Quality Assurance Engineer Associate II​/Quality Assurance Engineer

Advanced Technologies and Laboratories (ATL), a Planned Systems International (PSI) company, is hiring for a Quality Assurance Engineer in Richland, WA. This position will support Navarro-ATL. Navarro-ATL is located in Richland, WA and operates, manages, and maintains the 222‑S Laboratory Complex for the Department of Energy. Navarro-ATL members are Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN), and Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International (Gaithersburg, MD).

Responsible for providing quality assurance/control engineering services in support of HLMI activities. Performs a variety of duties to include plans, schedules, participates in and/or leads QA program audits, surveillances and assessments in support of corrective action programs, monitors QA assessment program, conducts investigations and identifies deficiencies, develops and/or revises quality plans, procedures and audit checklists and assists personnel with the interpretation/implementation of related requirements.

May assist with software quality assurance activities.

• Responsible for providing quality assurance/control engineering services in support of HLMI activities.
• Completes assignments that are broad in nature, requiring originality and ingenuity.
• Applies advanced Quality Engineering theories, methods, and research techniques in the development, establishment, and maintenance of quality assurance policies, procedures, and methods.
• Demonstrates understanding of the application of Documented Safety Analysis (DSA) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSR) and can review and approve safety basis documents.
• Confers with superiors on unusual matters.
• Leads project-wide system audits as directed by principal quality assurance engineer or program management.
• Writes quality plans, procedures, and audit checklists.
• Verifies quality standards and test procedures for design and process evaluation to attain quality economically and efficiently.
• Provides quality assurance support to ensure that products are acquired and installed in accordance with customer and company quality requirements.
• Ensures sampling plans, quality standards, and quality instructions are utilized in assessing the quality levels of products and processes.
• Documents evaluation, testing, and correction.
• Provides recommendations concerning the disposition of defective materials and maintains a continuous awareness of quality problems.
• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality activities.
• May specialize in particular area of quality engineering, such as design, incoming material, process control, supplier evaluation, inventory control, reliability, research and development, software quality, laboratory quality, or administrative application.
• May provide technical guidance to lower-level engineers, technicians, and inspectors.
• Perform quality assurance inspections.
• Other duties as assigned.

Grade 16:

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Engineering, Science or related field and 2 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Due to the nature of the government contract requirements, US citizenship is required.

Grade 18:

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Engineering, Science or related field and 7 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills needed to facilitate project milestones.
• Must be able to communicate with peers and management clearly and concisely.
• Experienced quality inspector
• Certified Quality Engineer
• Nuclear facility operations experience
• Certified NQA-1 Lead Assessor/Auditor

Grade 16: $90,150 - $113,550
Grade 18: $109,013 - $137,538
The grade level offered to the selected candidate will be based on business needs and the candidate's education, training, and/or relevant experience.

PSI offers full-time, benefits eligible employees a competitive total compensation package that includes paid leave, and options for employer sponsored group medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life…