Quality Specialist
Westinghouse Electric · Newington, NH
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $90k–$113k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist quality role at Westinghouse Electric (industrial) in Newington, NH. You will become a member of the Newington quality team.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Internal audits
- Base pay
- $90k–$113k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in New Hampshire: typical posted base $97k–$165k. This one lists $90k–$113k.
Median of the low and high ends of 19 live postings that list pay, out of 43 quality engineer openings in New Hampshire, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New Hampshire plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 42 other live quality postings in New Hampshire.
- Base pay
- About 23% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 6+)
Typical $97k–$165k, from 17 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 81%
- Lean 51%
- Six Sigma 47%
- Supplier quality 44%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 37%
- AS9100 37%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
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This plant: Westinghouse Electric in Newington
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- Weld Engineer · Manufacturing
- Maintenance Mechanic A · Reliability · Technician
Full description from Westinghouse ElectricAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
About the role
As a Principal Quality Specialist, you will become a member of the Newington quality team. You are pursuing a Bachelor's Degree program applicable to the position or equivalent.
You will report to the Quality Assurance Manager and be located at Newington, NH. You will support this role 100% onsite.
There is no relocation assistance for this position.
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Ensuring contract and code
requirements
are maintained throughout manufacture. This will include industry standards such as:
- ✓ASME
- ✓NQA-1
- ✓ISO-9001-2015
- ✓AWS
- ✓ASTM
- ✓Develop and implement surveillance program for supplier activities
- ✓Provide quality surveillance of supplier activities
- ✓Coordinate supplier inspections.
- ✓Review of procurement documents (Purchase Requisitions; Job related Materials and Services, and Calibration).
- ✓Provide support for the control of purchased items and services (Purchase Orders, CMTRs, GRS).
- ✓Produce and approve non-conforming material documentation (QNs and SDCRs).
- ✓Develop and comply with instructions and procedures (Technical Procedures, Suppliers Submittals).
- ✓Review processes documentation (Heat Treat Charts, in-house and OSV).
- ✓Help with ASME Code reconciliation.
- ✓Resolve contractual conflicts regarding procurement and supply of material.
- ✓Conduct internal audits.
- ✓Provide Process improvement in QME area.
- ✓Support Quality Assurance effort
- ✓Coordinate with project engineering to determine/communicate customer and regulatory
requirements
- ✓Evaluate non-conforming products for acceptance
- ✓Determine and organize inspection efforts for non-destructive testing and dimensional inspection
- ✓Create and revise technical procedures which support the QA program
- ✓Compile lifetime records which represent the manufactured product for archival and end-user need
- ✓Provide quality oversight at vendors and other Westinghouse sites
- ✓Provide auditing and audit support
- ✓Evaluate quality assurance program effectiveness
- ✓Review supplier documentation for compliance with purchase order and standard
requirements
- ✓Assist manufacturing and inspection with job instruction interpretation
- ✓Provide guidance to the quality inspection department
- ✓Guide corrective actionParticipate in causal analysis
- ✓Analyze customer feedback, making changes
- ✓Determine quality metrics which support continuous improvement
Qualifications
- ✓High School Diploma
- ✓Bachelor's Degree or pursuing a degree program applicable to the position preferred.
- ✓2+ years of manufacturing QA experience
- ✓Dimensional inspection skills or previous
qualifications
in non-destructive testing with potential to pursue Level III qualifications.
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.
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 .
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