Project Quality Lead (Nuclear)

Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho, or remote within the United States. Remote employees must travel to hirify.global headquarters in Santa Clara, California twice per quarter based on business or team needs and work in person at headquarters for the first two weeks of onboarding. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable export control laws may be eligible.

Salary: $80,000–$120,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops fast fission power plants, nuclear fuel recycling technologies, and a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes.

What you will do

• Lead implementation, maintenance, assessment, and continuous improvement of the project Quality Assurance Program under ASME NQA-1, ANSI/ANS-15.8, regulatory requirements, and company procedures.
• Supervise and mentor quality specialists, inspectors, and assigned quality resources while planning priorities and providing technical direction.
• Develop and oversee quality plans, inspection and test plans, audit schedules, surveillance plans, inspection criteria, and risk-based oversight for engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and turnover.
• Coordinate supplier and subcontractor qualification, audits, source inspections, documentation reviews, performance monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Direct field quality oversight for civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and controls work, including inspections, testing, special processes, and objective evidence reviews.
• Lead audits, surveillances, nonconformance and corrective-action activities, quality metrics, trend analysis, and final project records turnover.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, quality engineering, inspection, construction, nuclear energy, Department of Energy work, EPC projects, or another highly regulated technical environment.
• Working knowledge of ASME NQA-1 and/or ANSI/ANS-15.8 and the ability to apply quality requirements across project execution activities.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, quality, physical science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience reviewing drawings, specifications, procedures, procurement documents, inspection and test plans, construction work packages, supplier documentation, and quality evidence.
• Experience performing field inspections and supporting audits, surveillances, nonconformance control, corrective actions, and quality records activities.
• Ability to work on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and travel to supplier, contractor, or other project locations as required.

Nice to have

• Experience with nuclear facility construction, research reactors, advanced reactors, fuel-cycle facilities, or Department of Energy nuclear projects.
• NQA-1 auditor or lead auditor, ASQ Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Inspector, AWS CWI, ACI, ICC, or NICET certification.
• Familiarity with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 21, DOE Order 414.1D, commercial grade dedication, ASME, AWS, and ACI codes.
• Experience with electronic quality management, construction management, document control, inspection, and digital turnover systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Startup environment emphasizing ownership, collaboration, humility, creativity, and practical problem-solving.
• Flexible time off, flexible work hours, wellness credits, equity, bonuses, and competitive pay.
• 401(k), employer-contributed health insurance, HSA, and FSA.
• Remote work includes regular headquarters travel and in-person onboarding requirements.
• Employment may be contingent on successful drug screening and may include drug testing in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.