Equipment Validation Engineer – Solid Dose Manufacturing & Packaging

Automated Systems, Inc.; Gurnee (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Automated Systems, Inc. in Gurnee, IL is seeking a Junior Equipment Validation Engineer to support a pharmaceutical client’s solid dose manufacturing and packaging operations.

This onsite contract role offers hands-on exposure to qualification activities in a GMP setting. The successful candidate will execute IQ/OQ/PQ, participate in documentation, change control, and CAPA processes while collaborating with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging, and Maintenance teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or related technical field.
• 3–5 years of experience in validation, quality, GMP manufacturing support.
• Hands-on experience with equipment qualification and IQ/OQ/PQ execution.
• Familiarity with GMP documentation practices, change control, deviations, and CAPA processes.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning, qualification, and validation of solid dose equipment.
• Author validation protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ) documentation.
• Verify packaging equipment validation for bottling, labeling, capping, induction sealing.
• Assist with serialization systems qualification and lifecycle support.
• Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging, Maintenance, and Validation teams.
• Assist with change controls, deviations, investigation support, and CAPA-related activities as needed.
• Perform field verification activities, equipment walk downs, test execution, data collection, and documentation review.
• Ensure validation documentation is accurate, complete, and aligned with procedures and regulatory expectations.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of validation issues during protocol execution.
• Review equipment documentation, drawings, manuals, specifications, and vendor documents to support validation deliverables.
• Maintain compliance with GMP, FDA, and company quality system requirements.
• Support continuous improvement efforts related to validation execution, documentation quality, and packaging line performance.

Skills

Equipment validation

Documentation

IQ/OQ/PQ execution

Cross-functional collaboration

GMP compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ)

GMP documentation practices

Job description

Automated Systems, Inc. | Contract, 6 months

Equipment Validation Engineer – Solid Dose Manufacturing & Packaging

Gurnee, United States | Posted on 04/24/2026

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• City Gurnee
• Country United States

Job Description

Location: Gurnee, IL – Onsite
Contract: 6+ Month Contract with Strong Potential for Extension

Automated Systems, Inc. isseeking a Junior Equipment Validation Engineer to support one of ourpharmaceutical manufacturing clients at their Gurnee, IL solid dosemanufacturing and packaging facility. This site primarily supports the manufacturing and packaging of tablets, capsules, and powders, with a strongfocus on bottling operations, packaging equipment, and serialization systems.

This is an excellentopportunity for a validation professional with approximately 3–5 years ofexperience who is looking to grow in a hands-on GMP manufacturing environment.The successful candidate will support equipment qualification, protocolexecution, documentation, change control, and validation activities associatedwith solid dose production and packaging operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Supportcommissioning, qualification, and validation activities for solid dosemanufacturing and packaging equipment.
  
• Executeand assist with authoring validation protocols, including IQ, OQ, and PQdocumentation.
  
• Supportvalidation of packaging equipment used for bottling, labeling, capping,induction sealing, case packing, and related operations.
  
• Assistwith qualification and lifecycle support of serialization and aggregationsystems, including printers, cameras, scanners, vision systems, labelers,and line-level serialization controls.
  
• Workwith Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, Packaging, Maintenance, andValidation teams to support project execution and GMP compliance.
  
• Assistwith change controls, deviations, investigation support, and CAPA-relatedactivities as needed.
  
• Performfield verification activities, equipment walk downs, test execution, datacollection, and documentation review.
  
• Ensurevalidation documentation is accurate, complete, and aligned with internalprocedures and regulatory expectations.
  
• Supporttroubleshooting and resolution of validation issues encountered duringprotocol execution.
  
• Reviewequipment documentation, drawings, manuals, specifications, and vendordocuments to support validation deliverables.
  
• Maintaincompliance with GMP, FDA, and company quality system requirements.
  
• Supportcontinuous improvement efforts related to validation execution,documentation quality, and packaging line performance.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’sdegree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field preferred.
  
• 3–5years of experience in validation, quality, engineering, or GMPmanufacturing support.
  
• Hands-onexperience with equipment qualification and IQ/OQ/PQ execution.
  
• Familiaritywith GMP documentation practices, change control, deviations, and CAPAprocesses.
  
• Strongattention to detail and ability to follow written procedures andprotocols.
  
• Goodwritten and verbal communication skills.
  
• Abilityto work effectively in an onsite manufacturing environment withcross-functional teams.