Nuclear Projects Quality Engineer

GE Vernova • Longmont, CO

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About The Position

Our Nuclear customers and regulators expect flawless project performance, full traceability to both standards and contracts and a culture of continuous improvement. The Projects Quality Engineer (PQE will provide governance over Nuclear Projects and represent CSS Quality Engineering for all Nuclear opportunities. Project Quality Engineers review standards and contracts in the commercial phase to develop quality plans and effort estimates. During execution they will support Verification and Validation (V&V) of design efforts, assure assembly and acceptance testing traceability, resolve non-conformances and guide audits to ensure successful project outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university or college.
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• At least 5 years’ experience in Quality role or Engineering with demonstrated Quality experience
• Ability to discriminate applications of Standards in Safety Related vs. Non-Safety related Applications (i.e. ISO-9001:2015)
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Nuclear Controls Projects
• Understands Nuclear Safety Standards (10CFRAppB, N299, N286, N290, ISO 19443, NQA-1, IEC-61513, IEEE 1012, IEEE 730)
• Process experience in Software and Electronics Industry; critical infrastructure experience a plus.
• Able to learn Systems, Processes and Tools quickly.
• Proven experience leading Quality standards implementations.
• Proven experience solving quality problems directly - can provide examples of hands on solutioning through full problem-solving cycles.
• Strong ability to collaborate effectively - sustaining relationships while driving rapid organizational changes.
• Cross functional leadership experience in Operations, Services, Engineering or Projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide Governance and Oversite for Nuclear Projects: Scrutinize customer specifications - ensure standards accepted are appropriate to our scope of work (Nuclear Safety / Non-Safety Related)
• Develop and deploy Project Quality Plans, including Software Quality Planning.
• Review and support Tables of Compliance analysis for Nuclear Standards cited in requests for quotation.
• Support customer audits to demonstrate compliance and performance.
• Conduct daily Project Gemba - represent the voice of employees on quality.
• Own certificates of compliance.
• Support Projects to engage in frequent customer interaction - represent the voice of nuclear customers to business leadership.
• Audit Projects to assure compliance with QMS and regulatory standards while reducing risk.
• Ensure nuclear project lessons learned are screened with finding, continuous improvement and corrective actions tracked.
• Collaborate with all functions (Sales, Projects, Engineering, Operations, Sourcing, Services) to Stop the Line early, resolve defects quickly, gather lessons learned and implement improvement actions as needed.
• Communicate and mentor widely to cultivate a quality culture of customer passion, compliance, and waste reduction.

Benefits

• GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.
• Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
• GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program.
• This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level