Senior Nuclear Project Engineer - Supplier Oversight

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) match

Paid vacations

Flexible work arrangements

Educational reimbursement

Global recognition

Employee referral program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead supplier-driven programs in nuclear, defense, and regulated environments. You will ensure compliance with technical requirements, quality standards and regulatory frameworks, partnering across engineering, supply chain, and QA to drive schedule, cost, and quality outcomes.

This onsite role reports to the Senior Product Manager, Strategic Materials, at our Columbia, SC location.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in engineering roles (project, manufacturing, or quality) within nuclear, defense, or regulated industries.
• Experience with supplier quality or supply chain engineering, including audits, inspections, and production oversight
• Experience with nuclear quality standards (e.g., ASME NQA-1) and regulatory frameworks (e.g., 10 CFR 50 Appendix B or comparable).
• Maintain a DOE Q Security Clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Willingness to travel monthly for supplier oversight (approximately 25–40%).
• Experience with project tools.

Responsibilities

• Own execution of supplier-driven work scopes—define requirements, timelines, and acceptance criteria; track progress; manage risks; and lead corrective actions to maintain schedule and budget.
• Conduct monthly on-site supplier visits to perform technical oversight, verify production readiness, review traveler/route cards, and ensure configuration control and documentation integrity.
• Witness periodic in-process and final source inspections; witness critical tests; verify objective evidence; and disposition nonconformances (NCRs).
• Ensure supplier adherence to contract requirements and applicable DOE/NRC regs (e.g., 10 CFR 50 App B).
• Interpret and flow down contract requirements and FAR clauses; ensure quality, technical, and deliverable compliance; support proposal reviews, change orders, and subcontract management.
• Develop and approve plans, procedures, inspection/test plans, acceptance criteria, and verification matrices; maintain requirements traceability and design records.
• Support causal analysis and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA); ensure closure with evidence.
• Guide communication between the customer (design authority), partners, and suppliers, ensuring communication of technical requirements, design intent, and compliance expectations.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, supply chain, legal/contracts, and program management; provide clear status reporting, risks, and mitigations to leadership and customers.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier processes, strengthen first-pass yield, and reduce lifecycle cost while maintaining compliance and safety.

Skills

Supplier quality

Supply chain engineering

Nuclear quality standards

DOE Q clearance

ASME NQA-1

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead supplier-driven programs in nuclear, defense, and regulated environments. You will ensure compliance with technical requirements, quality standards and regulatory frameworks, partnering across engineering, supply chain, and QA to drive schedule, cost, and quality outcomes.

This onsite role reports to the Senior Product Manager, Strategic Materials, at our Columbia, SC location.