Senior Quality Engineer

NDT Global; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary with a clear career path

All PTO deposited day 1

Matching 401K

Benefits start the 1st of next month

Hybrid schedule with 3 days in-office

Job summary

A leading inspection solutions provider in Houston seeks a Senior Quality Engineer to enhance operational compliance and quality assurance. You will conduct audits, drive process improvements, and collaborate across departments to minimize risks. Ideally, you possess an engineering degree and substantial experience in quality standards, especially within the oil and gas sector. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, hybrid work options, and immediate benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with quality standards and tools and root cause analysis methods strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years in a similar role in oil and gas sector.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English is required.

Responsibilities

• Drive process improvements and root cause analysis of operational issues.
• Report findings and implement changes using quality methodologies.
• Identify and escalate operational risks and manage mitigation plans.
• Conduct internal and external audits of processes.
• Review and improve quality control processes in the workshop.

Skills

Quality Standards

Root Cause Analysis

Process Improvement

Communication

Risk Management

Education

Degree or diploma in mechanical/electrical engineering

Internal auditing qualification (ISO 9001)

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP Systems

SharePoint

Job description

Overview

NDT Global is the leading provider of ultra-high-tech diagnostic inspection solutions, advanced data analysis and integrity assessment services for ensuring the safety and longevity of energy-sector infrastructure assets. Recognized as the forerunner in ultrasonic inspection technologies comprising Pulse Echo, Pitch-and-Catch and Phased Array, as well as Acoustic Resonance (ART Scan) methodologies, the company also deploys a range of non-ultrasonic technologies, such as Inertial Measurement Units, with more under development. NDT Global strategically applies its inspection technologies to detect, diagnose and model various types of threat—circumferential or axial cracks, metal loss, geometry, mapping, and more—across diverse classes of assets. By providing predictive, decision-ready insights driven by the world’s most accurate data, NDT Global enables the conditions for asset owners to optimize infrastructure health and drive operational efficiencies while reducing risk and minimizing their carbon footprint.

Role: The role of Senior Quality Engineer is to provide expertise and advice concerning operational business process compliance, quality audits, continuous improvement, NCRs, documentation, risk management. The job holder is independently engaging with others, technically and operationally curious, competently organized, motivated through optimization and improvements, communicates results and feedback to all levels of the organization as required.

Responsibilities

• Drives and ensures progress on process improvements and root cause analysis of issues and run failures that impact main operational performance and associated KPI's.
• Reports findings, proposes solutions and works with different departments to implement required changes while using appropriate quality improvement methodologies.
• Identifies and escalates operational risks for the company. Works with stakeholders to understand problems, derive an action plan, and manage and mitigate remaining risks.
• Performs process, field, and shop floor audits and surveillance on internal processes. Supports external audits as required.
• Executes continual reviews and improvements of quality control processes in the workshop. Establishes and advances best practices.
• Engages with different departments to resolve customer concerns and provides necessary guidance. Understands customer needs and requirements and creates action plans.
• Participates in customer, management and quality team meetings.

Qualifications/Education

• A degree or diploma in electronical/mechanical engineering is required
• Experience with quality standards and tools and root cause analysis methods is strongly preferred.
• Internal auditing qualification (ISO 9001) is required.
• Must be proficient in spoken and written English.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years in a similar role, ideally in the oil and gas sector.
• Previous experience in conducting quality audits is required.
• Experience working in the pipeline inspection service industry is preferred.
• Strong administrative and computer skills are required.

Software/Technology/Equipment

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and VISIO).
• Intermediate knowledge of SharePoint.
• Basic knowledge of ERP Systems.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary with a clear and defined career path
• All PTO is deposited day 1 - No accrual
• Matching 401K
• All benefits begin the 1st day of the next month
• Hybrid work schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 working remotely

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Quality Assurance and Engineering

Industries

• Oil and Gas