Onsite Senior Quality Engineer – Nuclear Quality, DOE Q

Piper Companies; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with PTO

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to support advanced manufacturing and quality engineering operations in Oak Ridge, TN. This onsite role requires a Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance and focuses on developing inspection systems, improving quality processes, and ensuring components meet stringent standards.

The position emphasizes APQP, PFMEA, MSA, and QMS improvements, with the opportunity to lead corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives in a regulated

Qualifications

• 5+ years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with PFMEA, Control Plans, and MSA.
• Strong knowledge of statistical quality methods and process improvement.
• Ability to independently manage quality engineering activities with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead APQP activities including PFMEAs, Control Plans, and MSA.
• Develop and maintain inspection plans for components and assemblies.
• Identify opportunities to improve inspection technologies and data collection.
• Develop process capability metrics to improve manufacturing processes.
• Review procurement specs, designs, and documentation for quality controls.
• Review and evaluate FAI packages.
• Lead investigations into quality escapes and corrective actions.
• Develop and implement QMS improvements.
• Evaluate test equipment and gaging requirements.
• Apply GD&T principles to inspection and manufacturing activities.
• Utilize Lean Six Sigma for continuous improvement.
• Coach team members on quality engineering practices.

Skills

Quality engineering

NQA-1 familiarity

PFMEA/MSA

Root cause analysis

Statistical quality methods

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science

Tools

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Measurement equipment evaluation

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to support advanced manufacturing and quality engineering operations in Oak Ridge, TN. This onsite role requires a Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance and focuses on developing inspection systems, improving quality processes, and ensuring components meet stringent standards.

The position emphasizes APQP, PFMEA, MSA, and QMS improvements, with the opportunity to lead corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives in a regulated