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Salary: USD 85,000 - 120,000 / annual
Valar Atomics is building scalable, clean, high-temperature nuclear power systems for industrial, hydrogen, and advanced manufacturing applications. As Production Quality Metrology Engineer, you will own measurement system integrity for HTGR reactor components and fuel-related production activities at the Torrance manufacturing and fuel fabrication facility.
You will serve as the technical authority for calibration, measurement uncertainty, and measurement systems analysis supporting the production floor. Your core responsibilities include:
• Owning and maintaining the calibration program, master equipment list, and standards traceability for all production measurement and test equipment.
• Managing a mixed in-house and outsourced calibration strategy, including vendor qualification and calibration certificate review.
• Planning and executing Gauge R&R studies and broader Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA) activities, evaluating repeatability, reproducibility, bias, stability, and linearity.
• Developing measurement uncertainty budgets and determining appropriate measurement methods, gauges, and sampling strategies for production inspection.
• Partnering with Production Quality Engineers and Manufacturing Engineering to resolve measurement-driven nonconformances, process capability issues, and inspection method disputes.
• Supporting development of measurement-related technical content for Quality Plan Certification Training Syllabi under the Operator Verification Certification (OVC) program.
• Evaluating new gauges, fixtures, and measurement technologies for production use, including first-article qualification of measurement methods.
• Investigating measurement system nonconformances and out-of-tolerance conditions, determining impact to previously accepted product and driving corrective action.
• Mentoring Production Quality Technicians and Inspectors on proper use, care, and limitations of dimensional and functional measurement equipment.
• Supporting internal and external audits of the calibration and measurement systems program.
This is a hands-on technical role requiring direct time on the production floor evaluating gauges, instruments, and measurement processes. You will balance measurement rigor with production tempo, avoiding both under-control and unnecessary overcapability. Success requires thinking rigorously about measurement uncertainty and traceability, owning technical programs end-to-end, translating statistical concepts into practical guidance, and taking ownership of measurement system issues to drive them to closure.
Valar Atomics is a Series A advanced energy company with a pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah. The company culture emphasizes autonomy, ownership, and impact at every level.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Metrology, Quality Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in metrology, calibration engineering, or measurement systems analysis within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), Gauge R&R, and measurement uncertainty concepts.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and tolerance requirements to determine appropriate measurement methods.
• Experience managing calibration systems, master equipment lists, or standards traceability programs.
• Comfortable working within active manufacturing environments including exposure to industrial noise, fabrication-related fumes, and changing operational conditions while following all safety protocols.
PREFERRED:
• Experience supporting nuclear, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, or similarly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with NQA-1, ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI/NCSL Z540, ASME, or similar calibration and quality management standards.
• Experience with CMM programming, optical/laser metrology, or other advanced dimensional inspection technologies.
• Experience using statistical analysis tools (Minitab, JMP, or similar) for MSA and measurement uncertainty analysis.
• Experience supporting or implementing Operator Verification Certification (OVC) or similar delegated-verification programs.
• Experience managing outsourced calibration vendor relationships and calibration lab accreditation requirements.
