Principal Test Engineer

Principal Test 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.

**Principal Test Engineer**

**Location:** Etna, PA, US, 15223

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Test Engineer. The selected candidate will work within the Advanced Reactor Testing group supporting research and development activities for the eVinci microreactor test program. The candidate will work primarily at the Waltz Mill site with occasional travel to the Cranberry HQ and Churchill locations.

**Your Day to Day**

• Lead and execute test programs throughout all phases of the design process
• Collaborate with design teams to identify design features requiring substantiation through testing
• Develop and implement design requirements, test plans, specifications, and procedures in accordance with quality assurance program requirements
• Collaborate with materials teams in the design of high-temperature corrosion compatible test articles
• Perform and execute experiments in compliance with quality assurance and safety requirements
• Technical writing, including development of technical reports
• Reduce and analyze large data sets using Matlab, DIAdem, or Mathcad
• Design test articles and first-of-a-kind prototypes utilizing standard engineering practices and finite element analysis
• Research design and selection of equipment and instrumentation for test facility applications
• Integrate testing efforts with modeling and analysis efforts
• Develop and maintain effective business relationships with Westinghouse customers

**Who You Are** As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

• Bachelor's in Mechanical, Electro-Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering (Master's or PhD degree preferred)
• 8 years of professional experience
• Prior experience working in a lab testing environment (academic or industry lab)
• Mechanical problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational planning skills and attention to detail
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Good judgment and ability to prioritize tasks
• Effective communication, teaming, and team-building skills
• Strong technical writing ability
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) practices
• Experience with finite element analysis utilizing ANSYS Workbench
• Preferred experience with ultra-high vacuum applications

**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 globally 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

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. Learn more by visiting Westinghouse Nuclear.

**Equal Opportunity Employer** Westinghouse Electric Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Vets, and Persons with Disabilities. Get connected with Westinghouse on social media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube.

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