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Principal Process Engineer

Westinghouse Electric·Cumbria, GB·Posted yesterday
Nuclear industryUS only

About this role

Lead process engineering for large complex or multiple medium-sized nuclear projects at Westinghouse. This Principal Process Engineer role requires expertise in process design, regulatory compliance, and team leadership to shape next-generation nuclear solutions. Serve as the project's single point of authority and accountability for the process engineering discipline, leading multi-disciplined teams and developing key design deliverables including Process Flow Diagrams and P&IDs.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the project's single point of authority and accountability for the process engineering discipline
  • Lead a multi-disciplined engineering team reporting to the Project Manager and working closely with the client's responsible engineering team
  • Develop key design deliverables including Process Flow Diagrams and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams/Engineering Flow Diagrams
  • Check and approve calculations including mass, energy and flow balances, pipe and equipment sizing
  • Ensure design deliverables meet high standards and comply with relevant standards, regulations and customer-specific requirements
  • Verify that design consultants and sub-contractors deploy suitably qualified and experienced personnel
  • Produce technically accurate, grammatically correct, properly formatted and professionally presented documentation
  • Prepare and review quality plans for multi or single discipline work packages
  • Ensure work is delivered within defined scope and completed to time and budget
  • Manage resolutions to technical issues and implement necessary change control while addressing commercial impacts
  • Actively participate in the development of more junior engineers

Qualifications

  • At least 8+ years' experience in industry, with at least 3 years at Senior Engineer level
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or associated discipline
  • Chartered Member of the IChemE
  • Detailed knowledge of standards, regulations, codes and directives including Pressure Equipment Regulations, COMAH, COSHH, DSEAR
  • Proven knowledge of theories, principles, practices and techniques of process design
  • Ability to undertake technical tasks and disclose technical limitations
  • Ability to work well with all levels of management, executive leadership and support staff

Desired

  • 5+ years in the nuclear industry or other highly regulated sector
  • Willingness to mentor more junior engineers and designers

Location

Based at Westlakes, hybrid working arrangement

Job details

FieldEngineering
LocationCumbria, GB
IndustryNuclear energy
PostedJun 2026

Skills & tools

PROCESS ENGINEERINGP&ID DESIGNREGULATORY COMPLIANCE

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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