QA Analyst Jobs in South Carolina
QA Analyst jobs in South Carolina are concentrated in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and healthcare technology, with demand reaching from junior testers to senior leads across a growing market. Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston are the primary hiring hubs, home to established employers such as Bosch, Sonoco, and MUSC Health. The most in-demand specialties are automation testing, manufacturing quality systems, and software QA for enterprise applications. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Top employerFood Lion
Top cityColumbia, SC
Cities hiring35
Work type92% On-site
Top industryTechnology
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Quality Assurance Manager
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Edgewater Technical Associates
Quality Assurance Manager
Aiken, South Carolina
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PT Quality Assurance Associate
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Food Lion
PT Quality Assurance Associate
Conway, South Carolina
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PT Quality Assurance Associate
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Food Lion
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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IFAS LLC
Quality Assurance Analyst
Charleston, South Carolina
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Quality Assurance Inspector
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F. SCHUMACHER & CO.
Quality Assurance Inspector
Fort Mill, South Carolina
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Quality Assurance Manager
Edgewater Technical Associates·Aiken, South Carolina
Job functions:
Bachelor's degree in construction management
51-200 employees
Job Description
Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Quality Assurance Manager opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.
Work Location: Aiken, SC
Quality Assurance Manager-
Quality Assurance Manager will support a multi-year construction project involving significant civil, mechanical, and electrical construction, including grading, storm drainage, demolition, earthwork, ductbanks, firewater, service water, process piping, electrical systems, and associated site infrastructure.
Duties:
- Manage implementation and oversight of the project Quality Assurance program in accordance with the Quality Management System (QMS), applicable ASME NQA-1 requirements, DOE Order 414.1D, contract requirements, and project procedures.
- Provide leadership and technical direction to QA personnel supporting construction, corrective action, document control, procurement quality, supplier quality, and other project quality functions.
- Ensure project quality procedures, processes, and controls are effectively implemented and maintained throughout project execution.
- Plan and oversee internal audits, surveillances, assessments, and other QA oversight activities.
- Support client, DOE, and external audits and assessments, including preparation, coordination, response, and resolution of findings.
- Evaluate project activities for compliance with approved procedures, quality requirements, codes, standards, and contractual requirements.
- Oversee the project nonconformance and corrective action processes, including NCRs, Corrective Action Reports (CARs), Conditions Adverse to Quality (CAQs), and Significant Conditions Adverse to Quality (SCAQs).
- Ensure quality issues are properly evaluated, documented, tracked, trended, and resolved in accordance with applicable procedures.
- Review quality trends, recurring conditions, audit findings, NCR/CAR aging, and other quality performance indicators to identify adverse trends and areas requiring management attention.
- Oversee development, review, revision, and implementation of project quality procedures and implementing documents.
- Ensure personnel performing quality-affecting activities meet applicable qualification, certification, training, and indoctrination requirements.
- Provide oversight of document control and quality records processes to ensure controlled documents and records are properly maintained, retrievable, and auditable.
- Provide oversight of procurement and supplier quality activities, including supplier qualification, procurement document review, source surveillance, supplier performance, and receipt inspection interfaces.
- Interface with QC leadership to ensure field inspection and testing activities are effectively implemented within the project QMS.
- Coordinate quality matters with Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Document Control, Commissioning, subcontractors, suppliers, client representatives, and other stakeholders.
- Prepare and/or review quality metrics, trend reports, audit results, corrective action status, and other quality information for management review.
- Ensure quality records provide adequate, complete, traceable, and auditable objective evidence of compliance.
- Escalate CAQs, SCAQs, significant quality issues, and adverse trends to appropriate project leadership in accordance with project requirements.
Skills/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality, or a related technical field.
- Minimum 10 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Management, or related quality experience supporting industrial, nuclear, DOE, or other highly regulated projects, including demonstrated quality leadership experience.
- Working knowledge and experience implementing ASME NQA-1 requirements and DOE Order 414.1D.
- Experience implementing and maintaining a formal Quality Assurance Program or Quality Management System.
- Experience with audits, surveillances, assessments, nonconformance, corrective action, and quality records programs.
- Experience interpreting and implementing quality requirements, procedures, codes, standards, and contractual requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- NQA-1 Auditor or Lead Auditor certification.
- Extensive experience implementing ASME NQA-1-2019 requirements.
- Previous Quality Assurance management experience on a DOE or nuclear construction project.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary QA organizations supporting construction, engineering, procurement, document control, supplier quality, and corrective action programs.
- Experience with CAQ/SCAQ determination, root cause analysis, corrective action development, effectiveness reviews, and quality trending.
- Experience preparing for and supporting DOE, client, regulatory, or third-party audits and assessments.
- Experience with supplier qualification, procurement quality, and supplier oversight.
- Previous Savannah River Site or other DOE site experience.
Other Job Requirements:
- Must be a US Citizen
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers
Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!
WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES
Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.
View Edgewater job opportunities at www.edgewatertech.net/careers
Edgewater Technical Associates
Quality Assurance Manager
Aiken, South Carolina
New 23h ago51-200 employees
Job functions:
Bachelor's degree in construction management
Job Description
Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Quality Assurance Manager opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.
Work Location: Aiken, SC
Quality Assurance Manager-
Quality Assurance Manager will support a multi-year construction project involving significant civil, mechanical, and electrical construction, including grading, storm drainage, demolition, earthwork, ductbanks, firewater, service water, process piping, electrical systems, and associated site infrastructure.
Duties:
- Manage implementation and oversight of the project Quality Assurance program in accordance with the Quality Management System (QMS), applicable ASME NQA-1 requirements, DOE Order 414.1D, contract requirements, and project procedures.
- Provide leadership and technical direction to QA personnel supporting construction, corrective action, document control, procurement quality, supplier quality, and other project quality functions.
- Ensure project quality procedures, processes, and controls are effectively implemented and maintained throughout project execution.
- Plan and oversee internal audits, surveillances, assessments, and other QA oversight activities.
- Support client, DOE, and external audits and assessments, including preparation, coordination, response, and resolution of findings.
- Evaluate project activities for compliance with approved procedures, quality requirements, codes, standards, and contractual requirements.
- Oversee the project nonconformance and corrective action processes, including NCRs, Corrective Action Reports (CARs), Conditions Adverse to Quality (CAQs), and Significant Conditions Adverse to Quality (SCAQs).
- Ensure quality issues are properly evaluated, documented, tracked, trended, and resolved in accordance with applicable procedures.
- Review quality trends, recurring conditions, audit findings, NCR/CAR aging, and other quality performance indicators to identify adverse trends and areas requiring management attention.
- Oversee development, review, revision, and implementation of project quality procedures and implementing documents.
- Ensure personnel performing quality-affecting activities meet applicable qualification, certification, training, and indoctrination requirements.
- Provide oversight of document control and quality records processes to ensure controlled documents and records are properly maintained, retrievable, and auditable.
- Provide oversight of procurement and supplier quality activities, including supplier qualification, procurement document review, source surveillance, supplier performance, and receipt inspection interfaces.
- Interface with QC leadership to ensure field inspection and testing activities are effectively implemented within the project QMS.
- Coordinate quality matters with Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Document Control, Commissioning, subcontractors, suppliers, client representatives, and other stakeholders.
- Prepare and/or review quality metrics, trend reports, audit results, corrective action status, and other quality information for management review.
- Ensure quality records provide adequate, complete, traceable, and auditable objective evidence of compliance.
- Escalate CAQs, SCAQs, significant quality issues, and adverse trends to appropriate project leadership in accordance with project requirements.
Skills/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quality, or a related technical field.
- Minimum 10 years of Quality Assurance, Quality Management, or related quality experience supporting industrial, nuclear, DOE, or other highly regulated projects, including demonstrated quality leadership experience.
- Working knowledge and experience implementing ASME NQA-1 requirements and DOE Order 414.1D.
- Experience implementing and maintaining a formal Quality Assurance Program or Quality Management System.
- Experience with audits, surveillances, assessments, nonconformance, corrective action, and quality records programs.
- Experience interpreting and implementing quality requirements, procedures, codes, standards, and contractual requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- NQA-1 Auditor or Lead Auditor certification.
- Extensive experience implementing ASME NQA-1-2019 requirements.
- Previous Quality Assurance management experience on a DOE or nuclear construction project.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary QA organizations supporting construction, engineering, procurement, document control, supplier quality, and corrective action programs.
- Experience with CAQ/SCAQ determination, root cause analysis, corrective action development, effectiveness reviews, and quality trending.
- Experience preparing for and supporting DOE, client, regulatory, or third-party audits and assessments.
- Experience with supplier qualification, procurement quality, and supplier oversight.
- Previous Savannah River Site or other DOE site experience.
Other Job Requirements:
- Must be a US Citizen
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers
Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!
WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES
Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.
View Edgewater job opportunities at www.edgewatertech.net/careers
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Where South Carolina roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Columbia
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1 jobQA Analyst Job Market in South Carolina
A snapshot from current South Carolina openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Food Lion22
- Infojini4
- Blue Cross Blue Shield2
- Edgewater Technical Associates2
- IPG1
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Agriculture & Farming
What South Carolina Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in QA analyst jobs across South Carolina.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
- Hands-on experience with test case design, execution, and defect tracking tools
- Proficiency in automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or similar platforms
- Familiarity with Agile or Scrum development environments and sprint-based testing cycles
- Experience with quality management systems relevant to manufacturing or regulated industries
- Strong written communication skills for documenting test plans and reporting defects clearly
QA Analyst Jobs in South Carolina: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a qa analyst in South Carolina?
Most qa analyst roles in South Carolina require a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a closely related field, though candidates with an associate degree plus relevant certifications are considered for junior positions. South Carolina does not issue a state license for qa analysts, so hiring decisions hinge on credentials like the ISTQB Certified Tester or the ASQ Certified Quality Technician, combined with a demonstrable portfolio of test plans, defect logs, or automation scripts.
How much do QA analysts make in South Carolina?
QA analysts in South Carolina earn a median of about $97,500 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $50,070 for the lowest 10% to over $135,390 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire qa analysts in South Carolina?
South Carolina qa analyst roles are posted by Food Lion, Infojini, and Blue Cross Blue Shield and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. South Carolina's mix of automotive suppliers, aerospace contractors, and hospital systems means openings appear across both manufacturing quality and software QA functions.
Which South Carolina cities have the most qa analyst jobs?
Columbia, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach account for the largest share of qa analyst openings in South Carolina. Columbia's concentration of state government technology offices and university medical infrastructure drives demand there, Greenville's automotive and advanced manufacturing corridor creates consistent quality roles at suppliers and OEM facilities, and Charleston's growing technology and logistics sector fuels software QA hiring.
Are there remote qa analyst jobs in South Carolina?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 8% of qa analyst openings tied to South Carolina are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how much of the work involves writing test cases, running automated suites, and filing defect reports in shared digital environments. Software QA and test automation roles are the most remote-friendly, while positions embedded in manufacturing quality systems typically require an on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a qa analyst in South Carolina with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying to associate or junior QA roles at South Carolina's larger technology services firms and hospital systems, which routinely bring on candidates who demonstrate hands-on testing through a portfolio or a bootcamp capstone project. Employers such as MUSC Health and Bosch's South Carolina operations have hired from lateral roles like technical support analyst or data entry specialist. Earning the ISTQB Foundation Level certification before applying gives a candidate a concrete credential that distinguishes them from other entry-level applicants in the state.
Where can I find and apply to qa analyst jobs in South Carolina?
You can find and apply to qa analyst jobs in South Carolina on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the available roles, identify the ones that match your background and location, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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