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Principal Materials Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company
401(k)
United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Feb 28, 2025

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.

Principal Materials Engineer

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, we have an exciting opportunity for Principal Materials Engineer in the Product Engineering (Materials and Fuel Rod Design) group within Nuclear Fuels and Component Engineering group.

This role is located in Churchill, PA.

No relocation or sponsorship is available.

Your Day-to-Day:

* Responsibilities will include applying knowledge of materials science to lead the

development of materials for nuclear applications, translating engineering requirements into

test plans, development and execution of test plans and preparation of engineering analyses, calculations, and reports.

* Bring engineering rigor to resolution of problems, requiring prior knowledge and/or literature review within the given discipline.

* Direct the work of other engineers on assignments that range from basic to complex.

* Lead the development of advanced materials and manufacturing processes.

* Mentor junior engineers in topics related to materials manufacturing including raw material, intermediate product processing and finishing of ready-to-assembly fuel and related components.

* Implement hands-on material testing programs in a test lab environment. Testing ranges from mechanical testing, autoclave corrosion testing, and materials and chemical characterization.

* Interface with customers, national labs, and universities for collaborative development programs to develop advanced materials and work with external testing laboratories.

* Identify new opportunities to leverage Westinghouse materials and testing capabilities to develop commercial products and services based on customer needs.

* Coordinate multi-discipline groups or teams to accomplish desired business objectives.

* Conduct statistical analysis of test data results.

* This person will also be required to develop and deliver presentations to communicate status, problem resolution or promote related business products to both internal and external customers.

Who You Are:

As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

* Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline required, with a strong preference toward Materials Science or Chemical Engineering, Advanced degree preferred.

* Minimum 10 years applicable experience required;12 plus years preferred.

* Experience with zirconium-based alloys is required for this role.

* Strong organizational and planning skills, excellent communication skills (written and spoken) and overall attention to both technical and written details.

* Highly motivated, self-starter, able to identify and prioritize tasks without day-to-day management input, proactively identify and escalate conflicts for resolution when required.

* Orientation towards achieving Customer Success.

* Effective communication, teaming, and team building skills.

* Strong technical writing ability.

* This position is based at the Westinghouse Churchill Site.

Why Westinghouse?

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


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



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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