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Supplier Quality Associate

Y12
Oak Ridge, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/15/2025 CLOSED ON 1/31/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplier Quality Associate position at Y12?

Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: Supplier Quality Associate
Career Level From: Associate
Career Level To: Senior Associate
Job Specialty: Quality Assurance

What You'll Do

The Supplier Quality Engineering Associate (SQE-A) is responsible for assisting the supplier quality engineers in assessments, source verifications, report writing, and general monitoring of the supply base. In addition, they are responsible for:
  • The review of procurement documents for flow down and inclusion of quality requirements; assistance in developing inspection and test acceptance criteria
  • Assisting in the resolution of non-conformances by ensuring proper development of objective evidence; developing plans and assisting in supplier audits and surveillances; and applying sound systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving supplier quality issues
  • Oversight of the Quality Approved Suppliers List (QASL); Certification Reviews for updates to or additions of suppliers on the QASL; maintenance of the Master Supplier’s List (EFCOG)
  • Interacting with suppliers and internal or external stakeholders through formal and informal communications and project collaborations
  • Participation in continuous improvement initiatives

What You Can Expect

  • Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
  • Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
  • Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
  • Career advancement and professional development programs
  • Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • OR Master's degree
  • OR Associate’s degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
  • OR 8 or more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.

Preferred Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline plus 5 or more years of relevant experience
  • Demonstrated skills in reviewing procurement documentation, and reading and interpreting engineering drawings, procedures, codes, and standards
  • Working knowledge of quality assurance programs, such as ASME NQA-1, ISO-9001, and DOE Order 414
  • Familiarity with commercial grade dedication, as well as suspect/counterfeit program elements
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Working knowledge of computer software, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access

Why Y-12?

You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Y-12, you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.

Notes

The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

This position may require entry into the Material Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (10 C.F.R. Part 712), which requires successful competition of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation and may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

This position may be categorized as a “designated position” identified by 10 C.F.R. Part 709, requiring successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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