Staff Validation Engineer
Level 1 Validation Engineer or Specialist
Locations: Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas, North Carolina | Level 1 | Reports to Division Director or Manager
Built by the military community, for the military community. The hiring partner is 100 percent employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), which means every employee earns company stock at no cost as part of compensation, building real long-term wealth alongside salary. The firm's founder and COO are both Navy Nukes, and as a military spouse, I see the alignment between Naval Nuclear training and this work directly. The military community is built into how these hires are made
The Role
A Level 1 role across several United States hubs, executing validation deliverables and protocols and learning the regulatory framework with guidance from senior engineers.
- Implement good engineering, technical, quality, and scientific principles across commissioning, qualification, and validation in FDA-regulated manufacturing.
- Develop verification and qualification deliverables: requirements documents, functional and design specifications, IQ, OQ, and PQ test protocols, and summary reports.
- Execute test protocols, including identification and resolution of non-conformances and deviations, to defined objectives and timelines within a project team.
- Travel is required, roughly 30 to 50 percent depending on project cycles.
- Track and manage change control activities across multiple concurrent projects, building a sound understanding of how to apply technical, quality, and scientific principles to meet industry and customer requirements.
What You Bring
- BS/BA degree or three years of pharmaceutical or other regulated industry experience not directly related to pharmaceutical validation. Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering preferred or equivalent military training.
- Curiosity and drive to understand how systems work, high attention to detail, and strong written and verbal communication.
- A self-starter who works independently once trained, dependable and professional on client sites.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The company does not anticipate providing visa sponsorship for this position.
Compensation
Level
Level 1
Base salary
Starts at 70,000 USD
Earnings
When a week exceeds 46 billable hours, straight time pay for every hour over 40 that week, on top of base
Career Path
Defined advancement to Level 2 at 80,000 to 90,000 USD
Benefits and Ownership
- Employee-owned company with biannual profit share. The Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) builds equity at no cost to you, and the 401(k) carries a company match. Both the ESOP and the 401(k) follow a five year vesting schedule that begins on your first day of employment.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage begins the first calendar day of the month after you start. For example, a June 8 start date means benefits begin July 1.
- Disability and life insurance, paid time off, paid parental leave, a cellphone stipend, structured mentorship, internal and external training including industry certifications, and a defined advancement path.
- Relocation assistance generally ranges from $1,500 - $3,000.
Placed through VentureVets Talent Accelerator. Courtney Zaugg, Co-Founder and Managing Partner |
Pay: From $70,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Military leave
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
