
Principal Engineer - Interfaces and Hazards
Cranberry Township, NC · HybridFull-time$103–129K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Principal Engineer will work in Westinghouse’s Design Interfaces and Hazards Engineering group, supporting design, fabrication, construction, and maintenance for large-scale nuclear and non-nuclear projects. The role focuses on plant hazards assessments and design interfaces, including flooding, pipe rupture, and other hazard protection evaluations. It also supports advanced nuclear plant designs and coordinates with engineering teams, constructors, and customers.
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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 Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for work performed in the Design Interfaces and Hazards Engineering group, you will support teams for the design, fabrication, construction, and maintenance of large-scale nuclear and non-nuclear projects. The primary roles within this group include internal flooding assessments; pipe rupture hazards assessments (PRHA), other hazard protection (explosions, etc.) evaluations, design interface control, and other activities. You will provide diverse and broad-ranging opportunities for advanced nuclear plant designs (AP1000 and AP300) considering plant hazards and design interfaces of systems, equipment, structures, and physical site/plant arrangement.
You will report to the Engineering Manager, Design Interfaces and Hazards Engineering and be located in Cranberry Township, PA or Rock Hill, SC. This position is hybrid in nature at the discretion of the manager typically requiring 2-3 days/week on-site. You may be able to work hybrid in other Westinghouse locations in the US.
Key Responsibilities:
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Plan the task and schedule the work for a given task/activity
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Provide technical oversight of the work (including technical reviews of work products – from a process or usability view)
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Encourage a questioning attitude and challenge assumptions
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Provide technical coordination between different areas related to the tasks to avoid technical conflicts hazards and design interfaces of systems, equipment, structures, and physical site/plant arrangement.
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You will be responsible for hazards assessments, design interfaces with constructors and customers, fuel handling and material handling equipment & tooling design, commodity clearance evaluations, flooding evaluations and other hazard protection evaluations.
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Provide broad-ranging experience of advanced nuclear plant designs including interfaces with systems, equipment, structures, and physical plant arrangement.
You will report to the Engineering Manager, Design Interfaces and Hazards Engineering and be located in Cranberry Township, PA or Rock Hill, SC. This position is hybrid in nature at the discretion of the manager typically requiring 2-3 days/week on-site. You may be able to work hybrid in other Westinghouse locations in the US.
Key Responsibilities:
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Plan the task and schedule the work for a given task/activity
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Provide technical oversight of the work (including technical reviews of work products – from a process or usability type view)
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Encourage a questioning attitude and challenge assumptions
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Provide technical coordination between different areas related to the tasks to avoid technical conflicts
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Lead the preparation of design criteria, specifications, drawings, and reports to satisfy applicable regulatory, code, and contract requirements related to plant hazards, design interfaces, and IAEA safeguards by design
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Interface w/ engineers in different teams and global work locations to support design, fabrication, and construction organizations to respond to requests for information (RFI's), identify design changes, and address deviations
Qualifications:
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil/Structural/Architectural or Mechanical Engineer).
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At least 6 years of experience
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Project Planning and issue resolution expertise a plus
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 $103,200 to $129,000 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:
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Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
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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
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401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
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Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
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Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
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Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
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Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
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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:
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Safety and Quality
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Integrity and Trust
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Customer Focus and Innovation
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Speed and Passion to Win
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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
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This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,915 open Principal Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$103–129K/yr
- North Carolina median$159–270K/yr34 salary ranges
- US median$150–264K/yr1,631 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $116K, is 44% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($208K) — in the lowest quarter of Principal Engineer salary ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 47 open Principal Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 1,915 across the US. 14% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- Wells Fargo6 open
- Meta5 open
- Oracle5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience — less than three in four Principal Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 1,636 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 784 of the 1,915 open Principal Engineer jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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