Senior Quality Assurance Engineer III or Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

$89,900 - $179,500/Yr

Savannah River Mission Completion - Aiken, SC

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - Aiken, SC

About the position

The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer III or Principal Quality Assurance Engineer at Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) is responsible for ensuring compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements related to the management of chemical and radioactive materials during various operational phases at the Savannah River Site. This role involves developing and implementing quality assurance programs, coordinating with multiple departments, and providing technical guidance to ensure quality performance and compliance throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develops complex QA programs and procedures and ensures compliance and effective execution of technical and quality assurance requirements within the assigned facility or program area.
• Defines specific problems based on general information from management and customers. Plans Quality Assurance efforts and coordinates activities with those of other divisions, departments, and sections in focused areas to solve problems.
• Defines scope of complex technical and quality assurance (QA) engineering programs and develops effective, quality solutions.
• Ensures compliance with quality assurance requirements, proper utilization and training of personnel operating under one's quality/technical guidance, and compliance with approved schedules and staffing estimates.
• Incorporates technical and quality engineering practices into complex problem solving and program planning.
• Accountable for compliance with the approved schedules and ensures personnel under one's technical guidance are appropriately trained and effectively utilized.
• Prepares plans including schedules, budgets and personnel requirements for solving technical and quality engineering tasks identified by management.
• Performs assessments, surveillances and oversight activities to ensure compliance with procedural and regulatory requirements.
• Develops schedules, monitors progress, monitors expenditures of budget and reviews quality of work completed to ensure that technical and quality requirements are met.
• Determines scheduling requirements for assigned tasks, in collaboration with management.
• Evaluates the results of programs through surveillances, monitoring, assessments, and reviews; prepares reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
• Communicates objectives and results to customers, colleagues, and management. Prepares reports, professional papers, and articles for internal publication.
• Develops program performance reports that identify compliance with requirements, corrective action program trends, and identification of programmatic improvements.
• Routinely communicates QA Program and corrective action status with DOE-SR personnel.
• Provides technical support to site training division on a rotational basis and provides QA expertise and guidance to the training organization.
• Serves as a QA expert in evaluating the QA Programs of major program participants, including subcontractors and suppliers, to recommend corrective actions and provide judgment regarding a project or facility's potential for success.
• Enhances expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies and may participate in national technical societies or committees.
• May design, develop, and implement QA training programs based on specific quality engineering principles and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED and relevant work experience in Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), Engineering in operations, maintenance, software or industrial manufacturing.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree
• Technical degree preferred
• Previous/current quality certifications

Benefits

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan - 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
• Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
• Health Savings Account
• Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life and Accident Coverage
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement