Principal Quality Assurance / Control Engineer

Loxo; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Technical Associates seeks a Principal Quality Assurance / Control Engineer to lead QA/QC programs for the Savannah River Site. The role involves defining program scopes, guiding junior staff, and ensuring quality across operations and construction activities.

Responsibilities include evaluating programs, preparing reports, and coordinating with DOE-SR personnel while supporting procurement and work package reviews. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Must have QA/QC or engineering experience in operations, maintenance, construction, or manufacturing.
• Experience with surveillance, assessments, and reviews of quality programs.
• Ability to lead, guide, and coordinate QA activities across projects and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Define scope of quality engineering programs and develop solutions for complex problems.
• Provide QA guidance to less senior professionals and act as SME.
• Evaluate programs through surveillances, assessments, and reviews; prepare reports and recommendations.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Engineering

Surveillance

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline

Associate degree with 10-12 years experience

High School Diploma with 16 years experience

Job description

Principal Quality Assurance / Control Engineer

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Principal Quality Assurance / Control Engineer opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.

Application Deadline: 10/07/2026 (by Noon ET)

Principal Quality Assurance / Control Engineer

Duties:

• Define the scope of technical and quality engineering programs and develop effective solutions to challenges involving unique or complex problems.
• Meet company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, cost-effective, and timely results.
• Provide quality guidance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
• Apply technical and quality engineering experience within the field of specialization to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical and quality engineering practices, complicated technical requirements, special materials or processes, and complex coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and serve as a technical and quality engineering subject matter expert.
• Provide direction across department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new applications of existing engineering and quality assurance principles.
• Evaluate programs through surveillances, monitoring, assessments, and reviews.
• Prepare reports and recommendations based on evaluations and identify improvements where established technology, methodology, or procedures are inadequate.
• Develop Quality Assurance programs and procedures and ensure effective execution of technical and quality assurance requirements within the assigned facility or program area.
• Ensure compliance with approved schedules and that personnel under technical guidance are appropriately trained and effectively utilized.
• Prepare plans, schedules, budgets, and personnel requirements for technical and quality engineering tasks.
• Monitor progress, expenditures, and quality of completed work to ensure technical and quality requirements are met.
• Serve on a Facility Review Board, providing QA expertise in support of facility startup and/or operations.
• Support facility and project needs by conducting procurement, procedure, and work package reviews.
• Communicate objectives and results to customers, colleagues, management, and DOE-SR personnel.
• Communicate with DOE-SR personnel regarding QA Program and corrective action status.
• Serve as a QA expert in evaluating the QA Programs of major program participants, including subcontractors and suppliers.
• Recommend corrective actions, redirect efforts as appropriate, and present findings to program or facility management and Site QA.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Education/Yrs. of Experience:

• Candidate must meet at least one of the following:
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with 8-10 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Engineering experience in Operations, Maintenance, Construction, or Industrial Manufacturing; OR
• Associate degree with 10-12 years of practical Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Engineering experience in Operations, Maintenance, Construction, or Industrial Manufacturing; OR
• 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.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Practical experience in quality control, work control, materials management, civil/structural, mechanical, maintenance, construction, or related areas.
• Previous Mechanical and Welding inspection or surveillance experience.
• Experience supporting Quality Assurance and/or Quality Control activities within operations, maintenance, construction, industrial manufacturing, or a related environment.
• Ability to perform surveillance, monitoring, assessments, and reviews of quality programs and activities.
• Ability to support procurement, procedure, and work package reviews.
• Well-developed organizational and supervisory skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform weekly field walkdowns of the job site for engineering work being performed.
• Ability to work in active construction environments, including walking distances greater than one-half mile and climbing ladders to access remote areas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current or prior certification as a Lead Auditor.
• ASQ/ASQC Certified Quality Engineer.
• Possession of an active DOE “Q” security clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.

Other Job Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance. An active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties.
• Periodic business travel to supplier facilities will be required to conduct surveillance activities of work being performed in support of SPD (KPuMP).
• Individual supplier surveillance trips are anticipated to range from one to two weeks in duration, depending upon project requirements and the scope of supplier activities.
• A 40-hour work week is scheduled. SRNS utilizes various work schedules, including 5/8s, 4/10s, and 9/80s.
• Overtime may be required at times to meet project deliverables and will be utilized at the discretion of the Manager.

Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater's experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

• Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer 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- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.