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Project Quality Engineer

 

Company

Arabelle Solutions offers a broad portfolio of turbine island technologies and services that are used in more than a third of nuclear power plants globally – helping customers across the world deliver reliable power as they transition to a lower-carbon future. The Arabelle steam turbine is the most advanced of its kind and the company provides turbine island lifecycle support solutions for all nuclear reactor types – improving power output, reducing environmental footprint, and lowering operational cost. Arabelle Solutions has around 3,300 employees across 16 countries and is a subsidiary of EDF Group. 

At Arabelle Solutions, we’re proud to design services and solutions that are generating power not just for today and tomorrow but for generations to come. You’ll work alongside passionate bright minds. We offer a broad range of opportunities for those eager to build tomorrow’s world. We believe a supportive culture is key to reach common goals. Diversity and an inclusive mindset makes us and our business stronger. 

www.arabellesolutions.com

Position

The Arabelle Solutions Quality Team is responsible for the definition and execution of global product, process and project quality across the organization. The team is globally organized by quality disciplines and execution focus. It reports into the Arabelle Solutions Quality organization.

 

Role Objective:

As the Project Quality Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring that the contractual quality requirements (in terms of inspection notification, execution, documentation collection, management of non-conformance reports etc.) are compliant with the scope of supply. You will review and capture contractual quality requirements negotiated in ITO (Inquiry to Order) and ensure that contractual requirements are met during OTR (Order to Remittance). You will be the quality focal point for the Customer and the Arabelle Solutions project team.

In this position you will specifically focus on the Quality aspects of Arabelle Solutions’ Upgrade Business for our key nuclear customer. You will represent Quality in front of customers and manage all quality requirements concerning respective orders.

This role partners closely with Service Business team, the Operation and Region organizations as well as the related Engineering and Manufacturing teams.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the ITP teams throughout the quotation process on all quality aspects; Provide Inspection and Test Programs (ITP) as needed.
  • Negotiate quality requirements, witness points, notification period etc. with both the customer and/ or the 3rd Party Inspectorate.
  • Lead project specific risk assessments and the definition of project specific Inspection and Test Plans (ITPLs).
  • Coordinate customer supervision and inspections from mandated organisms and participate in witness inspections if required.
  • Support kick-off meetings with customer, with key suppliers and product owners for specific projects.
  • Lead the Project Non-conformance Report (NCR) coordination as ordering unit/ assignment group; Drive NCR and CoPQ follow-up.
  • Support and lead root cause analysis in the project, such as 8D, A3, 5Why, etc.
  • Perform systemic issue analysis and drive the definition and implementation of preventive actions across all relevant functions and business partners.
  • Prepare End of Manufacture or Repair Report (EoMR/ RFR/ RFF) documentation for submittal to customer, as per ITP and/ or contractual requirements.
  • Closeout of all quality related operations prior to closure of the Project by Project Management.
  • Seek, share and institutionalize best practices and lessons learned across the project, provide inputs to Services CUSTOMER Projects (other products, or service) PQMs if any.
  • Participate to intern lessons learned from RCA/ 8D with or without customer.
  • Participate to customer meetings with project manager (weekly, monthly and/ or quarterly).

Profile

Role Qualifications:

  • Formal technical and/ or quality qualification with practical manufacturing experience.
  • Extensive experience in Steam Turbine, Gas Turbine and/ or Generator Business.
  • Proven experience in a combination of Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering and Supply Chain environments.
  • 8D problem resolution, FMEA and other related quality methodologies.
  • Knowledge/ culture on Nuclear standards: ISO19443, or Customer nuclear requirements like: French standard CCTG 05/1168, SGAQ, EIP, MQCA, RCCM , ASME standard NQA1, IAEA standard GSR Part 2, or CSA standard N299.

 

Desired Characteristics:

  • Proficiency in English and French.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
  • Customer focused in defining quality and establishing priorities.
  • Ability to deliver effective presentations and educate at all levels of the organization.
  • Understands design and mechanical specifications.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional business teams and drive quality improvements.
  • Ability and willingness to travel, as required.

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