Principal Engineer

Laveer Engineering; New Stanton (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid vacations

Job summary

WECTEC Staffing Services in New Stanton, PA is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer on a contract or contract-to-hire basis to lead Eagle Hardware Systems across multiple projects. The role involves digital and analog hardware design, technical leadership, and supporting legacy Eagle Safety Systems used in nuclear instrumentation control.

Ideal candidates will mentor engineers, manage complex projects, and produce thorough technical documentation while driving quality and delivery.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in hardware engineering leadership.
• Expertise in digital and analog hardware design.
• Ability to mentor and influence engineering teams.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Proven track record leading complex engineering projects.
• Experience resolving complex system issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware engineering design, analysis, and problem solving.
• Provide technical leadership across design, development, and delivery.
• Support legacy Eagle Safety Systems and obsolescence mitigation.
• Troubleshoot customer technical issues, including remote support.
• Mentor senior and junior engineers and develop team capability.
• Coordinate cross-team efforts for integration and delivery.
• Manage project schedules, resources and deliverables.
• Develop and review technical documentation for products.
• Lead problem solving for Eagle MultiBus Systems.
• Create procedures and methods to meet technical requirements.
• Prepare and present project updates and product promotions.

Skills

Hardware design

Project leadership

Mentoring

Technical communication

Job description

Requisition Number: 31067

Company: WECTEC Staffing Svcs LLC

Location:

New Stanton, US

WECTEC Staffing Services

A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

WECTEC Staffing Services provides customer-focused solutions with offerings ranging from high-volume and low-cost to specialized niche solutions, never compromising on delivering best-in-class customer service to both our clients and our professionals each day.

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, 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

This is a great opportunity for a contract or contract-to-hire, Principal Electrical Engineer working onsite at our New Stanton, PA location, to lead engineering activities for Eagle Hardware Systems across multiple projects. This role supports both new development and legacy microprocessor-based Eagle Safety Systems used in nuclear power plant instrumentation monitoring and control. The ideal candidate brings strong digital and analog design expertise, excels in technical leadership, and thrives in a customer-focused, multi-disciplinary environment. Reporting to the Eagle Supervisor, Standard Hardware and Common Q Platform, this opportunity could lead to a full‑time position working with long-standing customers and a great engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute advanced hardware engineering design, analysis, and problem solving.
• Provide technical leadership throughout design, development, and delivery of complex engineering solutions.
• Support legacy Eagle Safety Systems, including board and component level obsolescence mitigation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve customer technical issues, including remote support.
• Mentor senior and junior engineers, contributing to team capability development.
• Coordinate project efforts across teams to ensure successful integration and delivery.
• Manage complex technical projects: prepare technical descriptions, maintain schedules, direct resources, and oversee deliverables.
• Develop and review technical documentation for products and services.
• Be the lead technical problem solver for Eagle MultiBus Systems.
• Create and refine procedures, processes, and methods to meet technical requirements.
• Prepare and deliver presentations for project updates, issue resolution, and product promotion.

Qualifications

• 7-10 Years of experience
• Experience leading complex engineering projects.
• Expertise in both digital and analog hardware design.
• Mentor, and influence engineering teams.
• Resolve complex system issues.
• Experience presenting to all audiences.

Our Safety Pledge To You

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost‑effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in‑class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $60.00/hour to $80.00/hour.

Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans And Individuals With Disabilities

Employment opportunities may require access to information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.

Nearest Major Market:

Pittsburgh

Job Segment:

Nuclear Engineering, Hardware Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Power Plant, Engineer, Engineering, Energy