Principal Welding Engineer
About this role
Principal Welding Engineer at Westinghouse supporting development, implementation, and troubleshooting of welding requirements for nuclear power plant fabrication, erection, and maintenance. Report to Lead Engineer of Welding Technologies; mentor junior engineers and drive technical excellence across global supply chain partnerships.
Responsibilities
- —Review contract, design, and regulatory requirements to develop project welding specifications
- —Provide guidance to fabricators and construction personnel for compliance with project welding requirements
- —Review supplier documentation including weld maps, detail drawings, PQRs, WPSs, and Welding Programs for conformance
- —Provide materials engineering support including material selection, substitution, heat treatment, bending, and forming requirements
- —Work with Global Supply Chain and Supplier Performance Engineering to support fab-follow activities for AP1000 systems, structures, and components
- —Provide mentorship to engineers in welding and related disciplines
- —Participate in constructability and design reviews to develop Westinghouse technologies
- —Evaluate weld failures and conduct associated causal analyses
- —Travel to suppliers and vendors to support welding program activities and resolve technical issues
- —Provide consultation and technical responses for welding-related questions from regulatory bodies, clients, and internal customers
- —Support maintenance and development of Westinghouse ASME Section III corporate certificate programs
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Welding Engineering Technology, or related field. 8+ years as Welding Engineer or related position. 5+ years nuclear-specific construction or fabrication experience in power plants, shipbuilding, industrial process construction, maintenance, component repair, or manufacturing. Strong working knowledge of AWS and ASME Codes (Section II, III, V, XI, B31.1, B31.3, D1.1, D1.3, D1.4, D1.6, D9.1, D10.10). Experience with qualification of welders and welding procedures. Familiarity with SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, and SAW welding processes. Knowledge of ASME NQA-1 quality assurance and Welding Program best practices. Ability to secure unescorted access authorization to plant site. Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Desired
Experience with CSA N299, W47.1, W59, RCC-M, NBIC, N690, AISC 341, AISC 360, and PCC-2. Experience with fabrication and erection of steel-concrete composite panels and modular construction techniques. Experience with laser welding and automated/robotic welding processes. Knowledge and experience with field machining and precision measurements for installation of piping and equipment. Participation or membership in ASME or AWS committee, sub-committee, or working group.
Location
Hybrid: 2 days/week on-site at Rock Hill, SC or Cranberry Township, PA. Domestic and international travel required.
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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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