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Principal Electrical Engineer

Westinghouse Electric·New Stanton·Posted yesterday
Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Lead electrical engineering for Westinghouse's Eagle Hardware Systems, a safety-critical instrumentation and control platform used in nuclear power plants. You'll drive hardware design and development across complex projects while mentoring engineering teams and supporting both new development and legacy microprocessor-based systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute advanced hardware engineering design, analysis, and problem solving
  • Provide technical leadership throughout design, development, training, and delivery of complex engineering solutions
  • Support and enhance legacy Eagle Safety Systems, including board and component level obsolescence mitigation
  • Troubleshoot and resolve customer technical issues, including remote support
  • Mentor and guide senior and junior engineers, contributing to team capability development
  • Coordinate project efforts across multi-functional teams to ensure successful integration and delivery
  • Manage complex technical projects: prepare technical descriptions, maintain schedules, direct resources, and oversee deliverables
  • Develop and review technical documentation for products and services
  • Serve as lead technical problem solver for Eagle MultiBus Systems
  • Create and refine procedures, processes, and methods to meet technical requirements
  • Prepare and deliver presentations for project updates, issue resolution, and product promotion

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • 7+ years of relevant experience
  • Expertise in both digital and analog hardware design
  • Experience with Altium schematic capture and layout
  • Demonstrated ability to guide, mentor, and influence engineering teams

Location

New Stanton, PA; hybrid work arrangement

Job details

FieldEngineering
LocationNew Stanton
IndustryNuclear energy
PostedJun 2026

Skills & tools

INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLDIGITAL HARDWARE DESIGNANALOG HARDWARE DESIGNALTIUM

About the company

Westinghouse Electric

The world's leading nuclear energy company, supplying nuclear fuel, plant design, engineering and plant services to utilities worldwide. Headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.

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