Quality Assurance Engineer

Description

The Quality Assurance Engineer ensures all work meets customer, nuclear, DoE, DoD, and ISO/AS standards. This role is hands-on, documentation-heavy, and audit-focused, with regular interaction across production, inspection, and customers.

• Reviews customer purchase orders, drawings, travelers, procedures, and quality plans before work starts

• Verifies quality requirements are followed throughout machining, welding, NDT, and inspection

• Performs in-process inspections, witness points, and hold points

• Supports receiving inspection and controlled QA inventory

• Reviews nonconformances and verifies proper disposition and closure

• Prepares and reviews final data packages before shipment

• Supports internal and external audits, including nuclear audits

• Interfaces with customers and Authorized Nuclear Inspectors

• Ensures quality documents and revisions are current

• Assists with calibration records and subcontracted calibration services

• Supports other quality or operational needs as required

• Experience with NQA-1, 10
  
  CFR
  50 Appendix B, 10
  
  CFR
  21, ANSI N45.2 ASME BPVC Section III and VIII experience AWS CWI certification ASNT Level II VT and PT

• Inspection experience in machining, welding, NDT, or fabrication

• Aerospace quality experience under AS9100

• Machinist or fabricator experience previously

• Nuclear commercial grade dedication experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent technical experience

2+ years in a Quality Assurance or Quality Systems role

2+ years interpreting welding symbols, codes, and standards

Experience working within regulated quality systems

Strong documentation, communication, and attention to detail

Knowledge of nuclear or highly regulated QA environments

Ability to work on the floor and perform physical inspection tasks

Skills

Quality assurance, nuclear, Quality control, asme, audit, welding inspection

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Chattanooga, TN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70000.00 - $80000.00/yr.

Full Benefits, Holiday and PTO

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chattanooga,TN.

Final date to receive applications

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 17, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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