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Engineer I - Materials Examinations and Development

Westinghouse Electric Company
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 May 2025

About the role

Engineer I - Materials Examinations and Development

Westinghouse Electric Company

Columbia, SC

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.

About the role:

As an Engineer I - Materials Examinations and Development you will be part of research team supporting advanced accident tolerant fuels.

You will focus on advanced materials examinations in our global Fuel Materials Innovation team. Our group members are based in the USA and Europe, and we are part of Westinghouse's Fuel Engineering organization.

As a member of our team your main responsibility will be to plan and realize examinations, and develop materials, for fuel assemblies for existing and future nuclear reactors. Our team's focus areas encompass materials for nuclear fuel assemblies, and in particular surface coatings for Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF).

You will report to the Manager - Fuels Material Innovation. This is a hybrid work schedule, and the role is based in Columbia, SC.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be one of our main resources in assuring that we acquire the fuel performance data needed for models and methods development, and licensing of next-generation materials solutions, and your daily activities will include:

  • Plan, implement, track and secure the progress in examinations of materials for fuel assemblies for existing and future nuclear reactors.
  • Perform analysis of test data and create technical reports documenting the analysis.
  • Identify and define technical challenges and guide successful resolution.
  • Work with Westinghouse's global team of specialists to assure that the examinations provide the data required for the continued development.
  • Develop next-generation fuel assembly materials solutions for existing and future nuclear reactors.
  • •Support the licensing of fuel materials and fuel rod performance models and methods.

Qualifications:

  • 0+ years of experience
  • BSc or MSc in Materials Science, Nuclear Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
  • Enjoy working in challenging projects, both independently and in teams.

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Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse offers great 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:

  • Great compensation package
  • Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
  • Paid Vacations and Holidays
  • Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Educational Reimbursement Program
  • Employee Referral Program

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

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.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities

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