Senior Supplier Performance Engineer

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.

 

The Senior Supplier Performance Engineer is a US Only Remote role. 

 

Your Day to Day:

Supplier Oversight

• Perform on-site and remote supplier oversight to ensure Westinghouse technical and quality requirements are achieved
• Develop and implement Supplier Oversight Plans to drive on-time completion of critical document submittals, manufacturing activities, surveillance (witness and hold) points, inspections, and tests and ensure vendor compliance with critical requirements
• Coordinate activies of Westinghouse functions responsible for driving supplier performance including Supply Chain (buyers and category managers), Design Engineering, and Supplier Quality Oversight
• Actively identify and escalate significant supplier issues, risk, and quality events. 
• Drive prompt resolution of issues by coordinating activities, issuing timely communications, and identifying stakeholders to ensure prompt identification of impacted products, disposition of issues, and implementation of corrective action
• Monitor key supplier performance metrics (On-Time Delivery, Quality issues, Deviation Notices, etc.) for assigned suppliers to proactively identify negative performance trends and implement causal analysis, corrective actions,  and Supplier Improvement Plans to mitigate issues.
• Evaluate procurement (supplier) risk, soliciting stakeholder input, and leveraging tools and resources to develop security of supply risk mitigation plans
• Own internal and external (supplier) corrective action requests, performing cause analyses and verifying completion of preventative and corrective actions

Supplier Development

• Perform technical evaluations of new and existing suppliers to assess manufacturing capability, capacity, process controls, compliance with applicable regulations, codes & standards, and associated risks
• Identify gaps between supplier evaluations and Westinghouse technical / quality requirements and establish and implement closure plans.
• Lead supplier development and qualification activities for new products, supplier improvement initiatives, and cost reduction efforts. This includes performing supplier development activities to establish or improve suppliers’ manufacturing processes and quality management systems to meet Westinghouse requirements.
• Review and disposition supplier process documents, process capability analyses, measurement system analyses, input to design for manufacturability, etc.
• Work with Design Engineering to ensure the integrity and clarity of engineering drawing requirements and that all expectations are communicated effectively to support suppliers.
• Support implementation of Value Analysis / Value Engineering, Design for Assembly, and Design for Manufacturing principles during the design process.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor Degree or higher in Engineering required
• 4+ years of progressive experience in engineering/manufacturing
• Experience preferred in the Power Generation or Nuclear Industries but could be in any of the following industries: Oil & Gas, Pipelines, Refineries, Offshore Oil Production Platforms, Ship Building, Manufacturing Plants, Supply Chain, etc.
• Knowledge in manufacturing processes, e.g. precision machining (turning, milling, etc.), welding, forming, mechanical assembly, NDE and inspection, and testing
• Experience performing process capability analysis (Cpk) and qualifica