Principal, Supplier Quality Specialist
About this role
Lead supplier quality assurance for Westinghouse's nuclear facilities, mentoring teams and managing complex supplier oversight programs to ensure externally sourced products meet rigorous quality and technical standards. You'll develop surveillance plans, conduct compliance assessments against NRC regulations and national consensus standards, and drive corrective actions across the global supply base.
Responsibilities
- —Mentor junior oversight personnel in verification activities, supplier oversight, and quality issue resolution
- —Manage multiple teams executing supplier oversight activities to verify implementation of Quality Assurance Programs
- —Develop and implement supplier surveillance and oversight plans for complex and first-of-a-kind procurements
- —Perform verification and acceptance activities to confirm items and services conform to purchase order requirements
- —Produce certification documents identifying procurement requirements met by purchased material or equipment
- —Lead assessments of the global supply base for compliance with applicable regulations, codes, and standards
- —Evaluate supplier quality plans and procedures for compliance with quality and technical requirements
- —Review procurement documents to verify technical and quality requirements are correctly translated from design and customer contracts
- —Lead supplier corrective actions, evaluate responses, and ensure objective evidence substantiates closure
- —Identify failure causes and trends, rate supplier performance, and measure QA program effectiveness
- —Write segments of QA plans, programs, and policies per NRC, Westinghouse, and customer standards
- —Serve as primary Supplier Quality interface for document reviews including specifications, proposals, and submittals
- —Investigate and report on compliance with technical specifications and verify procedure and record accuracy
Qualifications
- —Bachelor's Degree in engineering or technical discipline
- —5+ years of supplier oversight experience
- —Lead auditor qualifications (ANSI 45.2.23/NQA-1) and inspector qualification (ANSI N45.2.9/NQA-1)
- —Working knowledge of US NRC Regulations including 10 CFR 50 Appendix B and 10 CFR 21
- —Knowledge of national consensus standards including ASME B&PV Code, ISO, ANSI ASME NQA-1, RCC-M, RCC-E, ISO 9001, ISO 9712, ANSI N45.2, IEEE Standards
Desired
- —Current lead auditor and inspector qualifications
- —Familiarity with NDE techniques and applicable practices such as SNT-TC-1A and RCC
- —Knowledge of European Standards
Location
100% remote
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Westinghouse Electric →The world's leading nuclear energy company, supplying nuclear fuel, plant design, engineering and plant services to utilities worldwide. Headquartered in Cranberry Township, PA.
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