Position: Validation
Location: Labman HQ, Stokesley, North Yorkshire
This is not a remote or hybrid role
Salary: From £35,000 - £45,000 per year
Employment Type: Full-time
We’re looking for a Validation Engineer to join our growing team at Labman Automation. In this role, you’ll take ownership of validation activities for cutting‑edge automated systems used in regulated environments. You’ll play a key part in ensuring our systems meet GxP, GMP, and regulatory standards, supporting successful Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and customer validation.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute risk‑based validation strategies aligned with GAMP principles
- Create and maintain key validation documentation (URS, validation plans, protocols, reports)
- Lead and support validation during FAT, SAT, and site commissioning
- Ensure full requirements traceability from specification through to validation evidence
- Support change control, impact assessments, and revalidation activities
- Partner with software, electrical, and mechanical engineers to embed validation early in design
- Review system designs from a compliance and validation perspective
- Support customers with validation expectations, documentation, and audit readiness
- Contribute to project planning, including validation effort estimates and risk identification
- Improve validation processes, templates, and best practices
- Participate in internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections
- Promote Good Documentation Practice (GDP) and data integrity (ALCOA) principles
- Mentor engineers in validation and testing approaches
What You'll Need
- Experience in validation, quality, or regulated engineering environments (GMP, GxP, or similar)
- Strong understanding of:
- Proven ability to produce clear, structured technical documentation
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- Strong communication skills with cross‑functional teams and customers
- Risk‑based validation
- Requirements traceability
Non Essentials
- Experience validating automated systems, lab equipment, or software‑controlled machinery
- Familiarity with GAMP 5, ALCOA principles, and 21 CFR Part 11
- Experience supporting FAT/SAT and leveraging FAT for validation
- Exposure to software validation, control systems, or industrial automation
Company Benefits
- 33 days annual holiday (rising to 38 over 5 years) incl. public holidays
- Company profit share scheme
- 5% employer pension paid on full salary
- Travel opportunities in various roles
- Enhanced maternity pay (long service applicable)
- Pool tables, football team, Sim racing
- Free in‑house gym, squash, bouldering wall, and countless clubs
Labman Values
- In it together – We’re a team; a community of mutual support
- Excellence – Working and delivering at the very highest quality
- Humility – Respecting yourself and others
- Sustainability – Recognition that we have an impact on our planet, our company and our community
- Fun – Enjoyment in your work
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