
Operations Engineer (early career)
Etna, PA · HybridJob$58–85K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Operations Engineer supports reactor core physics testing, reactor engineering services, and plant operations by validating core design performance and improving nuclear systems and fuel handling. The role also involves troubleshooting instrumentation, implementing advanced technologies, and developing emergency operating procedures. Based in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, this mobile/hybrid position includes customer-site field work and travel.
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Full job description
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 a Operations Engineer, you will support reactor core physics testing and reactor engineering services. You will also support plant operations by providing solutions that validate core design performance and improve nuclear systems and fuel handling. Additionally, you will troubleshoot instrumentation, implement advanced technologies, and develop emergency operating procedures used across the operating nuclear fleet.
You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager and work a mobile/hybrid role based in Cranberry, PA.
RELOCATION IS AVAILABLE
Key Responsibilities:
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Mix of office work and hands-on, field work.
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Work with customers to support the customer's reactor operation team.
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Maintain and testing equipment, shipping equipment to customer sites, transport, setup and tear down of test equipment at customer sites, test administration and reporting.
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We support our power plant customers by performing critical activities in the control room. Performing well under pressure is a must. The job requires strong communication skills for customer interface. Additionally, physical ability to handle test equipment is necessary.
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We will ask you to travel to customer sites for hands-on work assignments. Additionally, it involves occasional travel, 2 to 4 times a year, to industry meetings or to customer sites for short field work assignments. These assignments typically last 5 to 15 days per trip.
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Must maintain their fitness for duty and participate in Westinghouse's behavioral observation program.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Nuclear Engineering
0+ years experience
Beneficial:
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Master's Degree in Nuclear Engineering
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Reactor Operator License for University or Research Reactor (or previously held)
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Experience with use of nuclear detection equipment
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Familiarity with reactor physics and reactor dynamics
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Experience with LabVIEW software.
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Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Laboratory equipment operation and management
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Operation or design of instrumentation and control (I&C) systems
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Neutron detection (familiarity with rhodium or vanadium in-core Instrumentation)
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Experience writing engineering or operating procedures
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 $85,000 per year.
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Why Westinghouse?
Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:
• Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
• Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
• Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
• Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
• 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 11,000 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
Get connected with Westinghouse on social media: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn| YouTube
How this job compares
Set against the 582 open Operations Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$58–85K/yr
- US median$85–130K/yr458 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $72K, is 34% below the US median midpoint ($109K) — in the lowest quarter of Operations Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 582 open Operations Engineer jobs across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Operations Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 415 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 334 of the 582 open Operations Engineer jobs (57%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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