Nuclear Quality Engineer - Compliance & Process Improvement

Standard Nuclear; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Disability and Life Insurance

401K Plan

Paid Time Off, Holidays

Job summary

Standard Nuclear is seeking a Quality Engineer to join its regulated manufacturing environment, ensuring processes, materials, and products meet internal and regulatory standards. You will lead root cause investigations, CAPA, and process improvements while supporting QA activities across receiving, in-process, and final inspections.

The role requires close collaboration with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams, ensuring documentation, traceability, and compliance with NQA-1, DOE,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in quality engineering, quality assurance, or manufacturing engineering within an industrial or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with quality systems such as NQA-1, ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar regulated standards.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Experience performing root cause analysis using structured methods such as 5 Whys, Fishbone, or similar tools.
• Hands‑on experience with inspection tools such as calipers, micrometers, gauges, or other measurement equipment.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams.
• Experience working in nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, or other regulated industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement quality controls to ensure manufacturing processes consistently meet product specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Lead root cause investigations for nonconformances, process deviations, and quality events.
• Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify effectiveness.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen manufacturing quality, reliability, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to improve processes, documentation, and inspection methods.
• Support new product introduction and process development by integrating quality requirements into production workflows.
• Support receiving, in-process, and final inspections of materials, components, and assemblies.
• Verify that manufacturing work is performed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and procedures.
• Review inspection results and evaluate nonconformances for disposition.
• Support calibration and maintenance of inspection tools and measuring equipment.
• Assist with supplier quality activities including review of material certifications, inspection reports, and supplier documentation.
• Coordinate with procurement and engineering teams to ensure supplied materials meet technical and quality requirements.
• Maintain quality documentation, inspection records, and traceability in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Support document control programs and ensure procedures, forms, and work instructions remain current.
• Assist with development and improvement of quality procedures and manufacturing documentation.
• Support internal audits, external audits, and quality system assessments.
• Participate in corrective action reviews and follow-up verification.
• Help maintain compliance with NQA-1 quality requirements and applicable DOE and NRC regulatory frameworks.
• Support audit readiness and quality program implementation as manufacturing operations scale.

Skills

Quality engineering

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

Inspection tools

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

NQA-1/ISO standards

Reading drawings & specs

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Materials/Mechanical/Industrial

Tools

NQA-1

ISO 9001

AS9100

Job description

Standard Nuclear is seeking a Quality Engineer to join its regulated manufacturing environment, ensuring processes, materials, and products meet internal and regulatory standards. You will lead root cause investigations, CAPA, and process improvements while supporting QA activities across receiving, in-process, and final inspections.

The role requires close collaboration with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams, ensuring documentation, traceability, and compliance with NQA-1, DOE,