Project Quality Assurance Senior Associate

Pantex; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pantex in Amarillo, TX seeks a Project Quality Assurance Senior Associate to lead QA activities across product realization teams and engineering functions. The role focuses on ensuring quality principles are implemented, conducting audits, and guiding risk assessment to support mission delivery.

The candidate will develop and maintain QA processes, coordinate with internal and external customers, and drive quality improvements while ensuring budget and schedules are met.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• Master's degree: minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• DOE O 426.2A experience preferred; Baccalaureate in engineering or related science and nuclear experience may apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA oversight, audits, assessments, inspections and surveillances.
• Coordinate with internal and external customers to implement customer requirements, schedules and expectations.
• Develop and maintain quality standards for materials or services and oversee process improvements.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Risk communication

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

10+ years education/experience

Tools

NQA-1

ISO-9000

Job description

Location: Amarillo, TX - Pantex Plant

Job Title: Project Quality Assurance Senior Associate

Career Level From: Senior Associate

Career Level To: Specialist

Organization: Projects & Infrastructure Qual (50654583)

Job Specialty: Quality Assurance

What You'll Do

Ensures use of principles and requirements required are implemented in all activities at Pantex. Support Product Realization Teams, Nuclear Enterprise Assurance, Pantex Operations, Pantex Process Engineering and Engineering, Procurement & Construction to achieve mission delivery. Identifies and communicates risks and opportunities to stakeholders concerning mission success. Provides technical assistance in the development/implementation of processes, procedures, and plans. Reviews work governing documents, routing changes or improvements, and procedures for technical and requirements accuracy. Coordinates with personnel and management from other organizations, and must interface with internal and external customers to assist in the implementation of customer defined requirements, schedules and expectations.

Contributes to the Quality organizational performance in achieving and exceeding established goals and expectations. Performs activities in support of the organizational priorities and missions. Assists in identifying scope of work, schedules, and estimates, and ensures the execution and completion of all deliverables are within budget and schedule.

Plans and directs activities concerned with the development, application, and maintenance of quality standards for processing materials or services into partially finished, finished material, or tangible products. May develop and implement methods and procedures for inspection, testing, and evaluation.

Leads or participates in Quality Assurance (QA) oversight, such as audits, assessments, inspections and surveillances. This may include internal project audits and vendor/supplier audits, as required. Work with personnel and management to communicate findings and issues. Identifies and recommends to management areas to be assessed based on risk analysis and performance indicators.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• OR Applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 10 years of completed education and/or relevant experience.

Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements

• In addition, the applicant must meet the requirements of DOE O 426.2A (i.e., Baccalaureate in engineering or related science, 2 years job-related and at least 1 year nuclear experience, or a DOE O 426.2A alternative). DOE O 426.2A experience requirements can be satisfied following employment. In the interim, newly hired personnel will not be assigned duties that could impact the safety basis of nuclear facilities. (Ref. DOE O 426.2A)

Preferred Job Requirements

Preferred candidates have a bachelor's degree in an Engineering/Science discipline.

The Following Experience Would Be Favorably Considered

• Construction and Maintenance activities
• Experience in quality/process improvements methods, statistical application/metrics methodology, engineering standards, measuring and test equipment, basic chemistry, and software QA programs.
• Formal training and/or experience in NQA-1, ISO-9000, or similar quality standards.
• Training and experience in performing assessments.
• Knowledge of Department of Energy (DOE) Orders and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) quality requirements.
• Experience in, procurement document reviews, engineering design and design reviews.
• Experience in quality control engineering

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Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired. If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level. Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required. Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 709. Medical requirements may apply. Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification. Pantex is an equal opportunity employer, and does not tolerate discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law. Such terms and conditions of employment include, but are not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. Pantex takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans; including disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active-duty wartime, or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.