Quality Engineer, Sr.
About The Position
Centrus Energy is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer for its Technology and Manufacturing Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Reporting to the Quality Engineering Manager, this role establishes and maintains inspection systems supporting production of components, assemblies, and machines. The engineer leads Advanced Product Quality Planning activities, including PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Measurement System Analysis, and works to improve inspection technologies, techniques, data collection, and sampling strategies. The role includes coaching and mentoring team members, developing inspection plans that specify instrumentation and gaging, establishing process capability metrics, applying statistical methods to improve product and process performance, and determining sampling frequencies. The engineer reviews procurement and design specifications, fabrication procedures, maintenance packages, and related documents to ensure appropriate quality controls. Responsibilities also include evaluating First Article Inspection packages, leading root-cause investigations of quality escapes, implementing corrective actions, improving the quality management system, and evaluating test equipment and precision measuring instruments. The successful candidate manages work to meet schedule and budget expectations with minimal oversight and follows company policies, safety standards, security requirements, and environmental regulations. The position requires obtaining and maintaining a Q security clearance, along with pre-employment background and drug screening. Candidates with a required clearance are subject to additional federal background investigation and may be subject to reinvestigation and ongoing drug testing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a technical field.
- At least 5 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with manufacturing quality systems such as NQA-1, AS9100, 21 CFR Part 820, or ISO 13485.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Q-level security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Active Q-level security clearance.
- Experience in centrifuge manufacturing.
- Proficiency in GD&T.
- Demonstrated use of Lean Six Sigma tools.
- ASQ CQE, Six Sigma, or Lead Auditor certification.
- Training and experience in root cause analysis.
- Experience with high-precision metal forming, machining, or finishing processes.
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain inspection systems that support production goals for components, assemblies, and machines.
- Lead Advanced Product Quality Planning activities, including PFMEAs, Control Plans, and Measurement System Analysis.
- Identify and implement improvements in inspection technologies, techniques, data collection, and sampling strategies.
- Coach and mentor team members on quality topics and initiatives.
- Develop detailed inspection plans specifying required instrumentation and gaging.
- Establish process capability metrics and apply statistical methods to improve product and process performance.
- Determine optimal sampling frequencies.
- Review procurement and design specifications, fabrication procedures, maintenance packages, and other documents to ensure appropriate quality controls are incorporated.
- Evaluate First Article Inspection packages.
- Lead root-cause investigations for quality escapes and drive corrective action implementation.
- Support improvements to the quality management system, including evaluating test equipment and precision measuring instruments.
- Manage work to meet schedule and budget expectations with minimal oversight.
- Adhere to company policies, safety standards, security requirements, and environmental regulations.
Benefits
- The position is incentive eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
