Westinghouse Electric Company

Lead a team of 5-15 software engineers (Westinghouse and contractors) who are experienced and focus the Instrumentation & Control (I&C) safety common Q software, specifically on the Flat Pannel Display Systems (FPDS) and the Safety Human System Interface (SHMI)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the effective performance of the safety software team. This include but not limited to the team working consistent with the I&C safety system’s Software Program Manual (SPM) meet the planned cost (including utilization of resources to meet assigned targets), ensuring the team work in a Nuclear safety culture as well as personnel and Industrial safety awareness.
• Prepare and successfully identify needed training and development plans for Common Q software team with emphasis on critical project needs as well as long-term resource needs. Focus on identifying & targeting engineering skills to ensure an added value to the customer.
• Develop innovative solutions in the safety software developmental process and products to meet customers and business needs. This includes process automation projects in the software area – identifying “breakthrough” process improvements, technologies, and cost improvement objectives.
• Provide leadership for the team to work in collaboration with other I&C teams (e.g. hardware, interface with non-safety systems and software) as well as other Westinghouse organizations (e.g. plant and field components, safety analysis, etc…)
• Supervise the Common Q / PMS software team to evaluate new opportunities, develop and proposed solutions, provide cost estimates to those solutions and quantified risks for new opportunities to support the WEC I&C bid and proposal phase.
• Orchestrate and continuously improve cost efficient product delivery which meets or exceeds business plan objectives
• Drive continuous improvement and standardization in the safety software area

Education and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering or related field.

Minimum 7 years of leadership with instrumentation & control experience. Prefer knowledge and experience in the Common Q software

Professional Certifications:

MSEE, MBA, PE preferred but not required

Skills and Competencies:

• Knowledge of the Common Q software and software developmental process
• Demonstrate ability to lead the engineering of customer- oriented solutions which directly support Company’s profitability goals.
• Demonstrated successful offer development skills in effectively estimating, planning and executing significantly complex projects/programs
• Strong communication skills and a proven history of effectively leading multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams and interfacing with multiple functional groups.
• Demonstrate clear, crisp communication (including commitment to documentation of key customer/commercial decisions and effective communication of industry interactions).
• Demonstrated ability to oversee engineering activities and opportunity management, conveying feedback on customer satisfaction, needs and opportunities.
• Continually scans the environment to verify products and services are adding value to both the customer and Westinghouse.
• Demonstrates business skills, including consideration of financial impact when making decisions.
• Consistent demonstration of driving for results.
• Collaborates cross-functionally, as well as upstream and downstream, to create alignment and ensure work is done right the first time.
• Build consultative relationships with internal and external stakeholders: operations, maintenance and engineering decision-makers to enhance Westinghouse’s position as premier value-added I&C supplier.
• Persuasive ability to get stakeholders to cooperate or take action.
• Applies comprehensive engineering knowledge to lead through complex and difficult technical challenges.