Quality Engineer — Thermal Spray & Process Excellence

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Kymera International is seeking a Quality Engineer to support CASL Houston operations in quality assurance, process control, inspection, calibration, and continuous improvement across machining, coating, and thermal spray processes. The role collaborates with Engineering, Operations, and Leadership to resolve quality issues and drive improvements, ensuring regulatory and customer requirements are met.

The position emphasizes technical leadership in quality systems, measurement, SPC, and CAPA,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Quality Engineering/QA within manufacturing.
• Experience with thermal spray processes or surface coatings required.
• Strong background in high-precision machining, aerospace manufacturing, or related heavy industrial sectors preferred.
• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Experience leading ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 certification programs and audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA, process control, and compliance activities across machining, coating, and thermal spray operations.
• Review customer orders, drawings, specs to ensure capabilities and quality requirements.
• Develop and maintain quality procedures, work instructions, control plans, and SOPs.
• Lead root-cause investigations and CAPA to drive corrective actions.
• Support qualification/validation of manufacturing and inspection processes.
• Prepare quality reports covering KPIs, trends, and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Quality assurance

Process control

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quality Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Excel

MetaLab

MS Office

Job description

Kymera International is seeking a Quality Engineer to support CASL Houston operations in quality assurance, process control, inspection, calibration, and continuous improvement across machining, coating, and thermal spray processes. The role collaborates with Engineering, Operations, and Leadership to resolve quality issues and drive improvements, ensuring regulatory and customer requirements are met.

The position emphasizes technical leadership in quality systems, measurement, SPC, and CAPA,