Supervisor, Setpoint and Control Systems

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.

Position Overview:

The Supervisor, Setpoints and Control Systems Engineering role is a line manager who leads a group of 10+ engineers performing analysis of new plant (AP1000, AP300, eVinci, etc.) digital Control Systems, legacy analog control and protection systems for nuclear power plants. Team members work closely with numerous functional areas such as Safety Analysis, Fluid Systems, and Plant Licensing to perform statistical / data analyses. An example would be the examination of instrument performance (drift) over time, and to project performance over a longer time period. The objective of this analysis would be to determine whether instrument drift is time-dependent and to determine if the surveillance intervals can be safely extended.

This Role will include the following responsibilities:

Managerial Responsibilities

• Supervises multiple employees (10+), typically exempt-level employees.
• Maintains performance management responsibilities for employees under purview and directs hiring, firing and promotion decisions.
• Frequent inter-organizational and external contacts, including collaboration with product line management, sales and customers to successfully complete project scope.
• Routine and frequent communication with all levels of management.
• Develop and maintain both internal and external positive customer relationships by positively addressing customer concerns and issues.
• Ensure the performance of work activities in accordance with established Westinghouse procedures.
• Identifies resource needs and develops justification.
• Develops and manages department budgets and/or business plans for organization.

Product/Project Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall success of projects including technical concepts and approval of all project outputs.
• Develops the definition of very complex projects, selecting sources and monitoring results.
• Identifies resource needs and develops justification.
• Ensure team provides cross functional technical support for other areas, product development, project implementation, marketing, and sales.
• Guides very complex projects and develops project organization, definition, planning, implementation and control.
• Develops and guides technical processes, to ensure standard methodologies for complex control design theory.
• Guides cross-functional initiatives to develop very complex specifications reflecting user requirements and business criteria.
• Continuously assesses workflows, jobs, and reporting relationships to improved team efficiency.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Qualified applicants will have 7+ years of professional experience in engineering/technology based industries.
• Minimum 5 years experience in an engineering design or development role.
• Minimum 2 years experience people management or project management experience with resource direction responsibilities.
• Demonstrates understanding and application of management approaches for work direction, motivation, performance management, and disciplinary action.
• Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) analyses basis, summary of results, proposed solutions, and implementation instructions to customers and team members.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• Advanced Degree preferred, Masters, PhD, or MBA.
• PMP Project Management Professional.
• Strong analytical/data analysis skills.
• Knowledge/experience in statistics and data analysis.
• Knowledge/experience in overall design and operation of Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR) and systems.
• Knowledge/experience in developing/using physics based plant models of large systems/subsystems.
• Experience with Safety critical systems.

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 around the globe 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. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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