Quality Engineer

What You’ve Accomplished

You have completed a BS in Engineering/Engineering Technology. You may have also obtained an advanced degree in similar fields. You have worked in an engineering role for at least 2 years with a strong preference for nuclear quality assurance background and are ready to join Framatome and help deliver clean, safe energy and advance nuclear technology.

Who You Are

Your actions, behaviors, and decisions are made in a manner consistent with our Core Values: https://www.framatome.com/en/jobseekers/our-values/

You may have also acquired the following skills:

• Integrity: The inherent ability to uphold the highest professional standards of integrity in all interactions, ensuring transparency and ethical decision-making.
• Attention to Detail: A critical skill for validating quality, accuracy, and consistency in manufacturing processes and to identify performance errors through observations in the field.
• Teamwork: The ability to foster a positive work environment and collaborate effectively with others to achieve common quality and continuous improvement goals.
• Communication: The ability to convey information clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing. Effective communication also requires the ability to understand non-verbal, body language to interpret the communication cues of others.
• Technical Report Writing: The skill to create clear, concise, and accurate reports and other documentation, explaining complex information in easily understood language.
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the quality field
• Intermediate computer skills including job specific programs, spreadsheets, word processing
• Ability to read and understand procedures, specifications and drawings and to evaluate documentation for compliance with design specifications
• Familiar with the company’s safety and health policy and program.

Your Opportunity

This full-time role is about making an impact on people’s lives and the future of clean energy. You will leverage your skills and experience to be part of an innovative team and make a difference for our customers. As a Quality Engineer in Richland, WA, you will be part of the proven team in the Fuel Business Unit. Your work will include:

• Plans, schedules and conducts independent assessments and surveillance of materials and products.
• Reviews documents, prepares checklists, conducts assessment interviews and prepares assessment reports.
• Ensures and documents that corrective actions are taken based on report findings.
• Reviews QA procedures to verify compliance with ASME , ANSI and NRC regulations.
• Maintains knowledge and understanding of NRC or other pertinent regulations and industry codes and standards.
• Develops and implements nuclear and/or non-nuclear quality assurance procedures to be followed for design, procurement, construction and/or operation of materials and/or processes.
• Reviews quality assurance specifications, test reports and other documentation to ensure that safety and quality assurance requirements are met.
• May inspect and review contractors' and vendors' work for compliance with QA standards.

Together we will enable clean, safe, and economical low-carbon energy to meet the global ambition for a better tomorrow.

Who We Are

Framatome is an international leader in nuclear energy recognized for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for the global nuclear fleet. More than 2,000 dedicated U.S. Framatome employees work every day to supply ever cleaner, safer, and more economical low-carbon energy for our communities and world. As well as supporting new nuclear builds, advancing new technology and advancing nuclear energy in the U.S. and abroad. Like you, we want a brighter future.

See how the Fuel Business Unit contributes to this future: https://www.framatome.com/en/expertise/design-and-fuel-manufacturing/

Discover Richland: https://discoverrichland.com/advantages/

Framatome’s Richland, WA facility is a licensed nuclear fuel manufacturing site and complies with US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and US Department of Energy (DOE) regulations. This position is safety-sensitive and pre-employment drug/alcohol screening is required. Any employment offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

Your Total Rewards Package

The range of base salary for the position is between $81,000 - $105,000, and may also include annual incentives, performance bonuses and benefits. Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.

Framatome offers a broad employee benefits portfolio as a key component of your total rewards. This includes:

Multiple medical plans; dental and vision plans; Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment; long- and short-term disability; optional plans including dependent life, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance; retirement savings plans (401k) with employer match; paid time off including up to 3 weeks of vacation, 8 days of sick leave, and 13 paid holidays; education reimbursement; adoption assistance; employee assistance programs; opportunities for professional development.

Positions within Framatome may require access to proprietary information that is subject to U.S. export control regulations. As such, the Company must ensure that any hires for these job openings fully comply with all US regulations. Foreign national applicants that are citizens or residents of countries not included on the Department of Energy’s Generally Authorized Destinations list may not be eligible for immediate need positions. See list here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-III/part-810/appendix-Appendix A to Part 810

Framatome is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.