About this role:The Supplier Quality Engineer ensures purchased materials and components meet Carrier's quality requirements. This role qualifies suppliers, drives corrective actions and improves incoming quality through on-site development and structured problem-solving.
Key Responsibilities:- Qualifies new suppliers and parts through APQP, PPAP and first-article inspection.
- Drives supplier corrective actions (SCAR/8D) and verifies effectiveness.
- Conducts supplier audits and on-site process assessments.
- Monitors and improves incoming quality performance (supplier PPM, defect trends).
- Manages non-conforming material disposition, containment and recovery plans.
- Partners with Sourcing and Engineering on supplier selection and development.
- Supports supplier readiness for new-product launches.
- Maintains supplier quality documentation, control plans and records.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of supplier quality or quality engineering experience in manufacturing.
- Ability and willingness to provide direct production support, including weekend shifts and/or 24/7 on-call coverage.
- AIAG certification.
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Quality Engineering, or a related field.
- Six Sigma Green Belt and/or ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification.
- Practical experience applying core automotive/quality tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA) and control plans.
- Experience driving supplier corrective actions (SCAR/8D) to closure and verifying root-cause effectiveness.
- Experience conducting supplier audits and process assessments.
- Experience with statistical analysis tools (e.g., Minitab).
- Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and quality inspection standards.
- Supplier quality experience with sheet metal, castings, electronics, or electro-mechanical commodities.
Pay RangeThe annual salary for this position is between $79,000.00 - $158,000.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.
Other CompensationThis position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
BenefitsEmployees are eligible for benefits, including:
- Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
- Retirement Benefits
- Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
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Application DeadlineApplications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 25 September 2026
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