Senior Procurement Engineer / Specialist

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) activities in support of engineering and project requirements
• Develop, review, and implement purchase orders, dedication plans, technical evaluations, acceptance criteria, and dedication packages
• Assist with identification and evaluation of potential suppliers for products and services
• Support procurement and supplier evaluation activities associated with commercial grade items and services
• Interface directly with engineering, NDE, materials, structural, vibration, chemistry, and analytical teams to ensure technical and quality requirements are appropriately implemented
• Evaluate critical characteristics, acceptance methods, and verification strategies for dedicated items and services
• Support receipt inspection, testing, and documentation reviews associated with dedication activities
• Assist in establishing scalable CGD processes and work practices that support both operating fleet and advanced reactor programs
• Support verification and validation (V&V) activities for commercial and nuclear quality software applications, engineering analysis tools, and digital platforms utilized in nuclear engineering, inspection, and analytical programs, including configuration control, testing, and documentation compliance
• Assist with software quality program implementation and commercial grade dedication activities associated with commercially acquired and internally developed software
• Participate in and support internal and supplier audits, commercial grade surveys, surveillances, and corrective action activities as requested
• Support technical and programmatic reviews of documents, procedures, procurement packages, and deliverables for conformance
• Assist project teams in resolving compliance challenges while maintaining execution efficiency
• Support corrective action investigations, condition reports, root cause evaluations, and lessons learned implementation
• Partner closely with Nuclear, Structural, Materials, Inspection, NDE, and Analytical Services teams to support project execution
• Support advanced reactor requirements and evolving nuclear frameworks
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, and technical rigor
• Mentor engineers and technical staff on CGD, NQA-1, and nuclear expectations
• Support compliant execution of work while coordinating with applicable engineering and Corporate QA organizations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Physical Sciences, Quality Assurance, or related technical field
• Minimum of 10 years of nuclear industry experience with significant focus on Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) and NQA-1 implementation
• Strong working knowledge of: NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Commercial Grade Dedication processes, ISO 17025:2017, ISO 9001:2015, NEI 14-05A, nuclear procurement and supplier quality requirements
• Ability to work collaboratively with engineering and technical teams while maintaining quality standards and independence where required
• Strong technical writing, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced technical environment
• Ability to travel (~15%) to support client meetings, project execution, and audits