Nuclear Quality Assurance Engineer

Company Description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Job Description

Reporting to the Site Quality Manager, the Nuclear Quality Assurance Engineer will support internal and external customers in resolving quality issues to achieve business goals and objectives. The NQA Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the Nuclear Quality Management System, analyzing non-conformances, leading nuclear audits, performing and reporting root cause analyses, and issuing and participating in corrective action reports.

Nuclear Quality Management System:

• Maintain and continuously improve the NQA QMS to comply with all new and relevant Government and industry requirements.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis of Quality Incidents and supplier complaints.
• Monitor and continuously improve the quality of products manufactured by John Crane and relevant suppliers.
• Perform contract reviews to understand customer specifications and collaborate with the relevant teams to ensure all requirements are met for the final product.
• Lead customer and industry audits of the facility and the QMS.
• Lead corrective action process to ensure the identified causes are adequately addressed to avoid problem reoccurrence.
• Assist in new product qualification for both product performance and manufacturability, including testing and documentation needs for compliance with NQA-1.
• Maintain the Nuclear Calibration Program.

Quality Awareness And Competencies Training:

• Provides technical assistance in training, mentoring, and coaching for professional and technical staff.
• Assists in contributing to and promoting Quality awareness initiatives.

Quality Improvement Projects:

• Lead continuous improvement projects using structured quality methodologies such as PDCA or Lean Six Sigma.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive quality culture and best practices throughout the organization as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience in NQA-1, 10 CFR 50, and 10 CFR 21.
• Must have 5+ years of experience in technical roles, preferably in a large multi-location business.
• Knowledge and understanding of QMS Processes and ISO 9001.
• Demonstrated experience in quality management tools, such as: Control Plans, Kaizen, 5S, Statistical Analysis, Root Cause analysis tools, Corrective Action Systems, FMEA, IPPAP and Cause and Effect Diagrams preferred.
• Ability to make good judgments and recommendations by effectively sourcing and analyzing critical information.
• Demonstrated experience in data visualization in Microsoft Excel and/or other data visualization tools such as Power BI.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to persistently pursue and achieve results. Skilled in leveraging data and analytics to proactively monitor and review plans, exceed targets, and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge and proven experience in managing technically complex issues.

Must be a US Citizen to be considered for this role. 

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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