Senior Quality Assurance Engineer II or III
Posted on: 4 Jun 2021
Aiken, SC
Job Description
The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer II or III provides quality assurance for the implementation of and compliance to federal and state regulatory requirements applicable to safely manage chemical and radioactive material during construction, operation, and closure activities at the Tank Farms, ETP, Defense Waste Processing Facility, and Saltstone.
Responsibilities as a Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer II:
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. Ensures appropriate quality performance of the end process/program developed and designed to resolve the original problem.
Incorporates technical and quality engineering practices such as: technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes, and coordination or oversight requirements 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. Communicates with DOE-SR personnel regarding QA Program and corrective action status. May prepare reports for external publication.
Develops program performance reports that identify such items as company and program level 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, redirect efforts, and provide judgment regarding a project or facility's potential for success. Presents findings to program or facility management and Site QA.
Enhances expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies. May also participate in national technical societies, advanced studies, or national consensus standards committees.
May design, develop, and implement QA training programs based on specific quality engineering principles, special materials and processes; multi-faceted and regulatory requirements following training, development, and delivering procedures.
May serve on a Facility Review Board, providing QA expertise in support of facility start-up and/or operation. for external publication. Communicates with DOE-SR personnel regarding QA Program and corrective action status.
Other duties as assigned.
Additional responsibilities as a Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer III:
Serves 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. Presents findings to program or facility management and Site QA.
Enhances expertise in field through leadership in local technical societies. May also participate in national technical societies, advanced studies, or national consensus standards committees.
May design, develop, and implement QA training programs based on specific quality engineering principles, special materials and processes; multi-faceted and regulatory requirements following training, development, and delivering procedures.
May serve on a Facility Review Board, providing QA expertise in support of facility start-up and/or operation. for external publication. Communicates with DOE-SR personnel regarding QA Program and corrective action status.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
To qualify as a Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer II:
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (engineering or science) and 5+ years relevant work experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Engineering in the fields of operations, maintenance, construction or industrial manufacturing.
OR
Bachelor’s degree in a non-technical discipline and 6+ years relevant work experience as described above
OR
Associate's degree and 7+ years relevant work experience as described above
OR
High School diploma or GED and 9+ years combination of education and/or relevant work experience as described above
Note: A two-year technical diploma will be considered equivalent to an associate's degree.
Certification with continuing technical training is required for performance of inspections and surveillance activities. Specialized training may also be required to support certain technical areas.
To qualify as a Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer III:
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (engineering or science) and 6+ years relevant work experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or Engineering in the fields of operations, maintenance, construction or industrial manufacturing.
OR
Bachelor’s degree in a non-technical discipline and 7+ years relevant work experience as described above
OR
Associate's degree and 8+ years relevant work experience as described above
OR
High School diploma or GED and 10+ years combination of education and/or relevant work experience as described above
Note: A two-year technical diploma will be considered equivalent to an associate's degree.
Certification with continuing technical training is required for performance of inspections and surveillance activities. Specialized training may also be required to support certain technical areas.
Any candidate(s) selected to receive an offer will be offered the position level commensurate with their experience and qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications
Commercial Grade Dedication
DOE/RW-0333P
ASME NQA-1
DOE O 414.1D
Technical degree preferred
Previous/current quality certification
Savannah River Remediation
Aiken, SC
Savannah River Remediation LLC, a prime contractor for the US Department of Energy, is responsible for managing the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site’s Liquid Waste operations contract. Located in Aiken, South Carolina, SRR is a limited liability company formed by nuclear operations and environmental remediation global leaders Amentum, Bechtel, BWXT, and Jacobs. The SRR Team is responsible for the closure of waste tanks, the operation of the Savannah River Site’s Defense Waste Processing Facility, tank farm operations and associated production and disposal facilities.
Partners
Our team companies’ combined radioactive liquid waste capabilities, experience, and performance are unmatched in the industry. Our most significant experience, however, is our ability to implement successful safety cultures—safety is the basis for all work we perform.
Partners:
Although Amentum is new, our heritage dates back to the early 20th Century, with roots in iconic American companies. We honed our reputation throughout the Golden Age of Innovation, establishing deep relationships with customers in the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Energy.
In more recent years, we became a preeminent government contractor as URS and later joined with the world’s premier integrated infrastructure company, AECOM. We honed our values of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong sense of safety and integrity.
On Feb. 1, 2020, Amentum was born. Preserving our culture of excellence and commitment to safety and ethical business, Amentum remains a trusted partner to U.S. federal government agencies, allied governments and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we are more than 20,000 professionals in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories working together to ensure the success of our customers’ most vital missions.
[Bechtel] Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, project management, and construction companies in the world. We stand apart for our ability to get the job done right—no matter how big, how complex, or how remote. Bechtel operates through four global business units that specialize in infrastructure; mining and metals; nuclear, security and environmental; and oil, gas, and chemicals. Since its founding in 1898, Bechtel has worked on more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents. Today, our 58,000 colleagues team with customers, partners, and suppliers on diverse projects in nearly 40 countries.
[Jacobs] A Company Like No Other. The world needs innovators and problem solvers who turn challenges into greater opportunities. We have an insatiable curiosity about transformative trends challenging the status quo: Urbanization. Water scarcity. Climate change. Digital proliferation. Security. These issues inspire us to dig deeper and apply big data analytics to fully understand the interplay of multifaceted variables shaping the future, ensuring that we conceive and deliver solutions that connect people and places with the means to work smarter and live better, and make an enduring, positive difference in the world.
[BWXT] Headquartered in Lynchburg, VA, BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) is a leading supplier of nuclear components and fuel to the U.S. government; provides technical, management and site services to support governments in the operation of complex facilities and environmental remediation activities; and supplies precision manufactured components and services for the commercial nuclear power industry. BWXT has more than 5,200 employees and significant operations in Lynchburg, VA; Erwin, Tenn.; Mount Vernon, IN.; Euclid, OH; Barberton, OH; and Cambridge, Ontario, as well as more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy sites around the country.
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