Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

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ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team supporting the Los Alamos National Laboratory! This position is full-time and will be based out of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Responsibilities - Guides the development, implementation, and evaluation of processes, procedures, and applications contributing to the overall objectives of maintaining an effective quality program. - Uses skills to contribute to development of objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. - Develops advanced concepts, techniques, and standards based on professional principles and theories. - Works on unusually significant, unique, or complex issues. - Provides solutions that are highly creative and where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. - Has impact on successes of future concepts, products, or technologies. - Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups and other key decision makers. - Contacts with other resources internal and external to the organization. - Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range targets. Assignments are often self-initiated. - Uses independent judgment for determining course of action to accomplish objectives. - Uses wide latitude in the methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Requirements - Education & Years of Experience – Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 12+ years of relevant experience; additional, relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. - Citizenship – To be considered, you must be a United States (U.S.) citizen due to the federal nature of the work. - Clearance – To be considered, you must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed. About the Site The NNSA's Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, is a design laboratory responsible for the safety and reliability of the nuclear explosives package in nuclear weapons. This lab possesses unique capabilities in neutron scattering, enhanced surveillance, radiography, and plutonium science and engineering (energy.gov http://energy.gov). ABOUT GEM GEM Technologies, Inc. (GEM) is an award-winning federal contractor with more than 30 years of experience providing environmental, construction, facility management, and technical services to federal agencies, state and local governments, and commercial organizations. Founded in 1994 as a nuclear engineering firm to support federal operations in East Tennessee, GEM has since expanded into a nationwide, multi-disciplinary provider with over 270 employees and a diverse portfolio of contracts in the environmental, nuclear, and defense sectors. Some reasons to join GEM are: - Our philosophy – We believe in the power of effective collaboration and recognize that good partnerships are the building blocks to success. - Our relationships – Partnering with federal clients, we solve complex problems, exceed expectations, and advance critical missions. - Our team – We are committed to managing a cohesive workforce and cultivating a supportive workplace for our employees on contracts and in-office. - Our community involvement – Supporting our communities, we invest time and money in local schools and non-profit organizations. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS GEM’s offered compensation is dependent on candidates’ education, qualifications, and relevant years of experience. To recruit and retain our exceptional staff, we offer the opportunity to elect benefit packages that best suit our employee’s needs; this includes, but is not limited to, a competitive Salary, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (including HSA & PPO options), Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays, Life Insurance, and a matching 401(k) Retirement Plan. Please Note: With the exception of mandated state requirements, GEM does not publish salary information on external job boards; as such, most ranges listed are estimates made by vendors and not actual salary ranges. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER GEM Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.