Principal Quality Engineer – Onsite (Nuclear)

Westinghouse Electric Company; South Carolina; Sur place; USD 103 000 - 129 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical benefits

Wellness Programs

401(k) with company match

Paid vacations and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement

Global recognition and service

Employee referral program

Résumé du poste

Westinghouse Electric Company in Columbia, SC seeks a Principal Quality Engineer to implement quality policies and ensure compliance with customer requirements and standards. You will report to the Manager of Quality Engineering and be located onsite, supporting complex projects across nuclear and non-nuclear scopes.

The role requires leadership in cross-functional teams, driving corrective actions, supplier performance reviews, and process improvements to meet safety and quality goals; 100%

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 5+ years of experience.
• In-depth understanding of lean manufacturing principles.
• Hands-on experience building small prototypes.
• Proficiency with analytical tools, workflow time studies, and process balancing.
• Collaborate with program managers, manufacturing leads, customers, and functional leads, and to provide daily direction and guidance to other process engineers, and operators.

Responsabilités

• Direct assessments of operations and identify opportunities for performance improvement through internal quality assessments, environmental/health and safety reviews, total quality reviews.
• Recommend and influence operations to take appropriate corrective actions, resolve quality issues and implement performance improvement. Integrate assessment results into Business Unit Quality policies and systems.
• Lead, co-ordinate and integrate complex projects which encompass multi-areas.
• Monitor progress and direct teams to achieve established budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Review design engineering documentation to verify compliance with technical QA requirements. These requirements apply to the design, manufacture, construction, and installation of nuclear power plant primary and secondary loop structures, systems, and components, and modifications thereof. Additionally, they apply to non-nuclear projects.
• Identify deviations that could create safety/environmental hazards or cause malfunctions.
• Work as team member with cognizant personnel to implement corrective actions.
• Assess and identify issues with supplier performance to assure best cost/value for procured products and services through audits, surveillances, commercial grade surveys, supplier partnerships.
• Refine processes through development of automated systems to improve productivity and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Communicate changes in Quality policies and systems. Conduct educational and training programs.
• Work with industry organizations and influence appropriate industry quality changes.
• Lead on internal and industry process improvement committees.
• Provide support to systems assessment process owners.
• Be the quality liaison/coordinator for third-party inquiries, including government regulatory agencies, customers, licensees, ASME, ISO.
• Lead teams to direct QA scope for major contracts and serve as customer interface.
• Communicate directly with customer to integrate Westinghouse plans and procedures with customer requirements.
• Provide team members with periodic updates and recommendations regarding nature and status of work.

Connaissances

Lean manufacturing

Prototype development

Analytical tools

Process balancing

Team collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Description du poste

Westinghouse Electric Company in Columbia, SC seeks a Principal Quality Engineer to implement quality policies and ensure compliance with customer requirements and standards. You will report to the Manager of Quality Engineering and be located onsite, supporting complex projects across nuclear and non-nuclear scopes.

The role requires leadership in cross-functional teams, driving corrective actions, supplier performance reviews, and process improvements to meet safety and quality goals; 100%