Principal Supplier Performance Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Remote; USD 103,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) with company match

Paid vacations and holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement and career/4

Global recognition and service

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is seeking a Principal Supplier Performance Engineer to drive safety, quality, and supplier performance across nuclear projects. You will lead cost-reduction and new-product initiatives, assess suppliers, and resolve complex issues, reporting to the Senior Manager, EMEA/ASIA Supplier Performance.

This remote role requires strong technical leadership, experience in manufacturing and quality processes, and ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• Experience with ASME standards and nuclear products preferred.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications per ASME.
• Experience leading multiple, concurrent projects.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality controls.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen Nuclear Safety Culture Traits and Human Performance Tools with Westinghouse and suppliers.
• Lead supplier development and qualification activities for new products and cost reduction initiatives, managing risks and schedules.
• Lead technical assessments of new suppliers for manufacturing capability, capacity, process controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead supplier quality management systems implementation to meet Westinghouse requirements.
• Perform on-site and remote supplier oversight to ensure technical and quality requirements are met.
• Oversee corrective action requests, perform root-cause analyses, and verify preventative actions.
• Coordinate with teams to identify and act on quality events and mitigations.
• Evaluate procurement risks and develop security of supply risk mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering to ensure clear drawing requirements and communication of expectations.
• Support Value Analysis/Value Engineering and Design for Assembly/manufacturing during design.

Skills

Nuclear safety culture

Supplier development

Process capability analysis

Reading drawings to ASME

Design for manufacturability

Quality management systems

Technical assessments

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

PFMEA

Job description

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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.

About the role:

As a Principal Supplier Performance Engineer, you will prioritize personal, industrial, and nuclear safety as a fundamental part of your job. Your responsibilities will include leading assigned cost reduction and new product projects, de-risking new suppliers through technical assessments and development, and supporting the resolution of supplier issues and negative performance trends. Additionally, you will implement performance improvements and lead the resolution of complex quality/technical issues. You will report to the Senior Manager, EMEA/ASIA Supplier Performance and be work remote. 100% remote position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strengthen Nuclear Safety Culture Traits and Human Performance Tools at Westinghouse and with our suppliers
• Lead supplier development and qualification activities for new products and cost reduction efforts. This includes identification of project risks and mitigating actions, managing project schedules, approval of supplier process documents, process capability analyses, measurement system analyses, input to design for manufacturability.
• Lead technical assessments of new suppliers for manufacturing capability, capacity, process controls, compliance with applicable regulations, codes and standards, and associated risks.
• Lead Supplier development activities to implement or improve Supplier quality management systems and manufacturing processes to meet Westinghouse requirements.
• Perform on-site and remote supplier oversight to ensure Westinghouse technical and quality requirements are achieved.
• Oversee internal and supplier corrective action requests, perform cause analyses, and verify completion of preventative and corrective actions.
• Lead and escape “quality events”, coordinating activities, issuing communications, identifying partners to ensure prompt identification of impacted products, disposition, and corrective action
• Evaluate procurement risk, solicit partner input, and use resources to develop security of supply risk mitigation plans
• Work with Design Engineering to ensure the integrity and clarity of engineering drawing requirements and that all expectations are communicated to support suppliers.
• Support implementation of Value Analysis/Value Engineering, Design for Assembly and Design for Manufacturing principles during the design process.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering
• 5+ years of progressive experience in engineering/manufacturing
• Knowledge in manufacturing processes
• Machining, welding, assembly of components, I&C.
• Experience performing process capability analysis (Cpk) and qualification
• Working knowledge of Manufacturing and Quality Plans, PFMEAs, etc.
• Experience identifying project tasks, developing schedules, managing spend
• Experience leading multiple, concurrent projects
• Experience authoring technical documents or operating procedures
• Ability to read drawings and specifications made to ASME standards
• Experience with nuclear products and standards desired

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $103,200 to $129,000 per year.

Why Westinghouse?

Why Westinghouse?

Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:

• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• Employee Referral Program

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

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com .

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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