Validation Engineer
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We are supporting a leading automation business delivering custom-engineered solutions for medical and process manufacturing clients, and they are looking for an experienced Validation Engineer to join their team in Liberty, SC. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who understands validation from both a documentation and hands-on commissioning perspective. You will play a key role in ensuring high-value automation systems are designed, tested, qualified, and delivered to the highest compliance standards. You will be working across the full validation lifecycle, supporting projects from design through to commissioning, qualification, and final handover.
What you will be doing:
You will be responsible for executing validation and qualification activities within a GAMP 5-based environment, supporting complex automation projects for highly regulated manufacturing environments. Your work will include developing and executing IQ/OQ documentation, supporting commissioning activities, running approved test scripts, troubleshooting equipment issues, and ensuring all validation packages meet customer and regulatory expectations. You will also work closely with engineering, controls, and project teams to ensure validation is embedded throughout the project lifecycle rather than treated as a final-stage exercise.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting validation during equipment design, software design, build, debug, and qualification
- Writing and managing validation scope plans, qualification plans, protocols, and summary reports
- Executing commissioning and qualification activities both on-site and at customer facilities
- Reviewing electrical drawings and supporting machine debug activities
- Ensuring compliance with customer SOPs and validation standards
- Managing document approvals with internal teams and customers
- Driving strong quality processes, change control, and validation best practice across projects
- Supporting multiple pieces of equipment within larger customer programmes What we are looking for
We are looking for someone with at least 3 years of validation experience who can operate confidently in fast-paced engineering environments with minimal supervision.
You should be comfortable working across both documentation-heavy validation work and practical commissioning support on the shop floor.
A strong understanding of regulated manufacturing environments is essential.
Required background:
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Life Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related technical discipline 3+ years of validation experience
- Experience within process and validation environments
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent organisation and documentation skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams
- Preferred experience
- Medical Devices
- Life Sciences
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Food Manufacturing
- Custom-engineered automation systems
- Packaging systems
- Vision systemsIQ / OQ / DQ documentation
- Rockwell Automation PLC systems
- Hands-on machine debugging and commissioning Why this role stands out
- This is not a purely paperwork-based validation role.
- This position gives you real involvement in custom automation builds, commissioning, troubleshooting, and project delivery across complex medical manufacturing environments.
- If you enjoy being close to the engineering, influencing project quality from day one, and working on technically challenging systems, this is a strong opportunity. To apply or learn more, please get in touch directly.