Senior Quality Engineer

About the role

Senior Quality Engineer supporting various nuclear projects, ensuring compliance with ASME NQA-1, Quality Assurance Programs, customer specifications and applicable regulatory standards. Responsibilities include quality oversight across engineering, procurement, manufacturing and field execution activities.

Report to the Quality Assurance Manager. Remote role that can be performed from anywhere within the United States.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing and approving quality‑related procedures, work instructions, drawings, specifications, field change requests, Project Quality Plans and other project and quality‑related documents ensuring that quality requirements are built into the processes.
• Assembly of documentation packages per PQP and contract requirements.
• Review and approve purchase orders for quality‑impacting materials and services.
• Review inspection results for correctness and compliance.
• Perform internal surveillances of quality processes to ensure compliance.
• Review and approve supplier documentation such as CMTRs and inspection records.
• Verify compliance with design, regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Verify that all work performed at the Manning location and at Customer sites is in accordance with design requirements, Codes and Standards, and project contract agreements.
• Perform assigned Witness/Hold points as identified in the work process documentation.
• Coordinate dispositions of any deficiencies and nonconformances related to materials and processes. Ensure deficiencies are documented, investigated and resolved.
• Provide quality oversight of in‑process welding, machining, NDT and other inspection processes.
• Initiate Stop Work when necessary to ensure compliance with procedures, processes and Codes.
• Interface with customers, suppliers and regulatory bodies.
• Manage and direct the Quality Control (QC) field staff, as needed.
• Assist Project Management with Quality Program Indoctrination to the Project Team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical discipline.
• 5+ years working with ASME Section III, ASME NQA-1, 10CFR50 Appendix B, 10CFR21 and other ASME and National Board Codes.
• Experience with supplier audits and nuclear‑grade procurement.
• Relevant experience and application with US NRC Regulations and ASME Code.
• Experience interfacing with customers, suppliers and regulatory authorities.
• Ability to travel up to 30 %.

Salary range: $85,200.00 to $106,500.00 per year.

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.