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Westinghouse Electric Company

Principal Criticality Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States

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Westinghouse Electric Company

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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 Criticality & Safety Engineer, you will support critical safety analysis for safe storage of fresh and depleted nuclear fuel materials preventing undesired reactivity phenomena and decay heat issues at plant sites and in Westinghouse fuel storage products.

You will report to the Manager, Advanced Design & Criticality for Nuclear Fuel Engineering.

You will work a remote schedule.

Responsibilities

Participate in introductory training focused on standard criticality safety and reactor core depletion.

Perform work for US and international plant facility customers.

Follow industry recognized methodologies and internal procedures.

Maintain focus on nuclear safety to produce error-free work.

Support criticality safety analyses for safe storage of fresh and depleted nuclear fuel materials preventing undesired reactivity phenomena and decay heat issues at plant sites and in Westinghouse fuel storage products.

Develop applicable, task-specific engineering skills necessary to meet goals using Monte Carlo analysis and discrete core depletion programs.

Prevent emergent criticality safety issues in LWR spent fuel pools and help integrate Westinghouse fuel products into existing plant licensing bases.

Learn to plan and schedule own work to meet analyses goals within schedule and budget.

Participate in multi-discipline project teams communications for status updates.

Work with nuclear plant customers and industrial regulators to ensure criticality analysis products meet quality and safety goals.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience focusing on criticality & safety.

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Nuclear, Materials or Physics).

Fundamental engineering principles and other engineering disciplines.

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? Westinghouse offers great 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:

Great compensation package

Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits

Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members

401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match

Paid Vacations and Holidays

Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements

Educational Reimbursement Program

Employee Referral Program

Westinghouse 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 9,000 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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