Principal Supplier Quality Engineer (Remote)

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

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to lead surveillance of supplier manufacturing to ensure conformance to contractual requirements and nuclear safety culture. This role is 100% remote, reporting to the Manager, Supplier Quality EMEA, with significant travel.

The candidate will review documentation, issue quality releases, and support the SQO team, leveraging extensive NDE knowledge, welding expertise, and regulatory awareness in a nuclear context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering.
• 5+ years of experience as manufacturing inspector/surveillance engineer in the nuclear industry.
• Certification in NDE or welding (preferred).
• Strong knowledge of NDE, UT and RT, and welding activities.
• Knowledge of nuclear construction code/regulation (RCC-M, ASME, ESPN…).
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes for critical nuclear equipment.
• Willing to travel often (50-75%).

Responsibilities

• Witness manufacturing activities such as welding, nondestructive examination, dimensional control, destructive testing based on the surveillance plan.
• Raise the deviation to contractual requirements using the dedicated template; issue a report after surveillance activities; review End of Manufacturing Reports.
• Issue quality release prior to shipment of equipment; perform unscheduled oversight based on lessons learned and supplier weaknesses.
• Support supply chain and project teams with information on main events occurring at the supplier facility.
• Support the SQO team as back-up when many activities run in parallel or staff is on vacation.

Skills

Mechanical Eng

Nuclear manufacturing

NDE/Welding cert

NDE (UT/RT)

Nuclear codes/regulations

Travel 50-75%

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to lead surveillance of supplier manufacturing to ensure conformance to contractual requirements and nuclear safety culture. This role is 100% remote, reporting to the Manager, Supplier Quality EMEA, with significant travel.

The candidate will review documentation, issue quality releases, and support the SQO team, leveraging extensive NDE knowledge, welding expertise, and regulatory awareness in a nuclear context.