Quality Assurance Engineer

TerraPower LLC.

1d•$124,115 - $161,188

About The Position

The Quality Assurance Engineer performs Quality Assurance activities for TerraPower’s advanced reactor programs. The position reports directly to the Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement Manager and may be remote or onsite in Everett, Washington, with travel up to 50% within the continental United States. The role supports quality assurance across nuclear programs, including supplier qualification, audits and surveillances, document and procurement reviews, quality-process development, corrective and preventive actions, continuous improvement, and training. The ideal candidate has experience with NRC 10 CFR 50, Appendix B; 10 CFR Part 21; ASME NQA-1-2015; and Regulatory Guide 1.28, Revision 5, as well as evaluating and qualifying NQA-1 commercial supply-chain suppliers. Experience applying a graded quality approach from conceptual design through safety-related design and construction supporting PSAR requirements and construction permits is also sought. Experience with industry codes, standards, and guides such as ASME, AWS, AISC, ASTM, EPRI, NEI, ISO, NEC, and IEEE is strongly desired.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline, business, management, or quality assurance field.
8–10 years of experience in a nuclear (NRC or DOE) Quality Assurance function in an environment regulated by the USNRC.
Current NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification, NRC vendor inspector certification, or another industry-recognized certification; alternatively, ability to become certified within one year of hire.
High degree of trust and integrity, open communication, respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.
Ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
Ability to perform the position’s described physical actions and tolerate its working conditions, with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience evaluating and qualifying NQA-1 commercial supply-chain suppliers.
Extensive experience applying a graded quality approach from conceptual design in collaborative environments through safety-related design and construction supporting PSAR requirements and construction permits.
Experience with NRC 10 CFR 50, Appendix B; 10 CFR Part 21; ASME NQA-1-2015; and Regulatory Guide 1.28, Revision 5.
Experience with industry codes, standards, and guides such as ASME, AWS, AISC, ASTM, EPRI, NEI, ISO, NEC, and IEEE.
NQA-1 Certified Lead Auditor (ATL) certification.

Responsibilities

Review customer and regulatory contracts and develop baseline requirements matrices and documents.
Interface with customer and supplier QA representatives to help resolve quality, technical, and complex compliance issues.
Review internal and external engineering documents, including design drawings, specifications, and test plans and procedures, for compliance with governing procedures and appropriate flow-down of QA requirements.
Plan and perform supplier qualification audits and surveillances of suppliers and partnering companies as a Certified Audit Team Leader (ATL).
Perform annual evaluations and triennial audits of approved suppliers on TerraPower’s Evaluated Suppliers List (ESL).
Coordinate and host customer and regulator audits, surveillances, and visits.
Develop, revise, and/or review QA processes and procedures.
Plan and perform internal audits as a certified ATL.
Participate in Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Continuous Improvement, Lessons Learned/Operational Experience, and Risk Management processes.
Review quality-affecting procedures, including engineering, procurement, document control, records, and testing, to ensure applicable QA requirements are flowed down.
Review procurement specifications, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, task orders, statements of work, and quality program requirements documents to ensure applicable quality assurance requirements are flowed down.
Perform internal audits of TerraPower QA policy, implementing procedures, and documentation.
Provide mentoring and training on NRC quality assurance issues and licensing.