QA Engineer I

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 30 years. We contribute to DOE’s nuclear security and environmental remediation enterprise by providing the highest-caliber staff and experts. We are supporting the United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) LLC contract, and we are in search of a Quality Engineer to be based in the UCOR office in Oak Ridge, TN. This position reports to the UCOR Quality Assurance Manager. Within L&A, this position reports to Oak Ridge Clean Up Program Manager. UCOR LLC is the prime contractor for the Department of Energy (DOE)/Environmental Management (EM). 

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POSITION DESCRIPTION

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 414.1D, Quality Assurance, using AMSE NQA-1 2008/2009a 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 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.
• Leads/supports internal independent audits/assessments and supplier quality audits.

JOB KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of the quality assurance principles and their application to engineering, environmental, procurement, construction, testing, operations, or decommissioning.
• Knowledge of regulatory and contractual requirements that impact the QA program.
• Knowledge of the quality control principles.

• High School Diploma (required)
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field. (preferred)

• At least 8 years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. (required) 
• Possess strong risk-based decision-making skills.
• Ability to provide oversight of programs, assume leadership responsibilities for team activities and interact and coordinate with multiple organizations, including federal counterparts.
• Effective written, listening, and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Due to federal contract security requirements, this position requires U.S. Citizenship.
• 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.
• Successful candidates will be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without 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. (required)

LOCATION DETAILS:

• 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., Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility and the 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.