Validation Engineer

*Applicants must have existing right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship cannot be provided.

Join Ellab on our exciting growth journey as a Validation Engineer

Salary - From £40,000 per annum (DOE)

Are you a passionate and enthusiastic Validation Engineer if so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team at Ellab UK.

About Ellab and the Role

Ellab is a complete solutions provider covering validation services, calibration services, monitoring, and temperature mapping systems along with a comprehensive Instrumentation Product portfolio. With over 100 employees in UK and Ireland and offices, our specialist teams work ensure that we're a trusted partner to the world's largest pharmaceutical companies.

Role Overview

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Validation Engineer to join our established and growing Validation team.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical experience in protocol generation, execution, and reporting, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.

This is a diverse and hands-on role that combines Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) activities with thermal mapping expertise, supporting a wide range of regulated equipment, utilities, and processes.

You will play a key role across a variety of CQV and validation activities, contributing to protocol development, execution, data review, and client engagement to ensure customer requirements and GxP standards are consistently met.

The position offers a hybrid working model, balancing time between our offices, home-based work, and customer sites across the UK, delivering high-quality validation services and upholding Ellab's reputation for excellence and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and execute validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) in line with client requirements and regulatory standards (GxP, MHRA, FDA).
• Perform thermal mapping studies for controlled temperature units such as autoclaves, ovens, fridges, freezers, incubators and warehouses.
• Conduct equipment and process validation activities, including autoclave and sterilisation validation.
• Analyse validation data, prepare comprehensive reports and present results to clients.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, GxP and industry best practices in all validation activities.
• Work collaboratively with customers to scope projects, troubleshoot issues and provide expert technical guidance.
• Maintain accurate documentation and calibration of validation equipment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the validation team.
• Represent Ellab professionally on customer sites, ensuring projects are completed on time and to high quality standards.

Role Requirements-

Essential:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Life Sciences or related discipline.
• Proven experience in validation engineering, particularly in thermal mapping and equipment qualification.
• Hands-on experience with protocol generation/execution.
• Familiarity with GxP, GMP and relevant regulatory guidelines.
• Strong analytical, organisational and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and customer facing abilities.
• Ability to travel to customer sites.

Desirable:

• Experience using Ellab thermal validation equipment or equivalent systems.
• Previous experience working within regulated environments (pharma, biotech, medical devices).
• Knowledge of data integrity principles and electronic data systems.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing company on a steep growth curve.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment where you can make a real impact.
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Company vehicle or travel allowance
• Training and development through the Ellab Academy
• Opportunity to work with leading technologies and global experts.
• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Company Pension
• Health Cash Plan
• Reward and Recognition Programme, offering a variety of high street discounts.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Join Ellab – Be Part of a Global Mission to Ensure Product Safety and Quality

*Applicants must have existing right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship cannot be provided.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company car
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Sick pay

Work Location: On the road