Validation Engineer (Contractor)
Tailored Management · Posted Nov 10, 2026
- Oceanside, California, United States
- On-site
- Contract
- $65–$83 per hour
- 8–10 years
Experienced Validation Engineer to support equipment qualification and cleaning validation at a biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
Compensation
Pay Rate: $65-$83/hr (paid weekly)
Responsibilities
- Author, review, and execute Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) protocols for manufacturing equipment and systems.
- Develop and execute Cleaning Validation (CV) and cleaning verification protocols, including sampling plans, visual inspections, and coordination of analytical testing.
- Support qualification and validation activities for GMP manufacturing equipment, including bioreactors, chromatography skids, tangential flow filtration (TFF) systems, and autoclaves.
- Perform cleaning validation activities involving CIP/SIP systems, residue limits, and recovery studies.
- Evaluate validation results against established acceptance criteria and identify discrepancies requiring investigation or resolution.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biochemistry, or a related technical discipline
- Nice to have: Experience supporting commercial stainless steel and single-use manufacturing operations
- Nice to have: Familiarity with cleaning validation analytical testing
- Nice to have: Experience in regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment