NuScale Power is a company focused on advancing nuclear technology, and they are seeking a QA Project Engineer to support company/client projects by representing quality assurance in planning, coordination, and execution of project activities. The role involves managing cross-functional quality interfaces and ensuring project quality requirements are communicated and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Interact with project team and management from multiple companies to manage cross-functional quality interfaces
- Have a diverse understanding of quality requirements to be able to provide input and support on a wide spectrum of quality and process related solutions
- Support and coordinate as needed quality responses to customer Requests for Information and other marketing related activities
- Effective development of quality requirements traceability matrix and incorporation of said matrix into project activities as applicable, and appropriate
- Manage first-of-a-kind issues and adapt to a constantly shifting business development environment; interface as needed with planners and other personnel to ensure that quality activities for a given project are accurately represented and accounted for in work management plans
- Proactively identify and achieve resolution of project issues and anticipated challenges, including escalation of issues within the NuScale organization when necessary
- Provide direction and coordinate project related activities through quality leads, supervisors, and managers
- Develop and maintain processes and procedures needed for the efficient execution of quality project activities
- Support project risk assessment and risk mitigation activities
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Must have experience in the commercial nuclear industry with ASME NQA-1 / 10 CFR 50 Appendix B / 10 CFR 21
- A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in a technical field from an accredited college or university
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in quality assurance with a broad range of responsibilities
- Must be familiar with ASME NQA-1 / 10 CFR 50 Appendix B / 10 CFR 21
- Must have prior experience working as quality lead for large, complex projects, and developing requirement traceability matrices
- Must demonstrate strong technical writing skills as well as good communication, computer, presentation and interpersonal skills
- Required to have exceptional organization skills and ability to manage complex projects with multiple work phases
- Prior commercial nuclear experience
- Knowledge of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 1
- Eligible to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810
- Experience with ISO 9001 and other international quality standards and regulations (not required, but strongly preferred)