Senior Quality Engineer, Nuclear QA & Compliance

Amentum; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a WTCC Quality Engineer to ensure QA program implementation and compliance across projects at the Hanford site. The role reports to the WTCC QA supervisor and supports document development, training, and audit activities.

The successful candidate will have 13–15 years of QA/technical experience, DOE facility exposure, and lead auditor qualifications to drive quality across complex nuclear projects, with on-site responsibilities in Richland, WA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, science or equivalent education.
• 13–15 years of applied technical and/or quality assurance experience.
• Experience with DOE facilities is desired.

Responsibilities

• Support WTCC implementing document/procedure development to address QA requirements.
• 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.
• Assessing implementation and compliance, identifying and reporting QA 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.
• Assist with and ensure the identification, documentation, evaluation, segregation, and disposition of nonconformance’s, conditions adverse to quality; and for notification to affected organizations.
• Works with the personnel responsible to ensure accurate development of corrective action plans.
• Responsible for quality assurance activities with moderate complexity or impact to the project or site of a medium or large project. Provides technical direction to junior level quality personnel. Possesses broad knowledge of industry and regulatory standards and design criteria pertinent to a particular discipline
• 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.
• 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.
• This job description is not intended to include every duty, task or instruction for which an employee is responsible. Other tasks may be assigned, based on business needs and the department supervisor’s request

Skills

Quality Assurance

Auditing

NQA-1 Lead Auditor

Document control

Quality systems

Regulatory compliance

Training development

Education

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

Job description

Amentum is seeking a WTCC Quality Engineer to ensure QA program implementation and compliance across projects at the Hanford site. The role reports to the WTCC QA supervisor and supports document development, training, and audit activities.

The successful candidate will have 13–15 years of QA/technical experience, DOE facility exposure, and lead auditor qualifications to drive quality across complex nuclear projects, with on-site responsibilities in Richland, WA.