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External Quality Assurance Lead

1 month, 1 week ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
QA Engineer
Quality Assurance and Testing
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Oklo

Oklo

Oklo Inc. designs and deploys advanced fission power plants for clean, reliable, and affordable energy, utilizing innovative technology with inherent safety and nuclear waste as fuel.

Electric Utilities
51-250
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Description

  • Lead external supplier audits, including audit planning, team coordination, checklist development, meetings, evidence review, reporting, and corrective-action closure verification.
  • Provide guidance and mentoring to audit team members and internal stakeholders on audit practices, supplier oversight expectations, and procurement quality controls.
  • Manage supplier evaluations and qualifications, including initial qualification, requalification, scope changes, QA program reviews, and maintenance of the approved supplier list.
  • Oversee supplier nonconformances, audit findings, corrective-action requests, and supplier performance issues through closure.
  • Develop and maintain annual and long-range supplier audit and surveillance schedules based on risk, safety significance, procurement scope, and project needs.
  • Plan and perform supplier surveillances, source inspections, witness and hold-point oversight, and performance-based assessments at supplier facilities.
  • Review supplier QA programs, procedures, records, and implementation for compliance with ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B, procurement quality clauses, and contractual commitments.
  • Partner with Procurement and Engineering to define and flow down procurement quality requirements, acceptance criteria, documentation requirements, special processes, inspection requirements, and Part 21 obligations.
  • Evaluate supplier-reported issues, deviations, defects, and counterfeit or suspect items, and escalate reportability concerns when needed.
  • Verify supplier documentation and records, including certificates of conformance, material certifications, inspection records, test reports, calibration records, and traceability records, before acceptance.
  • Monitor supplier performance trends and risks, prepare supplier quality status reports, and recommend restrictions, corrective actions, disqualification, or enhanced oversight.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of supplier quality procedures, audit tools, checklists, qualification criteria, and oversight processes.

Requirements

  • Current documented qualification as an NQA-1 Lead Auditor.
  • Working knowledge of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1, and nuclear quality assurance program implementation.
  • Experience evaluating suppliers, supplier QA programs, quality records, procurement requirements, and quality controls for safety-related or quality-affecting items and services.
  • Experience managing supplier oversight activities such as surveillances, source inspections, nonconformances, corrective actions, and supplier performance reviews.
  • Ability to interpret technical and quality requirements in purchase orders, specifications, drawings, procedures, codes, standards, and supplier quality documentation.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write audit reports, document findings, lead supplier meetings, and communicate risk-based recommendations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound quality judgment, and escalate supplier quality risks appropriately.
  • Willingness and ability to travel to supplier locations, including domestic and occasional international travel, as business needs require.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, physical sciences, nuclear technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred).
  • Experience supporting advanced reactor, small modular reactor, microreactor, nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear construction, or nuclear manufacturing programs (preferred).
  • Experience with commercial grade dedication, item/service classification, critical characteristics, special processes, source verification, or supplier technical evaluations (preferred).
  • Experience overseeing suppliers performing welding, nondestructive examination, heat treatment, machining, fabrication, software, engineering services, or other quality-affecting work (preferred).
  • Certification or training in root cause analysis, corrective action program management, ISO 9001 auditing, ASME Section III, pressure boundary components, or nuclear procurement quality (preferred).
  • Experience developing supplier quality procedures, audit checklists, qualification scorecards, risk models, and supplier performance metrics (preferred).
  • Experience mentoring auditors or leading multi-discipline audit teams (preferred).

Benefits

  • Salary range of $120,000 to $140,000.
  • Flexible time off.
  • Equity.
  • Competitive pay.
  • 401(k).
  • Health insurance.
  • FSA.
  • Flexible work hours.
  • Remote employees travel to headquarters in Santa Clara, CA twice per quarter, with the first two weeks of onboarding onsite at headquarters.

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