Software QA Engineer (NQA-1) Contract

Job Description

• Work Policy: Remote within the contiguous United States, with travel as business needs require
• Job Type: Contract, 40 hours per week, about 12 months
• Experience Level: 5+ years developing or implementing nuclear quality assurance programs
• Standards: NQA-1 2008/2009a and 2022, IEEE standards, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21

About the Role

The NuScale Enterprise Software Team supports engineering groups by developing and implementing regulatory-compliant plans and procedures. This is a limited-term staff augmentation role to comprehensively update software plans, procedures, and work instructions for design and analysis engineering, code development, procurement, and document control under an NQA-1 quality framework. The work has to cover NQA-1 2008/2009a and NQA-1 2022 compliance at the same time.

What You’ll Do

• Lead evaluations of how adequate and efficient the existing software programmatic infrastructure is against NQA-1 2008/2009a and 2022
• Prepare software plans, procedures, and desktop instructions that comply with NQA-1 and applicable IEEE standards
• Advise other departments on meeting applicable software regulations, as needed
• Perform other assigned duties

Core Competencies

• Problem solving: Resolve problems promptly, gather and review information, use independent judgment, and seek team input on complex or sensitive matters
• Oral and written communication: Listen and speak clearly and professionally, edit for accuracy, interpret complex written material, and build interpersonal networks
• Planning and organizing: Prioritize work, manage timelines and deadlines, and use time efficiently
• Adaptability: Adjust to change, handle competing demands, and cope with interruptions, delays, and unexpected events
• Dependability: Be punctual and reliable, respond to management expectations, and seek feedback
• Team building: Build trust across the organization, lead consensus among stakeholders, and develop the best solution
• Safety culture: Follow NuScale’s safety culture, model safe behavior, and influence peers
• Quality assurance: Understand and implement the quality rules and standards in 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR 21, and NQA-1

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: A bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.A.), with a technical degree preferred; 10 or more years of directly applicable experience may substitute for the degree
• Experience: At least 5 years developing or implementing nuclear quality assurance programs
• Strong organization and multitasking, especially balancing conflicting demands and priorities
• Strong technical writing, plus communication, computer, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage complex, multi-phase projects
• Experience creating and maintaining documents under ASME NQA-1, IEEE 7-4.3.2, and the NRC software-series Regulatory Guides (1.52, 1.168, 1.169, 1.170, 1.171, 1.172, and 1.173)
• Eligibility to work under Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 810

Preferred Experience

• Commercial nuclear plant or nuclear field work
• Experience with ASME BPVC Section III programs (a plus)
• Experience with code development under a quality program

Physical Demands

• Communicate clearly by phone, in person, and using computers
• Learn new job functions and concepts quickly in a rapidly changing environment
• Frequently sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands for office equipment, and reach

Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.