Description
Every day, Kelly Engineering connects professionals with opportunities to advance their careers. We currently have an exciting contract opportunity with one of our leading clients!
Title: Supplier Quality Engineer
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: 9 months +
Type: W2 contract (NO C2C OR THIRD PARTY)
Pay: $45.00 - $52.25/hour (depending upon experience)
Responsibilities
- Product and Process Qualification
- Define and execute product and process qualifications following Gas Power Qualification requirements for Fabrications and various complex assemblies to ensure readiness for serial production: review and approve Manufacturing Process Plans (MPP), Product and Process Quality Plans (PQP), control plans, and inspection plans for assigned components.
- Ensure CTQ (critical-to-quality) requirements, customer requirements, and regulatory requirements are correctly translated into supplier process controls and inspection methods.
- Validate first article inspection (FAI) and ongoing product verification; monitor process capability and drive corrective actions where performance is not meeting targets.
- Deviation & Nonconformance Management
- Manage and approve Supplier Deviation Requests (SDRs) ensuring that risk is assessed, documented, and controlled.
- Drive the evaluation and disposition of supplier nonconformances in coordination with Engineering, Manufacturing, Sourcing and Field teams.
- Lead and own containment, rework and recovery actions at supplier facilities, assembly sites and wind farm sites and ensure effective closure and documentation of issues.
- Continuous Improvement & COPQ Reduction
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and FMEA (design and process) with suppliers to implement robust corrective and preventive actions.
- Conduct quality system, product and process audits at supplier sites; verify compliance with GE Vernova QMS requirements, GE Vernova procedures, and applicable industry standards.
Required Qualifications
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- Bachelors in Engineering
- Ability to read assembly drawings and blueprints
- Custom Fabrication
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- Quality Auditing
- Certified Welding Inspector a plus
Additional Information
- Onsite / Possibility to move to a hybrid schedule at later date
- Monday – Friday / Able to work core business hours with flexibility when needed
- Contract slated for 12 months: March 3, 2026?–?December 18, 2026
- Travel may be required
- Applicants must be U.S Citizen, Green Card holder, or Permanent Resident. Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity. OPT or H1B Visa are not accepted at this time.
Important information: This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Please contact Taryn Carbone (taryn.carbone@kellyengineering.com) for immediate consideration.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Engineering?
Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we're here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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