Quality Assurance Principal Engineer

About the Role

The Quality Assurance Principal Engineer is responsible for leading quality governance, conducting audits, and managing operational risks across business and technology processes. This role ensures compliance with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Process Audits

• Lead and execute end-to-end process audits to assess compliance, effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities and drive corrective action plans.
• Establish audit frameworks, checklists, and reporting standards.

Process Governance

• Define, implement, and maintain quality governance frameworks across engineering and business operations.
• Ensure adherence to policies, SOPs, regulatory standards, and organizational controls.
• Act as a subject matter expert for quality processes and compliance best practices.

Business Audits

• Conduct business function audits including operational, financial, and regulatory compliance areas.
• Evaluate business controls, risk exposure, and operational maturity.
• Partner with leadership teams to implement risk mitigation and performance improvement strategies.

Operational Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and monitor operational risks across processes and projects.
• Develop risk mitigation plans and ensure timely closure of risk findings.
• Support enterprise risk management initiatives and incident investigations.

Quality Leadership

• Provide thought leadership and mentoring to quality and audit teams.
• Influence senior stakeholders on governance, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive automation and data-driven quality assurance strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Quality Management, Business, or a related field.
• Proven ability to assess complex systems, identify risks, and drive corrective actions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Required Experience

• 2-3 years of experience in quality assurance, audits, governance, or operational risk.
• Strong experience in process auditing frameworks (ISO, CMMI, ITIL, SOX, or similar).

Desirable Experience

• Process governance & compliance management
• Risk assessment & mitigation
• Audit planning & execution
• Root cause analysis
• Data-driven decision making
• Leadership & influence

Required Certificates

• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Six Sigma Black Belt
• ISO Lead Auditor