Advanced Energy - Director of Quality - Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Permanent USD150,000 - USD190,000 per year View Job Description
Our client is seeking a Director of Quality Assurance to establish and lead a comprehensive nuclear quality assurance program supporting engineering, procurement, supplier oversight, manufacturing readiness, and future fuel production activities. This individual will play a critical leadership role in developing the quality infrastructure necessary to support long-term commercialization and regulatory success.
  • Build and lead the company's nuclear quality assurance organization.
  • Establish the foundational QA systems, processes, and governance.

About Our Client

Our client is an innovative advanced energy organization developing next-generation power technologies designed to transform the future of clean energy generation. The company is currently transitioning from research and engineering development into commercialization and is seeking experienced leaders to help build the systems, processes, and organizational capabilities necessary for long-term growth.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Establish and maintain the organization's nuclear quality assurance program, policies, procedures, and governance structure.
  • Develop and implement quality systems aligned with NRC requirements, ASME NQA-1 standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Lead quality initiatives supporting engineering design control, software quality assurance, document control, configuration management, and records management.
  • Establish supplier quality, procurement quality, audit, surveillance, and supplier qualification programs.
  • Develop corrective action, nonconformance, root cause investigation, and continuous improvement processes.
  • Build the quality framework required to support future manufacturing and regulated production operations.
  • Serve as the primary interface for quality-related customer, regulatory, and third-party audit activities.
  • Recruit, develop, and lead the Quality organization as the business scales.



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

Ideal Candidate:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.
  • 12+ years of Quality Assurance experience within nuclear, aerospace, defense, advanced energy, or another highly regulated industry.
  • Proven experience developing, implementing, or managing formal quality assurance programs.
  • Strong working knowledge of nuclear quality requirements including 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1, or equivalent regulated quality systems.
  • Experience with supplier quality, procurement quality, audits, corrective action, document control, and quality records management.
  • Demonstrated success building quality systems, processes, and organizations within a growing technical environment.
  • Direct experience supporting NRC-regulated facilities, nuclear manufacturing, fuel production, or advanced reactor technologies is highly preferred.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

What's on Offer

What's To Offer:

  • Opportunity to build and shape a world-class nuclear quality organization from the ground up.
  • Executive visibility and significant influence on long-term business strategy and commercialization efforts.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge advanced energy and next-generation power technologies.
  • Competitive compensation package including bonus and potential equity participation.
  • Collaborative, mission-driven environment focused on innovation, growth, and technical excellence.
Contact
Josephine Belcher
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7050899

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Quality, Technical
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Palm Beach Gardens
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Josephine Belcher
Job Reference
JN-062026-7050899