Senior Quality Engineer

Company Overview

Blue Energy’s mission is to unlock energy abundance, energy affordability, energy security, and turn-key decarbonization by developing the fastest path to deploying new nuclear MWs at scale. We are utilizing shipyard manufacturing supply chains and techniques from offshore oil and wind to reduce the cost of nuclear plants by over 60% and the manufacturing timeline to 24 months. Blue Energy is a platform technology that makes use of the latest NRC-approved reactors and is in negotiations with existing nuclear and industrial sites, enabling a much faster regulatory pathway to deploy our first unit. With our innovative centralized shipyard manufacturing approach, we can put nuclear power on a cost-reduction learning curve akin to wind, solar, and lithium-ion batteries.

Role Summary

The Senior Quality Engineer reports to the Corporate Director of Quality. The role will be assisting in development and implementation of the entirety of Blue Energy’s nuclear Quality Assurance Program. Performing program maintenance and providing support for Blue Energy’s staff and external organizations on all topics related to Blue Energy Quality Assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Model excellence by demonstrating the highest standards and values in work and promoting them within the organization and externally

• Assist in developing a greenfield nuclear Quality Assurance Program

• Provide quality program oversight, compliance and guidance as required while maintaining appropriate independence

• Creating procedures for Quality Assurance (QA) and other departments as they relate to quality

• Develop or assist in creating and implementing a Corrective Action Program

• Assist in developing and implementing a document and records management program

• Assist in developing and providing training on QA-related topics and assists in the resolution of quality-related problems

• Assists in ensuring Blue Energy staff understand quality requirements and how these requirements apply to their work

• Reviews procurement documents to ensure appropriate quality controls are specified

• Perform independent QA assessments/audits to ensure project QA plans are properly executed and evaluates the effectiveness of controls delineated in these plans

• Supports management and staff with QA services, as requested

• Assists in developing supply chain and providing supplier oversight and support

• Perform supplier qualification audits

Qualifications

• Must possess the ability to function well in a fast-paced, developmental environment and be able make decisions based on developing information

• Extensive knowledge of Quality standards, as a minimum, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1, ASME III and ISO 9001

• 10 years of experience working in a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) compliant quality assurance program

• 5 years of experience managing a nuclear quality assurance program or a division of a program

• Experience writing procedures

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience with manufacturing processes

• Ability to be qualified as an NQA-1 Lead Auditor

Preferred Qualifications

• NQA-1 Lead Auditor

• Experience in a “start-up” organization or environment

• Certification or accreditation as a trainer

• Formal technical training (degree program, trade school, certification)

• Experience working with or developing QA software management systems

We look forward to your application and helping foster an era of safe, clean, affordable, and abundant energy.

Blue Energy is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Blue Energy now or in the future.