ICU Quality Manager

About This Role

This role involves managing quality assurance for Instrumentation & Control (I&C) during all project phases, from tender to delivery. The manager will lead a team of quality professionals, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and regulatory standards for nuclear safety in North America.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality deliverables (products, documentation) meet contractual quality requirements
• Represent Framatome Quality to customers and internal Quality Organizations
• Act as the voice of the Customer to the I&C Product Line and Framatome Quality Leadership
• Plan staffing and build the I&C Quality team to support business needs
• Serve as the representative for Nuclear Safety Oversight for I&C in North America
• Be an effective Framatome Quality representative to Customers and Regulatory Agencies
• Review Customer quality requirements, identify and report deviations and gaps to the Framatome Quality program and contradiction to NQA-1 and 10CFR50 App B expectations
• Ensure I&C Suppliers are adequately qualified and depicted correctly in the Framatome Approved Supplier List
• Ensure quality documentation for I&C parts delivered from other countries for U.S. projects is compatible with U.S. quality standards and regulations and vice versa
• Lead development of Project Quality Plan
• Monitor Quality risks throughout the project and escalate concerns if required
• Stop activities if nuclear safety or any other major topic is at stake
• Lead internal audits of Engineering deliverables conforming to project plans (Project Quality Plan, Project Plan, Software Development Plan, IV&V Plan, Requirements Management Plan and Configuration Management Plan)
• Lead internal audit of Engineering Processes conforming to the Framatome Quality Assurance Program and Customer’s expectations
• Lead inspections and sign off on Safety Systems Test Procedures and Test Reports
• Coordinate quality witness point of the Safety Systems Tests
• Perform Quality oversight of Commercial Grade Dedication efforts
• Coordinate quality inspections and sign off on I&C manufacturing product quality packages, receipt inspection, Quality Assurance Data Packages, and storage control reports
• Support Equipment Qualification
• Initiate and drive ongoing I&C supplier qualification audits and inspections

Requirements

• 10+ years related experience in nuclear quality assurance
• 5+ years of leadership or management experience
• Advanced knowledge of I&C engineering, quality assurance and quality control standards, techniques and criteria, and I&C supplier qualification
• Working experience with NQA-1 and 10CFR50 App. B
• Excellent communication skills to comprehend, follow direction and convey detailed technical data
• Advanced problem identification and problem resolution skills
• Leadership qualities such as planning and organization, driving for result, displaying a questioning attitude, mentoring and coaching

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 10 years related experience in nuclear quality assurance, including 5 years of leadership or management

Benefits