Senior Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 5, 2026. Westinghouse Electric Company scores A on the Alion truth index.
Welcome to the future of nuclear energy, where Westinghouse Electric Company is leading the field with expertise and progress to shape the power of tomorrow.
At Westinghouse, innovation is in our DNA. We are creative. We think differently. We reimagine the possible across the nuclear industry every day.
If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for a Valve Group Engineer .
Your Day-to-Day:
- Perform valve setpoints calculations and update of valve datasheet according with customer requirements
- Perform weak-link calculations
- Analyze and evaluate valve traces obtained during the diagnostic works performed over the valves required by our customer
- Develop valve sizing requirements for plant design or modifications.
- Develop of technical reports within the Valve Engineering discipline
- Identify problems and propose solutions (troubleshooting) to projects and tasks that are identified by our customer at nuclear power plant related to valves
- Provide technical assistance to outage activities at customer site (initially focused on Spanish plants but could be for international plants also); during these periods of time, it could be necessary to work on specific shifts to be adapted to plant needing (8 to 12 hours per day)
- Develop of technical reports related to outage activities
- Provide technical support to other disciplines (I&C, electrical, civil & structural, license, layout) in different projects and design modifications
- Communicate nature and status of work performed to appropriate technical lead and management
- Participate in customer, vendor, and regulator meetings as needed to present technical materials and justification of services and product designs
- Perform work within established scope and schedule requirements
Selected candidate could be hired in Vila Seca, or in Madrid
Who You Are:
As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical preferred). Nuclear Engineering Master will be valued
- Experience with MOV (Motor Operated Valves) and AOV (Air Operated Valves)
- Experience with Microsoft Office Software Suite (specially focused on Access and Excel)
- Experience with traces Analysis Software (i.e. QUIKLOOK)
- Analytical skills over mechanical and electrical issues on MOV and AOV
- Detailed knowledge over ASME and ASME OM standards and EPRI guides
- Ability to travel to other Westinghouse offices and Customer sites (international travel included)
Desired Skills:
- Fluent in written and spoken in English (minimum B2 or equivalent)
- Fluent in written and spoken in Spanish
- Fluent in written and spoken in Catalan (it will be valued)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and teamwork oriented
- Strong time management skills (working to a deadline while balancing multiple tasks)
- Be able to resolve complex problems
- Be customer oriented and used to deal with plant customer staff
- Be used to deal with problems and emergent issues at nuclear power plants
- Any specific nuclear knowledge will be valued
- Highly motivated with a desire to improve and continually develop
Why Westinghouse?
We know that to put forth your best effort, you need to be challenged and enjoy what you do in a supportive and respectful environment. We aim to maintain this balance by offering our employees the amenities, benefits and training they need to reach personal and professional goals.
Below is an example of what employees in Spain can expect:
- Great compensation
- Hybrid model of work.
- High flexibility and autonomy.
- Great benefits for your convenience and safety:
- Peer-to-peer recognition program.
- Lunch allowance.
- Private health insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- We encourage our employees to participate in community service events and other team-building activities to strengthen their bonds and inspire each other.
You can learn more about Westinghouse by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
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