Nuclear QA Director

Natura Resources – Nuclear QA Director (Abilene, TX)

Natura Resources is seeking a Nuclear QA Director to lead the development, implementation, and execution of Natura’s nuclear QA program in support of the MSR-1 project and related advanced reactor activities. The Nuclear QA Director is responsible for establishing and maintaining a practical, credible, and compliant QA program that supports engineering, procurement, licensing, construction, testing, supplier oversight, and operational readiness. This role ensures quality requirements are clearly defined, implemented, independently verified, and integrated into day-to-day project execution.

Natura Resources is committed to answering the world’s increased demand for reliable energy, medical isotopes, and clean water by developing commercially deployable liquid-fueled molten salt reactors.

The Nuclear QA Director provides leadership for Natura’s QA program and serves as the primary owner for QA implementation, oversight, and continuous improvement. The role translates applicable nuclear quality requirements into workable procedures, expectations, and oversight practices that enable execution while maintaining appropriate rigor and independence.

This position works closely with project leadership, engineering, licensing, procurement, document control, records management, suppliers, and executive leadership to ensure QA requirements are understood and applied consistently. The role will lead or support, as assigned, the development, maintenance, and implementation of the QA Program Description, implementing procedures, supplier quality controls, audits and assessments, corrective action, procurement quality, and quality records expectations.

The successful candidate must be able to apply a risk‑informed, graded approach that maintains compliance while scaling QA expectations appropriately to project phase, item classification, supplier risk, and quality significance.

Employment Status: Full-Time

Benefits: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO)

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

The Nuclear QA Director reports administratively to the Project Director, MSR-1, and has direct independent access to senior executive leadership for quality concerns, nonconforming conditions, unresolved corrective actions, or issues that could affect safety, licensing, regulatory commitments, supplier quality, or QA program effectiveness.

The role has authority to establish and oversee QA program requirements, identify quality concerns, require corrective actions, pause or stop work when quality requirements are not met, and independently elevate quality issues when necessary.

QA Program Development and Implementation

Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of Natura’s nuclear QA program, including the QA Program Description, implementing procedures, forms, records, training, oversight activities, and project execution expectations. Establish practical implementation methods for applicable requirements, including NQA-1, 10 CFR 50 Appendix B when invoked, ANS‑15.8 where applicable, licensing commitments, client requirements, supplier requirements, and internal project expectations.

QA Oversight, Assessment, and Corrective Action

Plan and perform QA oversight activities, including audits, surveillances, assessments, document reviews, supplier evaluations, and implementation checks. Identify gaps, document issues, require corrective actions, and verify effective resolution. Manage or support nonconformances, conditions adverse to quality, audit findings, extent‑of‑condition reviews, recurrence prevention, and corrective action effectiveness.

Procurement and Supplier Quality

Lead or support supplier quality activities, including QA applicability determinations, supplier qualification, procurement document reviews, quality clauses, acceptance criteria, required records, source surveillance, receipt inspection expectations, supplier audits, nonconformance control, and supplier corrective action. Ensure quality‑affecting procurements are properly planned before purchase orders are…