Principal Quality Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC • Harrisville, UT

30d • $103,200 - $129,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Principal Quality Engineer, you will ensure regulatory, company and customer quality assurance requirements and responsibilities. Support and embrace a culture of quality standards that comply with nuclear standards and customer quality requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 5 or more years of experience.
• Experience applying data analysis to equipment reliability, problem solving and performance improvement.
• Knowledge of national consensus standards of quality, ISO, Six Sigma, ANSI/ASME, NQA1 US NRC Regulatory Guide series.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality standards and systems with compliance to QMS and customer specifications
• Lead problem solving through 5-Why, fishbone, pFMEA, Failure Analysis, RCA and ACA analysis.
• Lead and employ poke-yoke or mistake-proofing methods, process monitoring technology and procedural methods.
• Lead assessments of operations, quality processes and identify opportunities for performance improvement through statistical controls
• Lead, recommend and influence operations to take appropriate corrective actions, resolve quality issues and implement performance improvement.
• Lead problem solving using SPC, process management, digital tools, and automation.
• Lead, co-ordinate and integrate projects which encompass multi-areas departments to achieve smooth flow and quality of products
• Develop short- and long-term solutions to manufacturing quality and process problems. Implement process monitoring methods to identify when a process is not producing a quality product (COPQ) and develop action plans A3's.
• Review customer specifications, design engineering documentation to verify compliance and implementation to assure technical QA requirements.
• Improve processes through development of automated systems to improve productivity and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Communicate changes in Quality policies and systems through level II and III procedures.
• Lead customer audits and technical surveillances
• Lead continuous improvement projects: Kaizens, Process improvement and COPQ reduction/elimination projects.
• QA scope review and implementation for major contracts and serve as customer quality interface.
• Review and write quality and manufacturing plans, procedures, qualification reports for new and old products and processes.
• Integrate Westinghouse plans and procedures with customer requirements into plan operations
• Translate customer/regulatory requirements into test and inspection procedures and instructions.
• Certification of product and processes

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal