PLC Safety Software Engineer – I&C Systems

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical benefits

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Flexible Work Arrangements

Educational Reimbursement

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC in Warrendale, PA is seeking a Safety SW I&C Engineer PLC Control Logic to develop, implement, and test PLC-based control logic for safety-critical I&C systems. You translate requirements into deterministic logic and contribute to design documentation while supporting verification activities.

Working with senior engineers in a regulated environment, you'll participate in testing, debugging, and integration with hardware, instrumentation, and IST/IV&V teams, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field required.
• Basic understanding of PLC programming concepts and industrial control systems.
• Familiarity with IEC 61131-3 languages (Function Block Diagram, Ladder Logic, Structured Text) preferred.
• Experience with any PLC platform and embedded/real-time environments beneficial.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

PLC programming concepts

I&C safety software knowledge

C and C++ familiarity

Embedded/real-time systems

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

IEC 61131-3

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC in Warrendale, PA is seeking a Safety SW I&C Engineer PLC Control Logic to develop, implement, and test PLC-based control logic for safety-critical I&C systems. You translate requirements into deterministic logic and contribute to design documentation while supporting verification activities.

Working with senior engineers in a regulated environment, you'll participate in testing, debugging, and integration with hardware, instrumentation, and IST/IV&V teams, with