Salary: £50,000 - 60,000 per year Requirements: 3–8 years experience in software testing, validation or quality engineering Experience working in regulated or quality-driven industries such as pharmaceutical equipment, medical devices, aerospace, automotive or industrial automation Strong experience producing structured technical documentation Understanding of the software development lifecycle and structured testing methodologies Comfortable working with legacy systems while contributing to modern improvements Responsibilities: Plan, execute and document software testing activities Produce validation documentation including test plans, protocols, reports and traceability matrices Support software releases with structured validation evidence Work closely with software and systems engineers to ensure requirement coverage Shadow the existing Validation Engineer and gradually take ownership Contribute to digitising and improving the validation process Support future introduction of automated testing methods Technologies: Support More: We are an established engineering company supplying specialist equipment into the pharmaceutical sector, looking to appoint a Software Validation Engineer to join our growing team. This role presents a rare succession opportunity where you will work alongside a highly experienced Validation Engineer. We offer hybrid working arrangements and require onsite presence when system-level testing on physical equipment is necessary. You will have the autonomy to influence how validation evolves within our business, including the introduction of automation into a currently manual testing environment. last updated 9 week of 2026