Senior Quality Engineer

Senior Quality Engineer

Houston, Texas | Hybrid | Direct Hire

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to join an established engineering and manufacturing organization in Houston.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role supporting the quality of complex, engineered equipment and fabricated products. The Senior Quality Engineer will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, customers and third-party inspectors to ensure products and documentation meet project, customer and industry requirements.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in manufacturing quality, welding and fabrication, supplier quality, inspections and quality documentation . Experience supporting heavy mechanical equipment, structural fabrication, lifting systems, marine/offshore equipment, drilling equipment or other complex engineered products would be particularly relevant.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinate quality assurance and quality control activities throughout the manufacturing and project lifecycle
• Review customer specifications, engineering requirements and project documentation to identify applicable quality requirements
• Develop, review and maintain Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs) and related quality documentation
• Monitor supplier manufacturing and fabrication activities for compliance with project and quality requirements
• Conduct supplier evaluations, audits and quality reviews
• Review supplier quality documentation and inspection records
• Coordinate and participate in customer and third-party inspections
• Support product testing at manufacturing and supplier facilities
• Identify, document and help resolve nonconforming materials and products
• Work with engineering, manufacturing and suppliers to address quality issues and prevent production delays
• Maintain detailed project quality records and documentation
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to quality, manufacturing and supplier performance
• Travel periodically to domestic and international supplier locations as needed

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology or a related technical discipline preferred
• Approximately 6+ years of QA/QC or quality engineering experience within a manufacturing or fabrication environment
• Experience with heavy mechanical, electro-mechanical or fabricated equipment
• Strong understanding of welding, NDE and fabrication inspection
• Experience developing or working with Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs)
• Supplier quality, supplier auditing or vendor qualification experience
• Experience coordinating customer and/or third-party inspections
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications and technical documentation
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 and quality management systems
• Experience working with nonconformance reporting and corrective actions
• AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) certification is highly desirable
• Familiarity with industry standards or classification requirements such as ABS, DNV or Lloyd's is a plus
• Strong communication, documentation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and customers

This is a hybrid Houston-based position offering the opportunity to work on complex engineered products while having significant ownership of supplier and project quality.