Hybrid PLC Safety Software Engineer I&C

Westinghouse Electric Company; Warrendale (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement

Career development programs

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Warrendale, PA, seeks a engineer to develop, implement, and test PLC-based control logic for I&C Safety System products, translating requirements into deterministic logic for safety-critical behavior.

You will collaborate with senior engineers, assist in testing, debugging and documenting implemented control logic, and support verification activities to ensure compliance with design specifications in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Basic understanding of PLC programming concepts and industrial control systems.
• Exposure to IEC 61131-3 languages such as Function Block Diagram, Ladder Logic, or Structured Text preferred.
• Familiarity with PLC architecture and I/O processing.
• Experience with any PLC platform required.
• Familiarity with C and C++ preferred for embedded/real-time work.
• Understanding of real-time or embedded systems beneficial.
• Experience with structured or waterfall development in regulated environments is helpful but not required.
• Ability to work in cross-functional team with engineering, testing, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IV&V and IST teams to support testing and certification of control logic.
• Execute tasks within project schedules and quality expectations.
• Support integration activities and understanding how control logic interacts with system hardware and instrumentation.

Skills

PLC programming concepts

C and C++ familiarity

Industrial control systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

IEC 61131-3 languages

PLC architecture

PLC platforms

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company in Warrendale, PA, seeks a engineer to develop, implement, and test PLC-based control logic for I&C Safety System products, translating requirements into deterministic logic for safety-critical behavior.

You will collaborate with senior engineers, assist in testing, debugging and documenting implemented control logic, and support verification activities to ensure compliance with design specifications in a regulated environment.