Senior Quality Engineer

Blue Energy; Chevy Chase (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Energy is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to help develop and implement its nuclear Quality Assurance Program. The role supports staff and external partners on QA topics and ensures alignment with regulatory requirements.

Reporting to the Corporate Director of Quality, you will oversee QA program maintenance, procedures, training, and supplier qualification audits to enable the fast deployment of nuclear units in a rigorous compliance environment.

Qualifications

• 10 CFR 50 Appendix B knowledge required
• ASME NQA-1, ASME III, ISO 9001 familiarity
• 10 years NRC-compliant quality assurance experience
• 5 years in nuclear QA program management
• Experience writing procedures

Responsibilities

• Model and uphold highest QA standards across programs
• Develop and maintain a nuclear QA program
• Provide oversight and guidance on QA requirements
• Create QA procedures and corrective action processes
• Manage document and records management programs
• Train staff on QA topics and issue resolution
• Ensure staff understand QA requirements and apply them
• Review procurement documents for quality controls
• Conduct independent QA assessments and audits
• Support QA services and supplier oversight
• Perform supplier qualification audits

Skills

Nuclear QA standards

Quality management

Procedures writing

Communication skills

Manufacturing experience

Auditing

Lead auditor qualification

Education

Technical training or degree

Tools

QA software systems

Job description

Company Overview

Blue Energy’s mission is to unlock energy abundance, energy affordability, energy security, and turn-key decarbonization by developing the fastest path to deploying new nuclear MWs at scale. We are utilizing shipyard manufacturing supply chains and techniques from offshore oil and wind to reduce the cost of nuclear plants by over 60% and the manufacturing timeline to 24 months. Blue Energy is a platform technology that makes use of the latest NRC-approved reactors and is in negotiations with existing nuclear and industrial sites, enabling a much faster regulatory pathway to deploy our first unit. With our innovative centralized shipyard manufacturing approach, we can put nuclear power on a cost-reduction learning curve akin to wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries.

Role Summary

The Senior Quality Engineer reports to the Corporate Director of Quality. The role will be assisting in development and implementation of the entirety of Blue Energy’s nuclear Quality Assurance Program. Performing program maintenance and providing support for Blue Energy’s staff and external organizations on all topics related to Blue Energy Quality Assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Model excellence by demonstrating the highest standards and values in work and promoting them within the organization and externally

• Assist in developing a greenfield nuclear Quality Assurance Program

• Provide quality program oversight, compliance and guidance as required while maintaining appropriate independence

• Creating procedures for Quality Assurance (QA) and other departments as they relate to quality

• Develop or assist in creating and implementing a Corrective Action Program

• Assist in developing and implementing a document and records management program

• Assist in developing and providing training on QA-related topics and assists in the resolution of quality-related problems

• Assists in ensuring Blue Energy staff understand quality requirements and how these requirements apply to their work

• Reviews procurement documents to ensure appropriate quality controls are specified

• Perform independent QA assessments/audits to ensure project QA plans are properly executed and evaluates the effectiveness of controls delineated in these plans

• Supports management and staff with QA services, as requested

• Assists in developing supply chain and providing supplier oversight and support

• Perform supplier qualification audits

Qualifications

• Must possess the ability to function well in a fast-paced, developmental environment and be able make decisions based on developing information

• Extensive knowledge of Quality standards, as a minimum, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1, ASME III and ISO 9001

• 10 years of experience working in a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) compliant quality assurance program

• 5 years of experience managing a nuclear quality assurance program or a division of a program

• Experience writing procedures

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience with manufacturing processes

• Ability to be qualified as an NQA-1 Lead Auditor

Preferred Qualifications

• NQA-1 Lead Auditor

• Experience in a "start-up" organization or environment

• Certification or accreditation as a trainer

• Formal technical training (degree program, trade school, certification)

• Experience working with or developing QA software management systems

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