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Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Quality Assurance Engineer opportunity in Oak Ridge, TN.

The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of Quality Assurance (QA) programs to ensure compliance with NQA-1 requirements and applicable regulatory, client, and company standards. This role provides quality support across engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) activities, helping ensure quality requirements are effectively implemented throughout the project lifecycle. The QA Engineer performs audits and assessments, monitors procedural compliance, supports corrective actions, and collaborates with project teams to identify and resolve quality issues.

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the project Quality Assurance Program in accordance with NQA-1 requirements.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of quality procedures, processes, and program documentation to support regulatory and contractual compliance.
• Provide quality oversight and support for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) activities on nuclear projects.
• Review engineering design activities and documentation for compliance with approved quality requirements, codes, standards, and project specifications.
• Support procurement quality activities, including vendor qualification, procurement document reviews, supplier evaluations, and performance monitoring.
• Verify quality requirements are incorporated into procurement activities, including inspections, documentation, and receipt verification.
• Perform internal audits and assessments of engineering, procurement, construction, and quality processes to verify compliance with NQA-1 and project procedures.
• Document audit and assessment results and support corrective action tracking, follow-up, and verification of issue resolution.
• Monitor implementation of quality procedures and identify potential issues and opportunities for process improvement.
• Work with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and client representatives to address and resolve quality-related issues.
• Review quality-related documentation, including procedures, work instructions, inspection plans, and quality records.
• Support readiness reviews, assessments, and external audits conducted by customers and regulatory organizations.
• Participate in quality training and continuous improvement activities to promote a strong project quality culture.

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.
• Experience supporting or implementing Quality Assurance Programs.
• Working knowledge of quality management systems, regulatory requirements, and applicable industry codes and standards.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or implementing quality procedures and project documentation.
• Experience participating in or conducting internal quality audits and supporting corrective action programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs.

• We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.