Physical Security Engineer
Cranberry Township, NC · HybridJob$58–73K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Physical Security Engineer will protect nuclear facilities and material from sabotage, theft, diversion, and other malicious acts. The role supports safeguards and physical security system design, assessments, and engineering work across nuclear and non-nuclear projects and global organizations. Based at Westinghouse’s global headquarters in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, the position follows a hybrid schedule with two onsite days per week.
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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 Physical Security Engineer you will protect nuclear facilities and material against sabotage, theft, diversion, and other malicious acts.
You will report to the Senior Manager of Structural Steel Senior, Building Engineering & Physical Design and be located at global headquarters in Cranberry Township, PA. The position is hybrid, you will be onsite 2 days per week.
Key Responsibilities:
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You will provide broad-ranging experience operating and advanced nuclear plant designs including interfaces with systems, equipment, structures, and physical plant arrangement to develop and implement the safeguards and physical security protection system designs.
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Work on teams that related to design, fabrication, construction, and maintenance of large-scale nuclear and non-nuclear projects concerning physical security
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Perform physical security assessments of the physical plant arrangement
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Perform evaluations including critical asset development, threat and vulnerability assessments, physical security system computer and electrical design
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Read and interpret engineering drawings and criteria documents
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Help prepare specifications and reports to satisfy applicable regulatory, code, and contract requirements
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Provide engineering support to multiple global organizations regarding asset protection and physical security assessments
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's Degree in Engineering ( Mechanical, Civil, Electrical)
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Minimum 3.0 GPA
Beneficial:
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Military, ROTC, etc. experience
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Prior Internship experience
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Familiar with nuclear power plants
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.
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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
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How this job compares
Set against the 1,073 open Security Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$58–73K/yr
- North Carolina median$139–222K/yr27 salary ranges
- US median$159–257K/yr899 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $66K, is 65% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($187K) — in the lowest quarter of Security Engineering salary ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 37 open Security Engineering jobs in North Carolina and 1,073 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Security Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 10 years (849 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 173 of the 1,073 open Security Engineering jobs (16%) 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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