What Your Job Will Be LikeWe are seeking a Product Quality Assurance Technologist to implement quality assurance programs, procedures, and controls. In this role, the selected candidate will develop and conduct continuing inspections and audits as well as analyze documents to establish and execute inspections of materials, products, or systems.
On any given day you may be called on to:
- Work closely with the engineering team and operational floor to solve issues, document any deviances or non-compliances, and prepare product acceptance packages
- Become familiar with any necessary quality requirements needed to fulfill your job role and being able to provide guidance in how to apply them
- Review production and development data across a variety of record-keeping systems
- Collaborate with QARs and auditors when questions arise
- Become trained in Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and participating in or leading continuous improvement activities as assigned in the department
- Gain a deep understanding of production processes, with careful attention paid to the product acceptance processes
- Review acceptance packages and partner with operators, technologists, and engineers to actively anticipate acceptance issues, resolve them in a timely manner, and recommend and implement corrective actions
- Seek out and pursue opportunities for continuous improvement across all production areas, working closely with the broader team to implement industry standard lean six sigma quality practices
- Monitor and audit work practices to ensure quality assurance programs and corrective actions are successfully implemented
Due to the nature of work, successful candidate must be able to work onsite.
Salary Range$63,800 - $123,400
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require- High school diploma plus 3 years equivalent relevant experience
- Experience performing document review
- An active DOE Q clearance, or equivalent is required to start
Qualifications We Desire- Experience working on the SCN, PRIME, Oracle, Solumina, ARAS, WIOP
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification
- Demonstrated track record of identifying and implementing continuous improvements in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in a manufacturing environment with demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities
- Experience working in a quality inspection, or other quality assurance role
- Familiarity and experience reading and interpreting quality criteria
- Ability to be detail oriented and apply that skill in day-to-day responsibilities.
- Strong technical communications skills, both verbally and written using Microsoft Office software
- Willing to work in a dynamic, schedule driven, high rigor production environment
- Commitment to a culture of safety and security
- Excellent teaming skills with an ability to work in a diverse team environment to collaborate and solve problems
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field
About Our TeamDepartment 7562 safely manufactures neutron generators for War Reserve weapons systems and the development of new processes and generator designs. Our responsibilities include manufacturing planning, configuration control, and the establishment and maintenance of schedules to assure that the Nuclear Weapons Complex need for neutron generators is met. We establish and maintain a work environment that is safe and environmentally benign, foster respect for employees, promote open communication, and ensure that work results in quality products delivered on-time at promised cost or less.
Posting DurationThis posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.
Security ClearancePosition requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q security clearance to start, or equivalent active security clearance with another U.S. government agency (e.g., DOD). Sandia is required by DOE directive to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.
