Principal Engineer - Poland Project (US Based)

  • Pennsylvania
  • Westinghouse Electric Company, Llc

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.
If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, Westinghouse has an opportunity for a US Based Principal Project Engineer for the AP1000 Poland Project.
This position will be hybrid in nature at the manager's discretion requiring 2-3 days on-site at a Westinghouse US Engineering location . No relocation will be provided for this position. We are able to entertain all candidates authorized to work without sponsorship now and in the future as we are unable to sponsor Visa's for this opportunity.
US Engineering Locations:

  • Rock Hill, NC (40-minutes from downtown Charlotte)
  • Columbia, SC
  • Cranberry, PA (Greater Pittsburgh Area)
  • Etna, PA (Greater Pittsburgh Area)
Your Day-to-Day:
The Poland Project Engineering Organization is looking for a Principal Project Engineer to deliver the first AP1000 Reactors in Poland.
The project engineer will report to the Power Block and Site-Specific Project Engineering Manager and be assigned to one or several technical areas. Their specific responsibilities will be as follows:
  • Work with support of Functional Area Lead(s) to ensure progress and scope execution
  • Responsible for the managing the schedule and budgeting
  • Lead point of contact for Functional Area Leads and Project Coordinator
  • Supports the Project Engineering Manager and Design Technical Lead as required
Who You Are:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • At least 8 years of relevant work experience, previous experience on AP1000 or AP300 preferred
  • Ability to travel internationally as required to support the Poland Project
  • Cognizance in at least one of the following technical areas:
    • Nuclear systems design
    • Turbine Island/Balance of Plant systems or structural design
    • NSSS components design and analyses
    • Piping layout and/or analysis
    • Plant layout integration
    • Civil, Structural and Architectural engineering
    • Electrical design
  • Effective oral and written communications
  • Ability to establish effective networks across various functional areas
Why Westinghouse?
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
Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
  • Paid Vacations and Holidays
  • Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Educational Reimbursement Program
  • Employee Referral Program

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