Senior Validation Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Validation Engineer role is onsite in Harrisburg, PA. Compensation is $87,100–$94,600 per year. CAI is a professional services company supporting mission-critical and regulated industries. The engineer performs commissioning, qualification, and validation work for client projects, helping ensure activities meet safety, schedule, and documentation requirements. The role coordinates testing, equipment vendors, project resources, and qualification records in pharmaceutical and life-sciences GMP environments.

What you'll do

• Perform commissioning, qualification, and validation activities with a focus on safety
• deliver activities to project schedules and track progress
• support generation and review of procedures
• review and revise qualification documents, SOPs, master plans, and execution plans
• assist with equipment design qualification
• support planning of commissioning spares and consumables
• coordinate resources and logistics
• support design reviews, equipment shakedown, commissioning, FATs, IQ, OQ, and PQ
• coordinate testing with contractors and vendors.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior validation engineer

harrisburg pa

cai

full-time

$87,100–$94,600/year

cqv

gmp

pharmaceutical

life sciences

equipment qualification

fat

iq oq pq

travel required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires 3+ years of related pharmaceutical or life-sciences industry experience and essential GMP-environment experience; travel throughout the U.S. and potentially internationally is expected.

About the employer

CAI is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.