Assessor; Quality Assurance Analyst

What You Will Do

Do you want to be part of an energetic, high‑performing team; working on challenges and deliverables that ensure national security? Los Alamos National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary research institution with the brightest minds in the world and unparalleled technology and equipment. Production Assurance (PA) ensures that all products in the Weapons Production Directorate meet or exceed all quality requirements.

As an Internal Assessor in Production Assurance (PA‑3) your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• performing assessments on production activities for weapons, weapons‑related, and non‑weapons products; and the programs supporting their production
• following up on actions taken in response to audit/assessment/surveillance findings to ensure adequacy of corrective actions are taken
• developing and implementing institutional and/or weapons policies and procedures related to quality, data gathering, and analysis, cause and corrective action determination and verification, and process improvement activities
• collaborating with various stakeholders and providing constructive feedback to ensure compliance and continuous improvement within the Weapons Quality Assurance Program

In addition to the duties outlined above, the Assessor 4 will:

• provide technical expertise and initiative in developing and implementing Internal Assessment Schedule (IAS) activities, acting as lead assessor, and ensuring corrective action implementation through effectiveness review completion, where necessary
• assist with causal analyses; provide metrics data for tracking/trending purposes
• act as SME on relevant quality standards and their implementation
• represent Production Assurance during DOE and NNSA external assessments

Minimum Requirements

• Quality Standards:
  Advanced knowledge and experience of quality assurance regulatory/contractual/technical documents (i.e., Department of Energy [DOE] orders, DOE Order 414.1, 10
  
  CFR
  830, NQA‑1, DOE/NNSA weapons quality policy (NAP‑401.1), nuclear weapons complex technical business practices, the NNSA development and production manual, the NNSA quality assurance procedure and contractual requirements relevant to quality assurance activities).
• Quality Audits:
  Advanced level knowledge and experience leading quality audits.
• Quality Assurance:
  Advanced level knowledge and skills in development of tools for quality assurance program development, technical assessments, and corrective action plan development and review, and authoritative reporting to LANL organizations, DOE/NNSA, and contractor organizations.

Additional Job Requirements for the Assessor 4:

• Quality Standards:
  Expert‑level knowledge and experience of quality assurance regulatory/contractual/technical documents (i.e., Department of Energy [DOE] orders, DOE Order 414.1, 10
  
  CFR
  830, NQA‑1, DOE/NNSA weapons quality policy (NAP‑401.1), nuclear weapons complex technical business practices, the NNSA development and production manual, the NNSA quality assurance procedure and contractual requirements relevant to quality assurance activities).
• Quality Audits:
  Expert‑level knowledge and extensive experience leading quality audits. Current or previous lead auditor training and certification, particularly in NAP‑401.1 and/or NQA‑1.
• Quality Assurance:
  Expert‑level knowledge and extensive skills in development of tools for quality assurance program development, technical assessments, and corrective action plan development and review, and authoritative reporting to LANL organizations, DOE/NNSA, and contractor organizations.

• Assessor 3:
  Position requires a Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. At this level, post‑graduate coursework may be desirable.
• Assessor 4:
  Position requires a Bachelor's Degree and 12 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience directly related to the occupation. At this level, post‑graduate coursework may be expected.

• Quality Standards:
  Knowledge of and experience in the areas of…