Quality Engineer

Overview

Longenecker & Associates (L&A), a Geosyntec Company, is a trusted partner enabling critical missions across the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex for more than 35 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts. We are seeking a motivated Quality Engineer to contribute to our mission supporting our work at UCOR in Oak Ridge, TN.

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

We invest in our people.  Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too.  We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Quality Engineer plans and directs activities to develop, maintain, and advise on the implementation of the Quality Assurance (QA) Program. Quality assurance includes all those planned and systematic actions necessary to assure implementation using a graded approach of the QA Rule (10 CFR 830, Subpart A, Quality Assurance Requirements) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 414.1F, Quality Assurance, using AMSE NQA-1 2008/2009a or later revision as the national consensus nuclear standard and other commercial quality standards in the planning and execution of work. 

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• ​​​​​​Possesses and applies a comprehensive body of knowledge to the timely and high-quality completion of assigned tasks.
• Reviews and advises on project associated quality-related processes/procedures for conformance to project QA program/plan requirements.
• Provides quality assurance and quality control support on assigned program(s) and/or areas to ensure that the product is designed, procured, and installed in accordance with customer and company quality requirements.
• Reviews and advises on engineering and procurement documents to ensure the inclusion of applicable quality requirements.
• Performs routine surveillances to evaluate and document quality program implementation.
• Reviews and monitors reported nonconforming conditions and associated actions.
• Reviews and approves the adequacy of select issue causal analyses, resulting corrective action plans, and associated completed corrective actions.
• Performs quality control inspections at project locations by examining equipment and material for required characteristics (e.g., dimensional inspection, materials of construction) specified in the inspection plans.
• Interprets and evaluates results with respect to applicable codes, standards, drawings, and specifications.

Education and Licensure

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field or demonstrated equivalent combination of relevant experience and education.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Required Skills, Experience, and Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in quality control and/or quality assurance related fields.
• Knowledge of QA principles.
• Knowledge of regulatory and contractual requirements that impact the QA program.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, candidates must be able to successfully pass a federal background investigation to secure and maintain DOE Q security clearance if required.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, this position requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Successful candidates will be able to perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation. This job posting reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and the descriptions listed do not restrict management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing.
• Please note that marijuana remains a Schedule III controlled substance under Federal Law. Federal contractors must follow Federal drug-free workplace rules, which prohibit marijuana use, even if medical or recreational use is permitted under State Law. 

Preferred Qualifications and Location Details

• Lead Auditor Certification (or in-process) preferred.
• Prior NQA-1 experience.
• This full-time on-site position is located at the UCOR office in Oak Ridge, TN. UCOR is conducting major cleanup activities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Y-12 National Security Complex as well as remedial activities at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP).  Cleanup missions on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) focus on protecting people and the environment from industrial and chemical hazards while enabling current and future science and national security programs.  UCOR also leads critical projects (e.g., Environmental Management Disposal Facility) and manages nuclear operations facilities at the ORNL and Transuranic Waste Processing Center. As a DOE Voluntary Protection Star site, the highest safety designation for a DOE site—safety is a prerequisite for the performance of all work performed.

As an L&A employee, you will be eligible for a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical and dental), 401K plan, and paid time off. We believe in investing in our employees beyond compensation and as an L&A employee, you will have access to in-house training, career pathing, mentoring, award programs, tuition reimbursement and much more.

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