Quality Assurance Engineer – Nuclear Facility QA Specialist

Amentum; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a WTCC Quality Engineer to facilitate effective administration and implementation of the WTP QA Program and QA Manuals, ensuring processes align with WTP/WTCC requirements and that quality is integrated into WTCC activities at the construction site near Richland, WA.

Responsibilities include developing QA documents, training staff, auditing teams, and maintaining QA/QC metrics, with a focus on DOE/NRC-related experience and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, science or equivalent education with minimum 5 years’ experience in performance assurance/corrective actions management programs, operations, engineering, or assurance.
• In lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of applied technical experience.

Responsibilities

• Support WTCC implementing document/procedure development to ensure quality program requirements are appropriately addressed.
• Personal ownership for completion of training, obtaining and maintaining required qualifications; Assist in development of WTCC quality program documents (e.g., QA Plan) for WTCC activities.
• Provide input into the required training for WTCC quality assurance and quality control personnel.
• Support the development, revision, and implementation of QA program documents, procedures, and quality-related instructions.
• Assisting in the identification of quality attributes in planning processes to ensure work/testing/analysis is accomplished in accordance with WTP QA program requirements.
• Providing technical discipline support for identification and resolution of quality related issues.
• Assuring appropriate implementation of the WTP QA Program within the WTCC organization.
• Assessing implementation and compliance, identifying and reporting quality assurance program deficiencies to line management and the WTCC Site Quality Manager.
• Participates in audit teams as an auditor responsible for development of audit checklists, writing audit reports and audit findings.
• Obtaining and/or maintaining NQA-1 Lead Auditor qualification.
• Ensuring that significant issues are raised to senior management attention to facilitate prompt resolution.
• Recommend programmatic improvements affecting multiple organizations.
• Works with the personnel responsible to ensure accurate development of corrective action plans.
• Responsible for quality assurance activities with some complexity or impact to the project or site in a staff or project function.
• Works with project personnel to identify quality trends and assist in the development of quality metrics.
• Review and maintain QA/QC documentation, metrics, and status reporting for departmental and project use.
• Support the Waste Treatment Plant Nuclear Safety Quality Culture by emphasizing the values of safety and quality in the performance of work in order to protect self, others, and the environment.

Skills

Quality assurance

Corrective actions

Engineering experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, science or equivalent education

Job description

Amentum is seeking a WTCC Quality Engineer to facilitate effective administration and implementation of the WTP QA Program and QA Manuals, ensuring processes align with WTP/WTCC requirements and that quality is integrated into WTCC activities at the construction site near Richland, WA.

Responsibilities include developing QA documents, training staff, auditing teams, and maintaining QA/QC metrics, with a focus on DOE/NRC-related experience and regulatory compliance.