Valar Atomics
Senior Manager, Supplier Quality
$190K–$240K
Torrance, California, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in relevant quality work; 5+ years leading supplier quality teams, audit programs, or supplier development activities.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
About the job
Build and lead Valar Atomics’ Supplier Quality organization, ensuring suppliers meet engineering, quality, and regulatory requirements as the company scales nuclear operations.
What you'll do
- Lead supplier qualification, auditing, development, and approval, including maintenance of the Approved Supplier List.
- Set source and receiving inspection strategies, oversee Procurement Engineering, and ensure supplier requirements are clearly flowed down and verified.
- Lead supplier nonconformance and corrective-action resolution, supplier performance monitoring, and development of scalable quality systems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years in supplier, quality, or manufacturing quality in a regulated technical industry.
- 5+ years leading supplier quality teams, audit programs, or supplier development activities.
- Experience qualifying, auditing, and developing suppliers; knowledge of quality flow-downs, SCARs, nonconformance, root cause analysis, and technical procurement requirements; able to interpret drawings, GD&T, and specifications.
Nice to have
- Nuclear quality assurance and risk-informed quality systems, including 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 21, and ASME code procurement.
- Lead Auditor certification or experience with Procurement Engineering, NADCAP, APQP/PPAP, AS9102, PFD, PFMEA, or supplier quality organization development.
Pay
$190,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
10 CFR 50 Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 21, ASME, ISO 9001, AS9100, NADCAP, APQP/PPAP, AS9102
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