Supplier Quality Engineer

As a Supplier Quality Engineer you will perform several supplier quality activities including audits/assessments, surveys, inspections, oversight, and verification at Westinghouse supplier facilities. You will be part of the APX Supplier Quality Team with a specific focus on suppliers providing ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code materials and components for the AP1000 Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS).

You will report to the Sr. Manager, Supplier Quality NSSS. This is a hybrid role based in our Cranberry Township, PA office (3 days remote). Relocation is not provided for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement supplier surveillance and oversight plans to ensure compliance with quality and technical standards.

• Resolve supplier quality issues which adversely impact product quality.

• Perform independent assessments and oversight to confirm that suppliers have established, implemented, and maintained an effective quality management system that ensures nuclear safety-related and/or ASME B&PV Code Section III materials, and components meet all quality, regulatory, and customer requirements specified in purchasing documents.

• Monitor progress to achieve established quality goals within budgetary and schedule constraints.

• Create certification documents, which identify the 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 and processes to verify compliance with quality and technical requirements defined by Westinghouse Engineering.

• Apply advanced quality control techniques and statistical methods for collection of deficiency information to identify failure causes and trends, rate performance and measure the effectiveness of supplier QA programs, and internal processes.

• Write detailed segments of QA plans/programs according to current U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Westinghouse and customer QA standards for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.

• Implement policies on scope and retention requirements of quality assurance documentation.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

• 0-2+ years of experience as a Supplier Quality Professional or similar role.

• Proficiency in using several inspection tools like calipers, gauges, micrometers, and specialized testing equipment (IM&TE) is desirable.

• Competency with generating, reviewing, approving, and archiving electronic quality documents and records.

• 40-50% travel.

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $58,400 to $73,000 per year.