Senior Supplier Quality Manager
Core
Build and lead the Supplier Quality organization to ensure external supply base delivers materials and components meeting engineering, quality, and regulatory requirements for a high-temperature nuclear power pilot plant.
Role type
Senior Supplier Quality Manager (Founding Leadership) (via careerplan.io/jobs/4423580009-senior-supplier-quality-manager-at-valaratomics)
Builds
Supplier quality systems, standards, and teams for nuclear fuel fabrication and pilot operations
Domain
Nuclear energy / Advanced manufacturing
Required skills
Supplier qualification and auditing, risk-based supplier management, supplier development, nonconformance resolution (SCARs), technical procurement requirements, engineering drawing interpretation, team leadership
Preferred skills
Nuclear quality assurance (10 CFR 50/21, ASME), Procurement Engineering function, Certified Lead Auditor (ISO 9001/AS9100), NADCAP accreditation, APQP/PPAP, supplier performance analytics
Technologies
10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 21, ASME code, ISO 9001, AS9100, NADCAP, APQP, PPAP, AS9102, PFMEA
Responsibilities
Lead supplier qualification, auditing, and development; define source and receiving inspection strategies; resolve supplier nonconformances; support make/buy decisions; serve as technical interface with suppliers and regulators; institutionalize scalable supplier quality systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with founding leadership responsibilities
