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Validation Engineer

Mid-level

Also known as: Cloud Site Reliability Engineer, Corporate Quality Engineer, Electrical Reliability Engineer, Equipment Engineer

Tech & EngineeringBachelor's Degree

Job Description

You'll design and oversee tests for equipment and processes to make sure products meet high standards for purity, safety, and quality. This involves a lot of critical thinking, writing detailed reports, and clear communication with your team. You'll spend most of your time indoors in a controlled environment, often collaborating with colleagues in meetings, on the phone, and through email. This role is perfect if you are detail-oriented, enjoy problem-solving, and have a strong interest in science and ensuring things are done precisely.
Validation EngineeringQuality AssuranceProcess EngineeringRegulatory ComplianceEngineeringManufacturingQuality ManagementCreativeTechnicalDesign

Skills employers are looking for in 2027

Software and technologies flagged by O*NET as Hot or In-Demand for this role.

Hot technologies
Amazon DynamoDBAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationAmazon Web Services AWS softwareAnsible softwareApache CassandraApache KafkaApache MavenApache Subversion SVNApache TomcatAtlassian JIRABashCC#C++ChefDassault Systemes SolidWorksDjangoDockerElasticsearchExtensible markup language XMLGitGitHubGo+48
In-demand software
Amazon Web Services AWS softwareDockerIBM TerraformJavaScriptKubernetesMicrosoft Azure softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft Power Platform softwareMicrosoft PowerPointOracle JavaPythonStructured query language SQL

Job Outlook 2025-2035

Bright Outlook

O*NET flags this career as a Bright Outlook occupation: grows rapidly over the next decade.

Projected growth

+12.4%

US average: +3.5%

Job openings

23,100

per year (US)

Jobs today

365,100

in 2025 → 410,600 (2035)

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections; O*NET Bright Outlook. Read the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook

Work Environment

How this work is typically performed, based on O*NET work context data.

Email & digital communication
High
Working in a team
High
Contact with others
High
Freedom to make decisions
High
Time pressure
High
Time spent sitting
High
Working outdoors
Low
Indoor, climate-controlled
High
Dealing with customers
Moderate
Level of competition
Moderate

Source: O*NET Work Context (v31.0)

Future Perspective

Growing Job Market

The outlook for Validation Engineers is strong, with rapid growth projected. This career is expected to grow by 12.4% between 2025 and 2035, adding about 23,100 openings each year, with a median annual salary of around $102,440. As you gain experience, you can move into senior validation roles or leadership positions in quality or R&D project management.

Career ladder

Often before this role

  • Quality Technician
  • Junior Engineer
  • Lab Technician

Where it can lead

  • Senior Validation Engineer
  • Quality Manager
  • R&D Project Manager

Impact of AI on this Job

AI will significantly automate routine validation tasks, such as test case generation, data analysis, and report writing, thereby increasing efficiency. Validation Engineers will need to adapt by developing expertise in validating AI/ML models themselves, focusing on complex system integrity, bias detection, and strategic oversight rather than manual execution. Their role will evolve towards ensuring the reliability and compliance of increasingly intelligent systems.

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Salary

$102,440

Median annual wage, BLS 2025

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum educational requirement for this position

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