plant Technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop key customer relationships and create proposals to meet customer needs.
• Monitor market trends and adjust product positioning accordingly.
• Support engineering activities and collaborate with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Project Management

Customer Relationship Management

Technical Proposal Development

AP1000 Technology Knowledge

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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 a Customer Solution Lead - AP1000BOP.

Your Day-to-Day:

Support the AP1000 Customer Solutions department staff in understanding customer needs and helping to draft proposals for engineering improvements to the AP1000 Plant design.

TheCustomer Solution Lead - AP1000BOP will support the Customer Solutions Manager and lead the Americas Engineered Solutions for Balance of Plant and WNEXUS with SNC for Vogtle 3&4.

This role will require supporting customer needs with differentiated and competitive offerings through understanding of customer-specific needs and requirements, solution selection, technical content of proposal, costing & pricing, responsiveness, and quality of bid. Knowledge of AP1000 product / technology area necessary to support customer interactions / negotiations as well as engage in emergent customer issues, and support resolution of challenges during execution of ongoing projects. Requires teamwork and collaboration with Global Markets, America's Sales, GOS (primarily Engineering and Supply Chain) to close on opportunities. Requires teamwork and collaboration with global product management to set implement strategy. Has overall responsibilities to support the CSM in aggregate financials, providing accurate forecasts, OE including pipeline growth, and MAS for product/technology areas. Specific focus areas to work collaboratively with SNC to drive more Engineering work into WEC to perform the Design Change Package work, perform other AE work.

Regular Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop/leverage key customer relationships to facilitate understanding of customer needs and ultimately create proposals with strong value proposition to meet customer needs and secure OE. Accountable for OE and opportunity pipeline growth for product/technology areas.


• Monitor and assess near-term market trends, customer buying patterns and competitor moves to adjust product positioning. Recommend price to capture maximum market value while delivering on business plan assumptions such as MAS; collaborate with sales to align on final price to customer. Collaborate with sales on capture planning and final order negotiations.


• Support SV3/4 engineering activities to aggregate product financials as well as regular financial forecasting. Support SV3/4 Engineering activities to develop resource demand signal for GOS engineering and manufacturing.


• Engage on emergent customer issues, leading team as needed until project management is available and engaged, ultimately working with collective team to develop technical and commercial solution. Collaborate with project teams to understand status of projects, supporting resolution of challenges during project execution


• Develop relationships with internal stakeholders, such as GES resource managers, to ensure people, processes and technology are available to deliver offer commitments as well as enable market growth. Collaborate with GES resource managers to generate high quality proposals.


• Ensure good understanding of Intellectual Property aspects of offers and ongoing projects; facilitate needed discussions to develop position on IP.


• Collaborate and co-ordinate with peer leaders in OMS to ensure cohesive approach to market and holistic customer support and satisfaction (e.g., FAC inspections + FAC program engineering).


• Collaborate with global product management on product strategy, product roadmaps, technology roadmaps, innovation ideas, etc.

Who You Are:

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

• US Citizen or Permanent Resident, ability to hold a badge and a US NPP.


• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline


• Minimum 5 year of experience as technical leader, 10 years is preferred


• Proven engineering leadership, either as a Technical Lead or Project Manager. including
  
  
  
  • Management of teams in challenging situations
  
  
  • Frequent interactions with customers
  
  
  
  


• Ability to get "things done" within Westinghouse through extensive operational and organizational know-how.


• In depth knowledge about AP1000 Plant Technologies


• Strong technical interest, predisposition for multi-tasking, flexibility, understanding of project priorities and teamwork abilities


• Work highly independent, capability of not only mentoring engineers, but also the capability of effectively leading a team of engineers in the execution of complex task

Desired Skills:

• P.E. preferred


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.


• Strong organizational skills


• Strong time management skills (Working to a deadline while balancing multiple tasks).


• Knowledge of Project Management and Financial Management/Reporting


• Be detail oriented.


• Experience and knowledge with Microsoft Power Bi, Teams, and CoPilot


• Familiarity with the nuclear power plant designs for operating PWR and BWRs or advanced reactors or AP1000.


• Experience with Microsoft Office Software Suite


• Highly Motivated with a desire to learn and continually develop

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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