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Quantum Sky is searching for a Test & Validation Integration Engineer to support an Intel customer in Chantilly, VA The Test & Validation Integration Engineer serves as the critical bridge between staging and field deployment, ensuring enterprise-grade infrastructure operates seamlessly before reaching production sites. In this role, you will physically rack, stack, cable, and configure complex, multi-vendor compute, storage, and networking systems within a controlled lab environment. You will execute rigorous pre-deployment functionality tests, validate interoperability across network and container stacks, and fine-tune staging workflows to guarantee that onsite field teams can bring systems online rapidly with minimal friction. When configuration defects, hardware anomalies, or deployment bottlenecks arise, you will troubleshoot issues down to the component or protocol level, author prescriptive deployment runbooks, and collaborate directly with systems and network architects to ensure repeatable, zero-defect rollouts.
Responsibilities:
- Rack, Stack & Physical Integration: Physically assemble, mount, and cable high-density Dell PowerEdge servers, high-performance storage arrays, and network appliances within standard data center racks following structured cabling and thermal best practices.
- Multi-Vendor Device Provisioning: Apply baseline firmware, out-of-band management settings (iDRAC, console), and initial configurations across Cisco, Arista switches, Palo Alto firewalls, and Dell storage systems.
- Execute End-to-End Functionality Testing: Perform comprehensive pre-shipment validation, testing network throughput, VLAN segmentation, routing protocols, firewall policy enforcement, and storage volume availability prior to crating and shipping.
- Container & Platform Validation: Deploy, bootstrap, and validate baseline Kubernetes clusters across bare-metal and virtualized nodes, verifying container runtime health, CNI network plumbing, and persistent storage integration.
- Build & Optimize Deployment Runbooks: Formulate and refine step-by-step staging and commissioning procedures, identifying failure points in the lab so that field technicians can execute plug-and-play onsite activations with minimal engineering overhead.
- Systems & Network Integration: Hands-on experience racking, stacking, cabling, and configuring enterprise infrastructure—specifically involving Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto hardware platforms.
- Server & High-Performance Storage: Practical proficiency provisioning enterprise compute (Dell PowerEdge) and enterprise storage fabrics (SAN/NAS, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, or NFS), including RAID configuration and out-of-band management (iDRAC).
- Kubernetes & Container Fundamentals: Practical experience installing, configuring, and verifying Kubernetes environments, container runtimes (containerd), and basic container networking/storage plugins.
- Pre-Deployment Diagnostics & Validation: Demonstrated ability to isolate physical and logical faults across Layer 1 through Layer 4 using CLI diagnostics, optics validation tools, and packet captures.
- Technical Authoring & Process Discipline: Strong documentation skills to write clear, foolproof Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), cabling diagrams, and site activation runbooks tailored for field deployment teams.
- Clearance: Active TS/SCI and the ability to maintain access as required by the program.
- Physical Requirements: Candidates must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
- Professional Certifications: Intermediate to advanced networking, systems, or security certifications such as Cisco CCNP, Arista ACE, Palo Alto PCNSE, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
- Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Experience deploying configurations using Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash to accelerate repetitive staging workflows and validation suites.
- Advanced Network Architecture: In-depth understanding of leaf-spine architectures, BGP, EVPN-VXLAN, and stateful security inspection policies.
- Linux Systems Administration: Strong command of Linux internals, systemd services, kernel networking parameters, and driver/firmware upgrades.
- Lab & Data Center Operations: Familiarity with power distribution units (ePDU), high-density optic standards (QSFP28/QSFP-DD), and lab asset-tracking tools.
Clearance: Active Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility
Location: On-site in Chantilly, Virginia
- Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $120,000- $140,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
- Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.
At Quantum Sky, we believe that success starts with our people. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven environment where every team member plays a critical role in shaping the future of technology. Are you ready to join #TeamQuantumSky?
Quantum Sky Engineering LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, [sexual orientation, gender identity,] national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by applicable law.
Quantum Sky is searching for a Test & Validation Integration Engineer to support an Intel customer in Chantilly, VA The Test & Validation Integration Engineer serves as the critical bridge between staging and field deployment, ensuring enterprise-grade infrastructure operates seamlessly before reaching production sites. In this role, you will physically rack, stack, cable, and configure complex, multi-vendor compute, storage, and networking systems within a controlled lab environment. You will execute rigorous pre-deployment functionality tests, validate interoperability across network and container stacks, and fine-tune staging workflows to guarantee that onsite field teams can bring systems online rapidly with minimal friction. When configuration defects, hardware anomalies, or deployment bottlenecks arise, you will troubleshoot issues down to the component or protocol level, author prescriptive deployment runbooks, and collaborate directly with systems and network architects to ensure repeatable, zero-defect rollouts.
Responsibilities:
- Rack, Stack & Physical Integration: Physically assemble, mount, and cable high-density Dell PowerEdge servers, high-performance storage arrays, and network appliances within standard data center racks following structured cabling and thermal best practices.
- Multi-Vendor Device Provisioning: Apply baseline firmware, out-of-band management settings (iDRAC, console), and initial configurations across Cisco, Arista switches, Palo Alto firewalls, and Dell storage systems.
- Execute End-to-End Functionality Testing: Perform comprehensive pre-shipment validation, testing network throughput, VLAN segmentation, routing protocols, firewall policy enforcement, and storage volume availability prior to crating and shipping.
- Container & Platform Validation: Deploy, bootstrap, and validate baseline Kubernetes clusters across bare-metal and virtualized nodes, verifying container runtime health, CNI network plumbing, and persistent storage integration.
- Build & Optimize Deployment Runbooks: Formulate and refine step-by-step staging and commissioning procedures, identifying failure points in the lab so that field technicians can execute plug-and-play onsite activations with minimal engineering overhead.
- Systems & Network Integration: Hands-on experience racking, stacking, cabling, and configuring enterprise infrastructure—specifically involving Cisco, Arista, and Palo Alto hardware platforms.
- Server & High-Performance Storage: Practical proficiency provisioning enterprise compute (Dell PowerEdge) and enterprise storage fabrics (SAN/NAS, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, or NFS), including RAID configuration and out-of-band management (iDRAC).
- Kubernetes & Container Fundamentals: Practical experience installing, configuring, and verifying Kubernetes environments, container runtimes (containerd), and basic container networking/storage plugins.
- Pre-Deployment Diagnostics & Validation: Demonstrated ability to isolate physical and logical faults across Layer 1 through Layer 4 using CLI diagnostics, optics validation tools, and packet captures.
- Technical Authoring & Process Discipline: Strong documentation skills to write clear, foolproof Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), cabling diagrams, and site activation runbooks tailored for field deployment teams.
- Clearance: Active TS/SCI and the ability to maintain access as required by the program.
- Physical Requirements: Candidates must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
- Professional Certifications: Intermediate to advanced networking, systems, or security certifications such as Cisco CCNP, Arista ACE, Palo Alto PCNSE, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
- Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Experience deploying configurations using Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Bash to accelerate repetitive staging workflows and validation suites.
- Advanced Network Architecture: In-depth understanding of leaf-spine architectures, BGP, EVPN-VXLAN, and stateful security inspection policies.
- Linux Systems Administration: Strong command of Linux internals, systemd services, kernel networking parameters, and driver/firmware upgrades.
- Lab & Data Center Operations: Familiarity with power distribution units (ePDU), high-density optic standards (QSFP28/QSFP-DD), and lab asset-tracking tools.
Clearance: Active Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility
Location: On-site in Chantilly, Virginia
- Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $120,000- $140,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
- Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.
At Quantum Sky, we believe that success starts with our people. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven environment where every team member plays a critical role in shaping the future of technology. Are you ready to join #TeamQuantumSky?
Quantum Sky Engineering LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, [sexual orientation, gender identity,] national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any characteristic protected by applicable law.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in validation engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, life sciences, or a related technical field
- Experience authoring and executing IQ, OQ, and PQ validation protocols
- Working knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 11, Part 820, or ISO 13485 regulations
- Proficiency with CAPA systems and deviation management documentation
- Familiarity with GAMP 5 guidelines for computerized system validation
- Experience using electronic quality management systems such as Veeva or MasterControl
Tips for Your Validation Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to validation phases
Hiring managers scan for IQ, OQ, and PQ experience immediately. List each validation phase you've executed by name, the systems involved, and the regulatory framework that governed the work, whether 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 13485, or GAMP 5.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists validation engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight protocol authorship on your resume
Many candidates list validation experience without specifying who wrote the protocols. Employers weight authorship heavily because it signals independent technical judgment, not just execution. Spell out which validation protocols you authored versus reviewed or approved.
Filter openings by regulated industry
Validation work in pharma under FDA oversight differs significantly from semiconductor or automotive. Search by industry keyword alongside the job title so you're targeting openings where your specific regulatory experience, not just your job title, is directly transferable.
Prepare a deviation and CAPA example for interviews
Almost every technical interview for this role includes a scenario question about handling a failed qualification run or an out-of-spec result. Prepare a concrete example that walks through root cause analysis, the CAPA you wrote, and how it was closed.
Negotiate using scope, not just title
Before accepting an offer, clarify whether the role covers equipment, process, cleaning, or CSV validation, and whether you'll be authoring protocols or executing them. Scope directly affects workload and career trajectory, so get it in writing alongside compensation.
Validation Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most validation engineers?
The companies hiring the most validation engineers right now include Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences, Tesla, and AMD, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Pharmaceutical manufacturers and medical device companies consistently drive the highest volume of postings.
How many validation engineer jobs are remote?
About 29% of validation engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, which is lower than many engineering roles because hands-on equipment qualification often requires on-site presence. Computerized system validation and CSV documentation review roles tend to offer the most remote flexibility within the discipline.
How do you become a validation engineer?
Start with a bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, biology, or a related field. Build regulatory knowledge by studying FDA guidance documents and ISO standards relevant to your target industry. Gain hands-on experience through quality assurance, manufacturing, or lab roles where you execute or support validation activities. Pursue credentials like the ASQ Certified Quality Engineer designation to strengthen your candidacy for dedicated validation roles.
Can you get a validation engineer job with little experience?
Yes, entry-level validation roles exist, particularly at contract manufacturers and CROs that train junior engineers on protocol execution. Emphasize any lab, quality assurance, or documentation experience from internships or adjacent roles. Demonstrating familiarity with GMP concepts, deviation reporting, and regulated documentation practices signals readiness even without direct validation titles on your resume.
What does the validation engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial recruiter screen focused on industry background and regulatory familiarity, followed by a technical interview with an engineering or quality manager covering protocol authorship, deviation handling, and CAPA experience. A final round often involves a panel or hiring manager interview with scenario-based questions about failed qualifications or cross-functional project challenges.
Where can I find and apply to validation engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to validation engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your industry background and validation specialization, then apply directly to each opening that fits.
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