Principal Systems Engineer, Safety Software Governance (Hybrid)

Westinghouse Electric Company; Warrendale (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 103,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacations & holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a seasoned software governance professional to lead processes, standards, training, and regulatory compliance for safety-critical software and digital I&C systems at its Warrendale, PA facility.

You will partner with software and engineering teams to ensure lifecycle activities meet regulatory requirements, industry standards, and customer commitments, while driving audits, documentation, and workforce qualification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline required.
• 10+ years of related engineering/QA/training experience.
• Experience with regulated industries.
• Experience developing technical procedures and governance programs.
• Ability to produce clear, concise documentation.
• Ability to interpret standards and translate to processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve software lifecycle procedures and governance documents.
• Translate regulatory requirements into engineering processes.
• Maintain mappings between requirements and lifecycle activities.
• Support QA, configuration management, verification, validation, and traceability.
• Provide guidance on compliance and documentation expectations.
• Develop lifecycle plans and quality assurance plans.
• Review documentation for compliance with procedures.
• Support requirements management and traceability across lifecycle.
• Develop training programs and qualification requirements.
• Monitor training compliance and curriculum effectiveness.
• Identify gaps and drive process improvements.
• Collaborate with tools and automation teams to improve workflows.
• Provide mentoring on lifecycle processes and best practices.

Skills

Technical governance

Regulatory compliance

Software lifecycle

Traceability

Quality systems

Training programs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a seasoned software governance professional to lead processes, standards, training, and regulatory compliance for safety-critical software and digital I&C systems at its Warrendale, PA facility.

You will partner with software and engineering teams to ensure lifecycle activities meet regulatory requirements, industry standards, and customer commitments, while driving audits, documentation, and workforce qualification.