# I&C Principal Systems Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company

> Open job at Westinghouse Electric Company in Prague, Czechia. Workplace: On-site.

Source: RigJobsDirect, https://rigjobsdirect.com/jobs/westinghouse-electric-company-i-c-principal-systems-engineer-9hs0s6n
Posted 2 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 4 November 2026.

## Facts

- Company: [Westinghouse Electric Company](https://rigjobsdirect.com/companies/westinghouse-electric-company)
- Location: Prague, Czechia
- Workplace: On-site
- Employment type: Full-time
- Local language: Not required
- Relocation support: Likely (company policy)
- Not mentioned in the job post: pay, rotation, visa sponsorship, where you can apply from

## Job description

**Welcome to the future of nuclear energy**, where Westinghouse Electric Company is leading the field with expertise and innovation 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.

About the role:

Are you interested in providing advanced technical leadership for integrating complex nuclear instrumentation and control systems? We are looking for an experienced systems engineer who can align requirements, architecture, interfaces, configuration, and verification across multiple systems and organizations.

As a Principal I&C Systems Engineer, you will lead system-level engineering and integration activities for complex nuclear I&C projects. You will oversee technical scope and lead resolution of issues spanning multiple subsystems, disciplines, organizations, and lifecycle phases.

You will be a senior technical contributor, mentor, and subject matter expert.

You will report to the Manager, GIC Systems Engineering and work from Czech Republic.

This position will transition to a permanent work location in the **Brno metropolitan area** as the project progresses.

Model of work: hybrid.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead system-level systems engineering and integration activities for complex I&C projects.
- Maintain systems engineering and integration strategies and plans.
- Establish system architecture agreement across subsystem and platform organizations.
- Lead interface-control activities among I&C subsystems and external plant systems.
- Define and oversee requirements-management strategies for substantial project scope.
- Maintain traceability from partner, contractual, licensing, regulatory, and project requirements through implementation and verification.
- Lead diverse architecture, interface, design, and integration reviews.
- Identify systemic gaps, inconsistencies, interface conflicts, technical assumptions, and new risks.
- Lead resolution of complex diverse integration issues.
- Establish or oversee system-level verification and validation strategies.
- Provide technical oversight of configuration and change-management activities affecting system integration.
- Evaluate proposed changes for cross-system, lifecycle, and baseline impacts.
- Provide technical direction to project teams, subsystem engineers, customers, suppliers, and other partners.
- Develop decision alternatives and recommendations for technical issues.
- Train systems engineers.
- Improve systems engineering methods, processes, and standard practices.
- Support project execution strategies, technical scopes, estimates, schedules, bids, and proposals.
- Support customer, quality, licensing, and regulatory interactions.
- Be a technical escalation point for complex systems engineering and integration matters.

Qualifications:

- Degree in Electrical, Computer, Systems, Mechanical, Nuclear, Chemical, or another engineering discipline.
- 8+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Demonstrated experience with complex systems and many-sided engineering.
- Demonstrated leadership of complex technical activities.
- Advanced working knowledge of systems engineering principles and methods.
- Experience leading resolution of complex technical issues.
- Experience in requirements, interfaces, configuration management, system architecture, or verification and validation.
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring capability.
- Experience communicating complex technical matters to engineering, project, customer, and partners.

Meritorious qualifications

- Nuclear power industry experience.
- Digital I&C design, modernization, or new-plant experience.
- Lead requirements-management or configuration-management activities.
- System architecture and interface-control experience.
- Verification and validation leadership experience.
- Nuclear licensing or regulatory-interface experience.
- Customer-facing technical-leadership experience.

#LI-Hybrid

**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 Czech Republic can expect:**

- Attractive remuneration with annual bonus
- Great benefits for your convenience and safety:
  - Peer-to-peer recognition program.
  - Lunch Vouchers
  - Life insurance
  - Pension savings
  - Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
- 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](http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/).

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

**Get connected with Westinghouse on social media:** [**Twitter**](https://twitter.com/WECNuclear) **|** [**Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/WestinghouseNuclear) **|** [**LinkedIn**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/westinghouse-electric-company/)**|** [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/user/WestinghouseNuclear)

## How to apply

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