The responsibilities of a QA consultant revolve around helping a company or organization with quality assurance. In this career, your duties include working to develop and implement a system for quality assurance. You may test design or a technical solution, or create a validation method that ensures that operations, policies, or production meet standards/regulations for your industry. You may analyze current business or production activities to assess needs for changes to quality assurance practices. A QA consultant may work in a variety of industries, from software to manufacturing to aerospace to service industries.