Quality Engineer

Enercon Services, Inc.; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

ENERCON Services, Inc. is expanding its Corporate Quality organization and seeking a Quality Engineer to strengthen our Quality Management System across a diverse, technically complex portfolio.

The role emphasizes auditing internal operations, suppliers, and project execution across regulated or engineering environments. This position can be based in any ENERCON office and may be remote within the US for senior candidates, with strong emphasis on continuous improvement and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline or equivalent technical training/work experience.
• 6+ years of quality assurance experience in a highly regulated or engineering consulting-driven environment.
• Lead Auditor experience or certification is highly preferred and desirable.
• Experience auditing engineering design packages, internal processes, and suppliers; familiarity with 10 CFR Part 21, 50 Appendix B, and ISO 9001 is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform internal audits and supplier audits and surveillances as a certified Lead Auditor; enforce requirements and stop nonconforming work.
• Review purchase orders, contracts, task orders, and agreements to ensure flow-down of quality requirements.
• Review, revise, and improve quality procedures; support continuous improvement of the Quality Management System and QA Program.
• Prepare, issue, and manage Corrective Action Reports; perform causal analysis and verify corrective action effectiveness.
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, procurement, and operations to resolve quality issues.

Skills

Auditing

Lead Auditor

Communication skills

Quality systems

Document interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or science

NQA-1 / ISO 9001 awareness

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

ENERCON is expanding its Corporate Quality organization and seeking a Quality Engineer to support and strengthen our Quality Management System across a diverse and technically complex portfolio of work.

In high-stakes environments, quality isn’t just a box to check – it’s a reputation to defend. As a Quality Engineer at ENERCON, you will safeguard that reputation by embedding quality into processes, decisions, and deliverables from project inception through execution.

This role can be based in any ENERCON office location, and possibly remote within the US for senior level candidates.

Responsibilities

The Quality Engineer plays a critical role within ENERCON’s Quality Management System and Quality Assurance Program. This role places a strong emphasis on auditing internal operations, suppliers, and project execution activities.

While nuclear quality experience is preferred, ENERCON values candidates with strong experience auditing operational and engineering processes in regulated or technically complex environments. This role is ideal for a mid-level or senior quality professional who is confident making independent, requirement-based decisions and influencing quality at an enterprise level.

• Auditing & Compliance: Plan and perform internal audits and external supplier audits and surveillances as a certified Lead Auditor. Exercise independent judgment to enforce requirements and stop nonconforming work when necessary
• Contract & Requirement Review: Review purchase orders, contracts, task orders, and agreements to ensure appropriate flow-down of quality requirements
• Quality Systems & Procedures: Review, revise, and improve quality procedures supporting the quality system, engineering, and project management. Support continuous improvement of ENERCON’s Quality Management System and Quality Assurance Program
• Corrective Action & Root Cause: Prepare, issue, and manage Corrective Action Reports using ENERCON’s Performance Tracking System. Perform or support causal analysis and verify corrective action effectiveness
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with engineering, project management, procurement, and operations teams to resolve quality issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline, or equivalent technical training/work experience
• 6 plus years of quality assurance experience in a highly regulated or engineering consulting-driven environments
• The ideal candidate will have worked for an engineering/design consulting firm providing quality support
• Must have experience auditing engineering design packages, internal processes, suppliers
• Must have knowledge of standards such as 10 CFR Part 21, 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B, ASME/ANSI NQA-1, and ISO 9001
• Prior experience as a Lead Auditor; NQA-1 Subpart 3.1 qualification highly preferred
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification highly preferred
• Strong understanding of quality systems, auditing techniques, and corrective action processes
• Ability to read and interpret engineering technical documents
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint
• Must be a US Citizen due to federal contract requirements

Compensation Range

USD $90,000.00 - USD $145,000.00 /Yr.

Additional Information

ENERCON Services, Inc. (ENERCON) is powered by people who make a difference. We offer rewarding careers in a culture built on excellence, innovation, and growth.

The compensation range listed is a good‑faith estimate of the compensation expected for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, geographic location, and internal equity.

Some positions may be performed remotely in one or more U.S. states. Compensation is aligned with applicable pay transparency requirements and reflects expected compensation at the time of posting.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship. We ask all candidates this question to better understand work authorization and any potential sponsorship needs. Employment is contingent upon passing pre‑employment and random drug/alcohol screenings, background checks, and annual motor vehicle record reviews per company and client policies.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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