
Principal Supplier Quality Engineer
Rock Hill, SC · HybridJob$90–113K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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The Principal Supplier Quality Engineer improves supplier qualification, oversight, issue resolution, and continuous improvement for components supporting nuclear new plant projects. The role ensures suppliers meet Westinghouse quality, technical, and contractual requirements and supports supplier audits, compliance reviews, corrective actions, and performance monitoring. It is hybrid and may be based in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, or Rock Hill, South Carolina; relocation assistance is not provided.
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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.
As a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer you will improve processes related to supplier qualification, oversight, issue resolution, and continuous improvement. You will also help ensure supplier compliance with Westinghouse quality, technical, and contractual requirements for components supporting nuclear new plant projects.
You will report to the Sr. Manager; APX Supply Chain and can be located at either our Cranberry, PA or Rock Hill, SC location. This is a hybrid role that does not provide any relocation assistance.
Key Responsibilities:
Supplier Qualification & Oversight
Perform supplier quality evaluations, audits, surveys, and technical assessments observing Westinghouse procedures and nuclear quality requirements.
Support supplier qualification and maintenance on the Qualified Supplier List (QSL), including scope verification and ongoing compliance.
Ensure APX Supply Chain WBSs implement supplier oversight activities including witness and hold points, inspections, and surveillance at supplier facilities.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
Ensure supplier Quality Assurance Programs comply with applicable standards such as ASME NQA1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, ASME Section III, and applicable customer/regulatory requirements.
Review supplier quality plans, procedures, inspection and test plans, and manufacturing documentation.
Support technical and quality reviews of procurement requisitions and change notices.
Issue Resolution & Corrective Action
Lead supplier nonconformance resolution, including issuance and closure of Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs).
Promote root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and effectiveness reviews.
Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Monitor supplier quality performance metrics and trends.
Prepare reports and provide status updates to Supply Chain and Quality leadership.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree
3+ years of experience in Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, Manufacturing Quality, or Nuclear Quality.
Experience conducting supplier audits, surveillance, and assessments.
Experience supporting major mechanical equipment (e.g., heavy forgings, pressure vessels, cranes, modules, and rotating equipment).
Experience with global suppliers and international manufacturing oversight.
Prior experience in nuclear new plant or large capital projects.
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 $90,000 to $112,500 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 624 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$90–113K/yr
- US median$100–156K/yr417 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $101K, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($126K) — in the lowest quarter of Supplier Quality Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs in South Carolina and 624 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Anduril42 open
- RTX Corporation29 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Supplier Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (532 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 350 of the 624 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs (56%) 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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