Director / VP of Quality – Advanced Nuclear

Ecotal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ecotal in San Francisco is seeking a Director/VP of Quality to build and own its nuclear Quality Assurance Program from the ground up. You will lead the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of QAPs, procedures, and supplier quality framework as the company advances through engineering, licensing and construction.

This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring 5+ years in nuclear QA, deep knowledge of ASME NQA-1, and the ability to shape a pragmatic, risk‑informed quality program that

Qualifications

• 5+ years within nuclear QA or a closely aligned nuclear quality function.
• Strong knowledge of ASME NQA-1 and nuclear quality requirements.
• Experience developing, implementing or materially improving a nuclear QAP.
• Experience supporting engineering, procurement, licensing and/or construction activities

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and own the nuclear Quality Assurance Program (QAP) from concept to deployment.
• Establish procedures, records, training and QA oversight processes.
• Lead supplier qualification, supplier audits and ongoing supplier quality activities.
• Support procurement through quality clauses, acceptance criteria and requirements.
• Conduct audits, surveillance and assessments to verify conformance.
• Own nonconformance and corrective action processes.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, licensing, testing and construction teams.
• Apply a risk-informed and graded approach to nuclear quality.
• Provide senior leadership with visibility into significant quality and compliance issues

Skills

Nuclear QA experience

ASME NQA-1 knowledge

Senior leadership

Job description

Director / VP of Quality – Advanced Nuclear

I’m partnering with a fast-growing advanced nuclear company to identify a senior Quality leader who will build and own its nuclear Quality Assurance Program from the ground up.

This is not a role maintaining a mature, established QA organization. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the QAP, implementing procedures and supplier quality framework as the company progresses through engineering, testing, licensing and ultimately construction.

The role will include:

• Develop, implement and maintain the nuclear Quality Assurance Program (QAP)
• Establish implementing procedures, records, training and QA oversight processes
• Lead supplier qualification, supplier audits and ongoing supplier quality activities
• Support procurement through quality clauses, acceptance criteria and quality requirements
• Conduct audits, surveillance and assessments
• Own nonconformance and corrective action processes
• Partner closely with engineering, procurement, licensing, testing and construction teams
• Apply a practical, risk-informed and graded approach to nuclear quality
• Provide senior leadership with direct visibility into significant quality and compliance issues

What we're looking for:

• 5+ years within nuclear QA or a closely aligned nuclear quality function
• Strong knowledge of ASME NQA-1 and nuclear quality requirements
• Experience developing, implementing or materially improving a nuclear QAPExperience supporting engineering, procurement, licensing and/or construction activities
• Comfortable operating in an early-stage environment and building processes rather than simply administering established ones

This is an opportunity to become the senior quality authority within an advanced nuclear company and establish the quality infrastructure that will underpin its reactor development and licensing program.