Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

Role Overview

The Saronic Quality Team is seeking a Quality Engineer to support and drive cross-functional Quality initiatives, including operational risk management, continuous improvement, Quality systems and performance reporting across the organization.

A key focus of this role is driving the operational risk management process, including coordinating risk identification, maintaining risk visibility, tracking mitigation activities and working cross-functionally to ensure risks are appropriately managed and closed.

The role will also support Quality improvement initiatives, systems and analytics by translating leadership requirements into actionable work, coordinating with responsible teams and driving initiatives through planning, execution and completion.

The ideal candidate is organized, analytical and proactive, with strong problem-solving, communication and cross-functional coordination skills.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Risk Management

Support and drive the operational risk management process, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring and closure.

Coordinate with functional teams to identify and evaluate risks, establish ownership, mitigation plans and target dates.

Maintain the operational risk register, ensuring information remains accurate, current and actionable.

Proactively follow up with risk owners to monitor mitigation progress, address overdue actions and drive closure.

Organize and facilitate risk reviews, communicating significant risks, trends, emerging concerns and required decisions to leadership.

Coordinate risk reporting and metrics while identifying opportunities to improve risk management processes and tools.

Quality Engineering & Continuous Improvement

Support Quality engineering initiatives and improvement projects across Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain and other functional areas.

Support and facilitate root-cause investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives to address Quality issues, recurring nonconformances and process deficiencies.

Support corrective actions and coordinate cross-functional process improvements through implementation and verification.

Identify opportunities to improve Quality workflows, controls and operational efficiency.

Support additional Quality projects and initiatives as organizational needs evolve.

Quality Analytics & Reporting Coordination

Gather, define and document Quality leadership requirements for dashboards, KPIs, analytics and reporting tools.

Engage responsible technical teams to review requirements, establish priorities, develop execution plans and schedules.

Coordinate and track implementation progress, resolving dependencies, communicating obstacles and driving timely completion.

Facilitate stakeholder review and validation of completed reporting solutions to ensure requirements are met.

Identify and communicate reporting gaps, data limitations and opportunities for improvement.

Quality Systems & Process Support

Support the implementation and continuous improvement of Quality systems, tools and processes.

Coordinate with functional and technical teams to define requirements, prioritize enhancements and track implementation.

Support the development and maintenance of procedures, work instructions and training materials.

Support ISO 9001 compliance, certification readiness and ongoing maintenance activities, as well as other applicable regulatory and Quality Management System requirements, as needed.

Work Management & Accountability

Maintain assigned activities within established intake and work management systems, ensuring status, priorities, target dates, dependencies and next actions remain current.

Proactively engage stakeholders to obtain inputs, resolve blockers and maintain progress on assigned initiatives.

Communicate progress, risks and delays clearly, including impacts and recommended next steps.