Validation Engineer

Morey; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morey is seeking a Validation Engineer to own the validation program for new products within the New Product Development team. From requirements analysis and test plan development through execution, failure analysis, and reporting, you will ensure designs meet all requirements and customer specs before shipment.

The role emphasizes engineering judgment and responsible validation decisions; hands-on duties may be involved, with growing team transitioning responsibilities to a technician as the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in validation or test engineering for electronic or electromechanical products.
• Experience writing Functional Test Procedures or test specifications with clear acceptance criteria.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, system requirements, and technical specs.
• Hands-on proficiency with test instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and CAN tools.
• Strong documentation discipline with audit-ready traceability records.
• Structured analytical approach to failure analysis and root-cause investigation.
• Self-directed, able to work in a lean environment with evolving responsibilities.
• Clear written and verbal communication for leadership audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain validation plans, procedures, and risk assessments.
• Analyze requirements and map to test methods and acceptance criteria.
• Execute functional, environmental, and reliability tests and document results.
• Perform failure analysis and support root cause investigations with design team.
• Build and evolve validation standards, templates, and best practices.

Skills

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Lean environment adaptability

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Data acquisition systems

CAN tools

Job description

The Validation Engineer owns the validation program for assigned products within Morey's New Product Development team, from requirements analysis and test plan development through execution, failure analysis, and final reporting. The work ensures that Morey's products meet all design requirements, customer specifications, and reliability standards before they ship.

The core of this role is engineering judgment: knowing what to test, how to test it, what the results mean, and what to do when something fails. Hands-on test execution may be involved in this role but the primary contribution is program ownership and the ability to translate design risk into test coverage and test results into engineering decisions.

This role is also a founding member of Morey's validation team. The person in this position will actively contribute to building the standards, processes, and culture of the validation function alongside the Lead Validation Engineer, with the expectation that as the team grows, hands-on lab responsibilities will transition to a dedicated validation technician.

Validation Planning and Documentation

• Analyze Systems Requirements Specifications to identify testable requirements and flag ambiguous or untestable requirements for clarification
• Author Functional Test Procedures with clear test steps, expected results, and unambiguous pass/fail criteria
• Develop and maintain DVP&R documents mapping requirements to test methods, acceptance criteria, and measured results
• Maintain Requirements Traceability Matrix experience
• Participate in DFMEA sessions contributing validation perspective on detection controls, testability, and risk coverage
• Develop and maintain detailed technical documentation including test reports, failure analyses, and risk assessments
• Archive all validation documentation per Morey's IT&V process ensuring full traceability for quality audits and customer evidence packages

Test Execution and Failure Analysis

• Execute functional, environmental, and reliability tests, thermal cycling, vibration, humidity, salt spray, power input stress, CAN interface, and functional performance
• Set up and operate test benches including thermal chambers, STD event detectors, power supplies, oscilloscopes, CAN analysis tools, and data acquisition systems
• Conduct structured failure analysis — isolate the failure, gather diagnostic data, characterize the failure mode, and support root cause investigation with design engineering
• Document test anomalies with sufficient detail for engineering review and corrective action
• Transition test execution responsibilities to a validation technician as the team grows while retaining full program ownership

Function Building and Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to developing Morey's validation standards, FTP templates, DVP&R frameworks, and best practices
• Participate in FTP peer reviews as both author and reviewer, upholding the quality standard of the IT&V function
• Identify gaps in test coverage, lab capability, or process and bring specific, actionable recommendations to the Lead Validation Engineer
• Stay current with relevant industry standards - IPC, SAE, ISO, IATF and identify opportunities to strengthen Morey's validation approach

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related
• 3+ years of experience in validation or test engineering for electronic or electromechanical products
• Experience writing Functional Test Procedures or test specifications with clear, unambiguous acceptance criteria
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, system requirements documents, and technical specifications
• Hands-on proficiency with test instrumentation — oscilloscopes, power supplies, data acquisition systems, CAN tools
• Strong documentation discipline — test logs, failure reports, DVP&R population, and traceability records maintained to audit-ready standard
• Structured analytical approach to failure analysis — able to isolate failures, characterize failure modes, and support root cause investigation
• Self-directed and effective in a lean environment where the function is actively being defined
• Clear written and verbal communication — able to present test results and validation status to engineering and leadership audiences