Principal Quality Engineer
Penumbra, Inc. - Alameda, CA
Posted Jun 1, 2026
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $111,944 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +13.7% - Much faster than average
54% above the BLS role benchmark for data and ml aggregate.
Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
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About this role
Principal Quality Engineer Alameda, CA General Summary As a Principal Quality Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader driving quality improvement across Operations. You will apply deep analytical expertise to strengthen process capability, optimize inspection and monitoring systems, and elevate quality performance through structured continuous improvement methodologies. This role requires structured Quality Engineering approaches, strong engineering analysis and methodologies, statistical experience, and the ability to architect scalable Quality Engineering systems that prevent defects, reduce variation, and enhance long ‑ term manufacturing robustness. You will influence quality strategy, develop new approaches to systemic quality challenges, and champion a culture of operational excellence across the organization. Working cross ‑ functionally with Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Leadership, and R&D, you will ensure that quality is proactively designed into processes, risks are systematically mitigated, and improvement opportunities are identified and executed with rigor. Specific Duties and Responsibilities - Lead cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing Cost of Poor Quality, improving process capability, and strengthening Critical to Quality performance across manufacturing operations. - Identify, quantify, and prioritize systemic quality improvement opportunities using data ‑ driven methods, advanced analytics, and structured problem ‑ solving frameworks. - Develop and deploy CTQ flowdowns, ensuring alignment between product requirements, process controls, and inspection strategies. - Architect and optimize quality monitoring systems, including predictive analytics, statistical process control, and automated data visualization tools. - Lead high ‑ complexity problem-solving efforts using advanced statistical and scientific methods (DOE, regression modeling, multivariate analysis, reliability modeling). - Drive continuous improvement
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