Principal Supplier Quality 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.

 

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Quality Engineer.

 

Your Day-to-Day:

• Lead and mentor others in a variety of quality assurance duties to ensure externally sourced products meet the quality and technical requirements defined by Westinghouse.  Within this role the primary focus will be to manage cross functional teams in the development and execution of complex plans for supplier oversight, quality verification activities, and the generation of certification documents for externally provides items.

• Mentor and help in the development of less senior oversight personnel with the execution of verification activities, supplier oversight, and resolution of supplier quality issues.

• Managing cross disciplined teams in the execution of supplier oversight activities to verify Westinghouse suppliers have implemented a Quality Assurance Program commensurate with the items/services being provided.

• Develop and implement supplier surveillance and oversight plans for complex and first of a kind procurements to ensure compliance with quality and technical standards.

• Lead cross functional teams in the resolution of complex supplier quality issues which adversely impact product quality.  

• Perform verification and acceptance activities to confirm items and/or services being provided by suppliers conform to Westinghouse purchase order requirements.

• Lead, co-ordinate and integrate complex projects which encompass multi-functional areas. Monitor progress and direct teams to successfully achieve established quality objectives within budgetary and schedule constraints.
  Generate robust certification documents, which identify the specific procurement requirements met by the purchased material or equipment, such as codes, standards, and other specifications imposed by Westinghouse Customers, for major equipment and components.

• Lead assessments of the global supply base to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, codes and standards.

• Evaluate supplier quality plans, procedures, and processes to verify compliance to quality and technical requirements defined by Westinghouse Engineering