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Quality Assurance Engineer

Job ID

5940

Location

SLAC - Menlo Park, CA

Full-Time

Regular

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Position Overview:

The primary purpose of the Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) position at SLAC is part of the Contractor Assurance and Contract Management team. This position supports projects by assisting in the development and maintenance of effective quality assurance practices to mitigate risk and ensure compliance. The QAE partners closely with the QA project manager, project teams to provide excellent Quality Assurance support and guidance. The QAE is responsible and accountable for delivering all elements of the SLAC Quality Management Program and compliance with project-specific requirements.

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will work under the guidance of the Quality Assurance Project Managers and Quality Assurance Deputy Director, to apply standard quality assurance. This role assists in identifying necessary quality control practices to specific aspects of the design, procurement, manufacturing, test, and initial operations of assigned projects. Job activities may include planning, performing, and documenting assessments of processes against requirements. Some travel may be required. This position also supports the implementation of corrective action plans, analyzes performance data, and developing and reviewing procedures.

SLAC has a position opening for a Quality Assurance Engineer to serve as the primary QA Point of Contact (POC) in support of various projects.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Work closely with SLAC and Partner lab scientists, engineers, and technicians to implement quality assurance principles in design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, testing, receiving, inspections, construction, installation and commissioning processes.

• Review engineering documentation to determine quality requirements. Reviews supporting manufacturing documentation to ensure that they contain the necessary criteria and provisions to permit effective inspection and/or testing of materials and assemblies.

• Participate in the review and disposition of non-conforming material. Initiate corrective action as required and assure completion of such actions.

• Perform assessments, inspections, or audits at SLAC, partner labs and suppliers in accordance with established quality plans and requirements.

• Must be physically able to conduct field inspections and participate in project walk-downs which may require the following activities: walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, scaffolding, using fall protection and using other personal protective equipment (PPE), walking on elevated platforms, walking on uneven surfaces, and maneuvering around very small and/or confined spaces

• Establish routine trend analysis of performance metrics, identifying appropriate actions to correct and drive needed quality improvements, establish commitments and follow-up.

• Provides interpretations and requirements from specifications, codes, and standards as needed.

• Reviews purchased products or components and provides input to the decision of whether to accept the product and future purchases from the vendor.

• Develop and champion the improvement of engineering procedures and processes.

• Support project document control processes and methods related to systems engineering, design management, and quality assurance. Ensure the documentation methods are well understood by staff and obtain feedback for further improvement.

• Provides quality-related support and technical assistance to other groups within the laboratory as required.

• Participates in cross-functional teams and strategic development activities when requested.

• Communicates regularly with colleagues, DOE and other National Laboratory personnel, as appropriate.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, Engineering or related field and a minimum of 2 years of experience including the following:

• Manufacturing operations or engineering in a sustaining or quality assurance role

• Demonstrated expertise/capabilities in process improvement, root cause analysis, and data analysis.

• Developing, implementing and maintaining quality or process improvement plans and projects.

• Ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse teams, across multiple locations. Strong collaboration skills are needed.

• Able to work both in a team environment as well as work independently.

• Expertise/certification in Lean Manufacturing, ISO 9001, Six Sigma or Human Performance Technology a plus.

SLAC employee competencies:

• Results Through Others: Achieves expected results by effectively delegating and managing the work of others.

• Aligns Priorities: Ensures planning and prioritization of resources and work efforts; ensures alignment of direct and matrix reports to support organizational goals and business plans.

• Applies Lab Acumen: Maintains understanding of lab efforts and direction as well as current research and trends, considers technology and customer impacts, and contributes relevant, informed ideas to lab growth.

• Navigates Complexity: Demonstrates effective problem-solving and decision-making in complex situations; manages a multitude of information and circumstances to discern what is most important; takes appropriate action, even with conflicting data or in difficult situations.

• Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages.

• Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve common goals.

Physical requirements and working conditions:

• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Ability and willingness to travel to partner laboratories as well as internationally to key suppliers up to one to two weeks at a time.

• Given the nature of this position, SLAC will require onsite work.

Work standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.

• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1—General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf

• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu

• Classification Title: Staff Engineer 2

• Job code: 0132, Grade:

• Duration: Regular Continuing

The expected pay range for this position is $108,000 to $163,000per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.