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Posted 4 weeks agoExternal Quality Assurance Lead
at Oklo
Remote
Responsibilities
- Manage supplier evaluations and qualifications, including initial qualification, requalification, scope changes, technical capability reviews, QA program evaluations, and maintenance of the approved supplier list.
- Manage supplier nonconformances, audit findings, corrective-action requests, and supplier performance issues from identification through causal evaluation, corrective action, effectiveness review, and closure.
- Develop and maintain the annual and long-range supplier audit and surveillance schedule using risk, safety significance, procurement scope, supplier performance, and project needs.
- Plan and perform supplier surveillances, source inspections, witness and hold-point oversight, and performance-based assessments at supplier facilities.
- Review supplier quality assurance programs, procedures, records, and implementation for alignment with applicable requirements, including ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B, procurement quality clauses, and contractual commitments.
- Support evaluation of deviations, defects, counterfeit/fraudulent/suspect items, and supplier-reported issues, including escalation to appropriate internal stakeholders for Part 21 or other reportability screening when applicable.
- Ensure supplier documentation and records, such as certificates of conformance, material certifications, inspection records, test reports, calibration records, special process qualifications, and traceability records, are complete and acceptable before use or acceptance.
- Monitor supplier performance metrics, trends, and risks; prepare supplier quality status reports; and recommend supplier restrictions, corrective actions, disqualification, or enhanced oversight when warranted.
Requirements
- Current documented qualification as an NQA-1 Lead Auditor, with the ability to perform all duties of a Lead Auditor under the company quality assurance program.
- Working knowledge of 10CFR50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1 and nuclear quality assurance program implementation, including audit planning, audit performance, objective evidence review, finding development, reporting, and corrective-action closure. •
- Experience managing supplier oversight activities such as surveillances, source inspections, nonconformances, corrective actions, and supplier performance reviews.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write clear audit reports, document findings, lead supplier meetings, and communicate risk-based recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound quality judgment, and escalate supplier quality risks appropriately.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, physical sciences, nuclear technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience. •
- Experience supporting advanced reactor, small modular reactor, microreactor, nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear construction, or nuclear manufacturing programs. •
- Experience with commercial grade dedication, item/service classification, critical characteristics, special processes, source verification, or supplier technical evaluations. •
- Certification or training in root cause analysis, corrective action program management, ISO 9001 auditing, ASME Section III, pressure boundary components, or nuclear procurement quality. •
- Experience developing supplier quality procedures, audit checklists, qualification scorecards, risk models, and supplier performance metrics. •
- You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out.
- For the first two weeks of onboarding, employees are required to be in person at headquarters in Santa Clara, CA.
Benefits
- Willingness and ability to travel to supplier locations, including domestic and occasional international travel, as business needs require. Bonus
- This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance! It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.
- About Oklo compensation:
- Salary: $120,000 - $140,000
- Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.
Contact
- All legitimate communications from our recruiting team— including application updates, interview requests, and job offers — will come exclusively from an @oklo.com email.
Additional details
- Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a External Quality Assurance Lead to join our team.
- This is NOT a software quality role. We will not be reviewing applications that are closely related to technical software skillsets.
- The External Quality Assurance Lead is responsible for providing senior-level oversight of external suppliers supporting our advanced nuclear reactors and other related projects.
- This role is responsible for leading nuclear quality audits, qualifying and monitoring suppliers, and ensuring purchased materials, equipment, software, and services conform to applicable quality, regulatory, technical, and procurement requirements.
- Serve as a Lead Auditor for external supplier audits, including audit planning, team coordination, checklist development, entrance and exit meetings, evaluation of objective evidence, issuance of audit reports, and verification of corrective-action closure.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to audit team members and internal stakeholders on audit practices, supplier oversight expectations, procurement quality controls, and evidence-based assessment methods.
- Partner with Procurement and Engineering to define and flow down procurement quality requirements, acceptance criteria, documentation requirements, special process requirements, inspection requirements, and applicable Part 21 obligations.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of supplier quality procedures, audit tools, checklists, qualification criteria, and oversight processes. Minimum
- Experience evaluating suppliers, supplier QA programs, quality records, procurement requirements, and implementation of quality controls for safety-related or quality-affecting items and services. •
- requirements in purchase orders, specifications, drawings, procedures, codes, standards, and supplier quality documentation.