Quality Assurance Engineer (Program & Project Delivery)

Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Salary: $120,000–$150,000 annually, paid semi-monthly.

Company

hirify.global is an AI-first startup developing a fleet-scale approach to deploying safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear reactors.

What you will do

• Support development, implementation, and maintenance of the enterprise quality program, including the QAPD and supporting procedures.
• Develop and maintain QA procedures and program documents with subject-matter experts across functions.
• Integrate quality requirements into greenfield and brownfield deployment projects across design, procurement, construction, and testing.
• Maintain quality records and objective-evidence practices to keep the program complete, retrievable, and audit-ready.
• Establish and report QA metrics, trends, and program status for leadership decision-making.
• Support internal and supplier assessments, audits, surveillances, corrective actions, and cross-functional QA coordination.

Requirements

• 5+ years of quality assurance experience, typically 5–10 years.
• 3+ years working under ASME NQA-1 and/or 10 CFR 50 Appendix B programs.
• Strong technical writing skills for procedures, reports, and quality records.
• Hands-on experience in at least two QA functions, such as procedures, document control, records, audits, supplier quality, project quality, or corrective action.
• Strong organization, self-management, EDMS proficiency, and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical discipline, or equivalent QA experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with nuclear plant design, construction, or commissioning, including AP1000, SMR/MMR, or other new-build programs.
• Audit team participation, auditor training, ASQ CQA certification, or NQA-1 Lead Auditor certification.
• Corrective-action, operating-experience, metrics, dashboard, Excel, or Power BI experience.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, ISO 19443, ERP/MES systems, and standard quality tools.
• Experience in startup or first-of-a-kind environments and interest in progressing toward a lead auditor or senior lead role.

Culture & Benefits

• AI-first working environment using AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System to improve quality, speed, and impact.
• Culture centered on transparency, responsibility, unity, scrappiness, tenacity, trust, and continuous learning.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous vacation policy and holidays.