Strategic Supplier Quality Engineer

AAON, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AAON, Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to monitor and improve supplier quality performance across assigned suppliers, commodities, and locations.

The role partners with suppliers and internal stakeholders to mitigate supply chain risk and ensure compliance with quality requirements. You will lead corrective action activities, conduct supplier audits, evaluate supplier capabilities, and support new product introductions through validation and risk mitigation planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in quality engineering or supplier quality.
• Experience with advanced quality planning (APQP), FMEA, control plans, and corrective action methodologies.
• Professional quality certifications and manufacturing/engineered product environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier quality performance using quality metrics, trends, and risk indicators to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead supplier corrective action activities and work with suppliers to implement sustainable quality improvements.
• Conduct supplier audits, assessments, and surveillance to verify compliance with quality systems and processes.
• Evaluate and approve suppliers based on quality systems, capabilities, and risks.
• Support new product introductions and supplier transitions through validation, readiness reviews, and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, supply chain, and suppliers to improve delivery reliability and supplier effectiveness.
• Review supplier production processes and controls to ensure conformance and capability.
• Develop and maintain supplier quality reporting, scorecards, and performance reviews.

Skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

AAON, Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to monitor and improve supplier quality performance across assigned suppliers, commodities, and locations.

The role partners with suppliers and internal stakeholders to mitigate supply chain risk and ensure compliance with quality requirements. You will lead corrective action activities, conduct supplier audits, evaluate supplier capabilities, and support new product introductions through validation and risk mitigation planning.