Principal Mechanical 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 Principal Mechanical Engineer based in Cranberry Township, PA.

Please note that relocation assistance is not avaialble for this position.

Your Day-to-Day:
Environmentally Assisted Fatigue (EAF) and Metal Fatigue Supporting Environmentally Assisted Fatigue (EAF) and Metal Fatigue. Performing a variety of engineering tasks in support of our Westinghouse-developed WESTEMS program. The WESTEMS program is a fatigue aging management software for monitoring plant transients and performing fatigue analysis.
Developing site specific WESTEMS models
Processing data from operating plants to develop transient cycle counts and fatigue usage at monitored locations
Supporting coding upgrades to the WESTEMS software to enhance its functionality and efficiency
Providing ongoing customer support for use of the WESTEMS software, including software installation, training, and user group meetings
Interfacing with external customers to define projects for commercial offers
Performing a variety of engineering tasks in support of our License Renewal and Subsequent License Renewal Projects with a focus in the areas of Time-Limited Aging Analyses (TLAAs), Metal Fatigue, and Environmentally Assisted Fatigue (EAF); these tasks may include the following:
Identifying TLAAs, fatigue analyses of record (AORs), and design transients that are part of the current licensing basis
Reviewing plant data, operator logs, etc. to identify past transient occurrences and develop projected transient cycles for the period of extended operation
Performing EAF screening evaluations to identify leading component locations requiring further evaluation
Performing hand calculations to reduce conservatism in the fatigue AOR and apply EAF penalty factors (Fen) in the calculation of EAF cumulative usage factors (CUFen)
Utilize the ANSYS software to develop finite element models and transfer functions for use in downstream WESTEMS evaluations
Utilize the WESTEMS software to perform detailed stress and fatigue evaluations per ASME Code Section III Subsection NB-3200 criteria
Interfacing with external customers to define project scope and resolve comments on documents
Providing customer consultation to resolve NRC questions and requests for additional information

Who You Are:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:
Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering
Minimum 8 years of applicable experience required; 10 plus year preferred
Piping systems and component analysis
Experience with ASME Section III and Section XI criteria preferred Experience with FEA and ANSYS/ABAQUS preferred.
Ability to learn quickly and display a strong attention to detail
Nuclear plant primary systems knowledge preferred

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

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

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