Fabrication Quality Engineer

Idaho National Laboratory is hiring a Fabrication Quality Engineer to work on our Environment, Safety, Health & Quality (ESH&Q) team. Our team works a 4x10 schedule located out of our Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) facility with every Friday off.

• Serve as a fabrication quality subject matter expert; contribute to setting quality standards and actively drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in design reviews and work planning to ensure quality requirements are integrated into fabrication processes from the outset.
• Develop tailored inspection plans and define nonconformance criteria specific to fabrication workflows, including dimensional, load, and pressure testing.
• Apply and interpret ASME Section III (NB, NC, ND), B31.1, B31.3, ASME Y14.5, welding symbols, design drawings, and acceptance criteria.
• Apply NDE/NDT methods (VT, PT, RT, UT, LT) and inspection techniques (precision dimensional, XRF, hydrostatic/pneumatic testing) to validate fabrication quality.
• Establish and maintain the inspection basis for quality-significant items and services in compliance with fabrication and procurement specifications.

• Conduct internal quality program audits, reviews, and surveillances to verify that quality requirements are identified, incorporated, and implemented.
• Evaluate vendors and suppliers using sound auditing methods to confirm capability against applicable standards (e.g., NQA-1, INL requirements).
• Review and provide concurrence on quality-affecting documentation.
• Customer & Stakeholder Interface
• Act as a point of contact for customers on fabrication quality issues and managing non-conformance reports (NCRs) through resolution.
• Provide technical guidance and advice to program, project, and facility management on quality compliance matters; escape and coordinate significant issues across organizational lines.
• Interface with internal and external customers to ensure quality needs are understood and met.

• Informally mentor and support the growth of fabrication quality engineers, quality inspectors, and NDE personnel through knowledge sharing and hands-on guidance.
• Coach facility and project personnel on fabrication-specific processes, tools, and quality methodologies to foster a quality culture and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to team development by sharing expertise, modeling quality standards, and supporting colleagues in navigating complex quality challenges.

• Manage multiple concurrent projects and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain required training and qualifications per individual training plan.
• Perform others duties as assigned.

• Level 3:
  Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or a technical field such as Chemistry, Engineering, Statistics, Operations Management, or a closely related degree and (5) years of related experience or Masters Degree and (2) years of related experience or in lieu of degree 11 years of related experience.
• Level 4:
  Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or a technical field such as Chemistry, Engineering, Statistics, Operations Management, or a closely related degree and (9) years of related experience or Masters Degree and (6) years of related experience or in lieu of degree (15) years of related experience.
• Required to obtain and maintain an L security clearance.
• Qualify for and maintain INL Quality Engineer Qualification.
• Obtain and maintain Radworker I qualification.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy 'L' clearance, which requires US Citizenship.

• A degree in welding, manufacturing, engineering, or quality-focused technical field.
• Lead Auditor Qualification (or ability to obtain).
• ASME Y14.5 GD&T Training and Certifications
• NDE/NDT certification(s) (ASNT or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of applicable industry Codes and standards, including:
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes
• ASME Piping Codes
• ASME NQA-1
• ASME Y14.5
• AWS

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