Quality Engineer

Job Title:
Quality Engineer

As a Quality Engineer, you will provide ongoing quality engineering support throughout the product life cycle. You will support engineering and manufacturing functions for validation planning and transfer activities, assist teams in determining validation needs and requirements, and ensure adequacy of non-conformances and QI/CAPA records, investigations, and corrective actions. Your role will involve supporting process risk management activities and ensuring the quality and completeness of validation packages and change orders.

• Provide quality engineering support throughout the product life cycle.
• Support engineering and manufacturing functions for validation planning and transfer activities.
• Assist teams in determining validation needs and requirements.
• Ensure adequacy of non-conformances and QI/CAPA records, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Support process risk management activities and ensure the quality and completeness of validation packages and change orders.
• Become familiar with applicable technology to facilitate participation in technical discussions and risk-based decision-making.
• Review verification and validation reports and identify gaps for GMP compliance.
• Develop and execute strategies to close gaps in an efficient, technical, and compliant manner.
• Coordinate issue resolution using a risk-based approach.
• Ensure manufacturing processes and validation programs meet FDA and ISO requirements.
• Trend, analyze, and report on quality data to improve product and process; develop recommendations based on data analysis.
• Collaborate with counterparts and cross‑functional teams at other sites.
• Perform other activities as assigned.

• Compliance with ISO and FDA requirements.
• Experience with Verification & Validation (V&V) review.
• Ensuring validation package completeness.
• Audit‑ready documentation and Nonconformance Material Report (NCMR) management.
• Familiarity with GMP and working in a regulated environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Process risk / PFMEA knowledge.
• Problem‑solving and root cause analysis tools.

• Familiarity with equipment lifecycle, including onboarding, validation, and maintenance.

This position operates in a professional office environment with standard office equipment such as computers and phones. The work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Employees are offered the opportunity to engage in meaningful, innovative work that advances human health within a collaborative culture that prioritizes growth, well‑being, and long‑term impact.

This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, CA.

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $44.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in San Diego,CA. Final date to receive applications This position is anticipated to close on Mar 20, 2026.

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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