Principal Quality Assurance/Control Engineer

UDR Consulting Inc • Aiken, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Principal Quality Assurance/Control Engineer opportunity for our customer in Aiken, SC to support the Savannah River Site. This role involves defining the scope of technical and quality engineering programs, developing effective quality solutions for complex challenges, and providing quality guidance to less senior professionals. The position requires applying advanced technical and quality engineering practices to resolve complex problems, incorporating complicated technical requirements, new materials or processes, and difficult coordination needs. The Principal QA/QC Engineer will provide leadership in problem-solving and be recognized as an expert in their functional area. They will also direct and position responsibility for seeking new approaches to problems and new applications of engineering and quality assurance principles, evaluating program results through surveillances, monitoring, assessments, and reviews, and preparing reports and recommendations. The role includes identifying and recommending improvements where established technology, methodology, and procedures are inadequate. Keeping informed of advancements in technology and requirements within their area of specialization is crucial. The position involves developing QA programs and procedures, ensuring compliance and effective execution of technical and quality assurance requirements, and being accountable for approved schedules and appropriately trained personnel. The Principal QA/QC Engineer will prepare plans including schedules, budgets, and personnel requirements for technical and quality engineering tasks, monitor progress, expenditures, and review quality of work. They will serve on a Facility Review Board, providing QA expertise for facility start-up and/or operation, and support facility/project needs through procurement, procedure, and work package reviews. Communication of objectives and results to customers, colleagues, and management is essential, including preparing reports and professional papers for internal and external publication, and communicating with DOE-SR personnel regarding QA Program and corrective action status. Enhancing expertise through leadership in local technical societies and potentially participating in national societies, advanced studies, or national consensus standards committees is also part of the role. Active participation and successful implementation of TQ initiatives are expected. The role includes serving as a QA expert in evaluating the QA Programs of major program participants, including subcontractors and suppliers, to recommend corrective actions, redirect efforts, and provide judgment regarding a project or facility's potential for success, presenting findings to management and Site QA. Other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• BS degree in technical discipline with 8-10 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Engineering experience in the fields of Operations, Maintenance, Construction or Industrial Manufacturing
• An associate degree and 10-12 years of practical experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Engineering experience in the fields of Operations, Maintenance, Construction or Industrial Manufacturing
• A high school diploma with at least 16 years of multi-disciplined professional Quality Assurance or engineering related experience with increasing levels of responsibility in an operations, maintenance, construction, or manufacturing environment.
• Practical experience in quality control, work control, materials management, civil/structural, mechanical, maintenance, construction, or related areas
• Candidate must be able to perform weekly field walk-downs of the job site for engineering work being performed. These walk-downs may involve constructions sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances over a half mile, and climbing ladders to access remote areas.
• Well-developed organizational and supervisory skills with good communication talents
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance.
• Previous Mechanical and Welding inspection or surveillance experience

Nice To Haves

• Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are preferred.
• Current or prior certification as a lead auditor is preferred
• ASQC-Certified Quality Engineer is desirable is preferred

Responsibilities

• Define scope of technical and quality engineering programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges which involve unique or controversial problems.
• Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, cost-effective, and timely results.
• Give quality guidance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
• Apply technical and quality engineering experience in field of specialization to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical and quality engineering practices and a variety of complex features such as: complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes, and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area of technical and quality engineering specialization.
• Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new application of existing engineering and quality assurance principles.
• Evaluate the results of programs through surveillances, monitoring, assessments, and reviews.
• Prepare reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements where established technology, methodology, and procedures are inadequate for solution.
• Keep informed of the advancement of technology and requirements as applied within one's area of specialization and expertise.
• Develop QA programs and procedures and ensure compliance and effective execution of technical and quality assurance requirements within the assigned facility or program area.
• Be accountable for compliance with the approved schedules and that personnel under one's technical guidance are appropriately trained and effectively utilized.
• Prepare plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical and quality engineering tasks identified by management.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor expenditures of budget and review quality of work completed to ensure that technical and quality requirements are met.
• Serve on a Facility Review Board, providing QA expertise in support of facility start-up and/or operation.
• Support facility/project needs within the assigned area by conducting procurement, procedure, and work package reviews.
• Communicate objectives and results to customers, colleagues, and management.
• Prepare reports, professional papers, and articles for internal publication; Occasionally prepare reports for external publication.
• Communicate with DOE-SR personnel regarding QA Program and corrective action status.
• Enhance expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies.
• May also participate in national technical societies, advanced studies, or national consensus standards committees.
• Demonstrate commitment to TQ concepts by active participation and successful implementation of Div./ Dept. TQ initiatives.
• Serve as a QA expert in evaluating the QA Programs of major program participants, including subcontractors and suppliers, in order to recommend corrective actions, redirect efforts, and provide judgment regarding a project or facility's potential for success.
• Present findings to program or facility management and Site QA.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Benefits

• paid time off
• medical
• dental
• life
• vision
• disability insurance
• a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1

What This Job Offers

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