Lead Auditor, Nuclear Quality Assurance (Remote)

TerraPower; Everett (WA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical and wellness benefits

PTO 21 days annually

Relocation assistance

401k Plan

Discretionary incentive payments

Job summary

TerraPower seeks a Quality Assurance Engineer for advanced reactor programs. This role is remote or onsite in Everett, WA with travel up to 50%.

The QA Engineer reports to the QA & Continuous Improvement Manager and ensures QA throughout design, procurement, and construction phases. The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in NRC/DOE QA, current NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification (or ability to certify within a year), and experience auditing suppliers and documenting compliance.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent in a technical discipline.
• 8-10 years' experience in a nuclear QA environment (NRC/DOE).
• Current NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification or equivalent, or ability to certify within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts and develop baseline QA requirements matrices.
• Interface with customer and supplier QA to resolve issues.
• Review engineering documents for QA compliance and flow-down.
• Plan and perform supplier qualification audits and surveillances as ATL.
• Coordinate audits, develop QA processes, and mentor on NRC QA topics.

Skills

NQA-1 Lead Auditor

Quality Assurance

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Job description

TerraPower seeks a Quality Assurance Engineer for advanced reactor programs. This role is remote or onsite in Everett, WA with travel up to 50%.

The QA Engineer reports to the QA & Continuous Improvement Manager and ensures QA throughout design, procurement, and construction phases. The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in NRC/DOE QA, current NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification (or ability to certify within a year), and experience auditing suppliers and documenting compliance.