Principal Quality Assurance/Control Engineer

UDR Consulting Inc; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

UDR Consulting, INC seeks a Principal Quality Assurance/Control Engineer for our customer in Aiken, SC to support the Savannah River Site. The role emphasizes QA program development, leadership, and technical problem solving across operations, maintenance and construction.

The candidate will lead complex QA activities, coordinate with site personnel, and ensure compliance with QA requirements. Strong field experience and ability to obtain DOE clearance are important.

Qualifications

• Minimum the following: experience in quality assurance, quality control or engineering in operations, maintenance, construction or manufacturing environments.
• Ability to perform weekly field walk-downs at job sites including potentially uneven surfaces and ladders in remote areas.
• Strong organizational and supervisory skills with good communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Define scope of technical and quality engineering programs and develop effective, quality solutions for challenging problems.
• Apply advanced QA practices and coordinate complex features in project planning and execution.
• Provide QA leadership inside and outside the department and evaluate program results through surveillance and reviews.
• Develop QA programs and ensure compliance with QA requirements within the assigned facility or program area.
• Communicate objectives and results to customers and management; prepare reports and publications as needed.
• Serve on Facility Review Board and support facility start-up or operation with QA expertise.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Engineering leadership

Field walk-downs

DOE security clearance

Education

BS degree in technical discipline

Associate degree + 10-12 years experience

High school diploma + 16 years experience

Job description

UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Principal Quality Assurance/Control Engineer opportunity for our customer in Aiken, SC to support the Savannah River Site.

Close Date: 10/7/2026 | Job # 1577

DUTIES

Define scope of technical and quality engineering programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems. Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, cost-effective, and timely results. Give quality guidance to less senior professionals on related tasks.

Apply technical and quality engineering experience in field of specialization to resolve complex problems. Incorporate advanced technical and quality engineering practices and a variety of complex features such as: complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes, and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning. Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area of technical and quality engineering specialization.

Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new application of existing engineering and quality assurance principles; evaluate the results of programs through surveillances, monitoring, assessments, and reviews; prepare reports and recommendations based on these evaluations; and, identify and recommend improvements where established technology, methodology, and procedures are inadequate for solution.

Keep informed of the advancement of technology and requirements as applied within one's area of specialization and expertise.

Develop QA programs and procedures and ensure compliance and effective execution of technical and quality assurance requirements within the assigned facility or program area. Be accountable for compliance with the approved schedules and that personnel under one's technical guidance are appropriately trained and effectively utilized.

Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical and quality engineering tasks identified by management. Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work completed to ensure that technical and quality requirements are met.

Serve on a Facility Review Board, providing QA expertise in support of facility start-up and/or operation. Support facility/project needs within the assigned area by conducting procurement, procedure, and work package reviews.

Communicate objectives and results to customers, colleagues, and management. Prepare reports, professional papers, and articles for internal publication; occasionally prepare reports for external publication. Communicate with DOE-SR personnel regarding QA Program and corrective action status.

Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies. May also participate in national technical societies, advanced studies, or national consensus standards committees.

Demonstrate commitment to TQ concepts by active participation and successful implementation of Div./ Dept. TQ initiatives.

Serve as a QA expert in evaluating the QA Programs of major program participants, including subcontractors and suppliers, in order to recommend corrective actions, redirect efforts, and provide judgment regarding a project or facility's potential for success. Present findings to program or facility management and Site QA.

Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Required Qualifications: Education & Experience

Candidate must meet at least one of the following requirements:

Education:

• BS degree in technical discipline with 8-10 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Engineering experience in the fields of Operations, Maintenance, Construction or Industrial Manufacturing
• An associate degree and 10-12 years of practical experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Engineering experience in the fields of Operations, Maintenance, Construction or Industrial Manufacturing
• A high school diploma with at least 16 years of multi-disciplined professional Quality Assurance or engineering related experience with increasing levels of responsibility in an operations, maintenance, construction, or manufacturing environment.

Experience/Skills:

• Practical experience in quality control, work control, materials management, civil/structural, mechanical, maintenance, construction, or related areas
• Candidate must be able to perform weekly field walk-downs of the job site for engineering work being performed. These walk-downs may involve construction sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances over a half mile, and climbing ladders to access remote areas.
• Well-developed organizational and supervisory skills with good communication talents

Other Required Qualifications

• Area Security Access: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance. An active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties. After award, the selected candidate will be notified when to apply for a clearance based on specific work assignments.
• Previous Mechanical and Welding inspection or surveillance experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.
• Current or prior certification as a lead auditor is preferred.
• ASQC-Certified Quality Engineer is desirable is preferred.

Work Hours

Work Hours: A 40 hour work week is scheduled. SRNS utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s (8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10’s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80’s (9 hours/day, five days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes SRNS holidays. Each workday has 30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager.

UDR Consulting, INC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business. An Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities. UDR also supports a drug-free work environment.

UDR offers highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.