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Westinghouse Electric Company · 4 days ago

Principal Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Principal Engineer to work on significant transmission projects across the country, including EHV and HVDC systems. The role involves overseeing projects from conception to award, ensuring deliverables are produced on schedule and of high quality, while representing the Engineering & Construction Group's interests.

Electrical DistributionEnergyNuclear
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Work on significant transmission projects, including EHV and HVDC, overhead, underground and submarine
Define and influence the project requirements and scope with the Early-Stage Project Manager
Secure engineering consulting, surveying, and geotechnical resources from approved suppliers by developing a scope of work, securing bids and awarding work
Ensure that key deliverables are produced by the engineer of record on schedule with high quality, resolving all constraints identified
Deliverables include design criteria, Issued for Bid, Issued for Procurement, Proposal Narratives, and Constructability Assessments
Represent E&C’s internal and external interests on assigned projects, including presentations and briefings on current progress, issues, and risk mitigation in meetings with various levels of management

Qualification

HVDC TransmissionEHV overhead transmissionUnderground cable experienceCompetitive transmission proposalsValue engineering

Required

Experience with competitive transmission proposals
Commercial / competitive mindset with value engineering and solutions development
HVDC Transmission
EHV overhead transmission (500kV+)
Underground or submarine cable experience

Benefits

Competitive pay
Benefits to qualifying positions

Company

Westinghouse Electric Company

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Westinghouse Electric Company provides innovative and secure nuclear technology solutions.

H1B Sponsorship

Westinghouse Electric Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (2)
2020 (4)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.62B
Key Investors
US Department of EnergyExport Development CanadaUK Government
2025-12-08Grant
2024-12-09Debt Financing· $1.45B
2023-07-27Grant· $13.43M

Leadership Team

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Dan Sumner
Interim Chief Executive Officer
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Margaret Cosentino
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
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