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Quality Engineer

Standard Nuclear · Idaho Falls, ID · On-site

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About the role

The Quality Engineer supports Standard Nuclear’s quality management system by ensuring manufacturing processes, materials, and products meet internal and regulatory quality standards. This role works closely with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams to implement quality controls, investigate nonconformances, and drive continuous improvement across production operations.

What they're looking for

  • Develop and implement quality controls to ensure manufacturing processes consistently meet product specifications and regulatory requirements
  • Lead root cause investigations for nonconformances, process deviations, and quality events
  • Implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and verify effectiveness
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen manufacturing quality, reliability, and efficiency
  • Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to improve processes, documentation, and inspection methods
  • Support new product introduction and process development by integrating quality requirements into production workflows
More about this role

Standard Nuclear is fueling America’s nuclear renaissance at industrial scale. Our mission is to deliver the essential building blocks of nuclear power—enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure energy for the world.

The Quality Engineer supports Standard Nuclear’s quality management system by ensuring manufacturing processes, materials, and products meet internal and regulatory quality standards. This role works closely with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams to implement quality controls, investigate nonconformances, and drive continuous improvement across production operations.

This is a hands-on engineering role within a regulated manufacturing environment. The Quality Engineer supports inspection and verification activities while leading root cause analysis, corrective actions, and process improvements to strengthen product quality and operational reliability. The role contributes to maintaining compliance with NQA-1 and other applicable regulatory and industry quality standards while helping scale manufacturing operations safely and efficiently.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality Engineering & Process Improvement

  • Develop and implement quality controls to ensure...

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