Validation Engineer – Autoclave / Sterilization

Kelly Services
📍 Petaluma, CA, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 27, 2026

Job Description

**Validation Engineer – Autoclave / Sterilization**

**Location:** Petaluma, CA
**Work Arrangement:** Onsite
**Employment Type:** Contract-to-Hire
**Pay Rate:** $55–$68 per hour, depending on directly relevant autoclave validation experience, technical qualifications, and overall fit.

Kelly Engineering is seeking an experienced Validation Engineer – Autoclave / Sterilization for an onsite opportunity with a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Petaluma, California.

This individual will lead the validation of a newly installed autoclave that will be used to sterilize drug materials supporting clinical trials. Candidates may come from an engineering or microbiology background, but direct, hands-on autoclave or steam-sterilization validation experience within a GMP-regulated environment is required.

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity. The initial validation project is expected to take approximately two to three months, with the potent...

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Job Details

  • Location Petaluma, CA
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date July 27, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 02, 2026