Service Validation Engineer - Life Science Equipment

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Role: Service Validation Engineer – Life Science Equipment

Location: Field based covering cover Milton Keynes / North London / Oxford

Job Purpose

To provide servicing, preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, repair, calibration and validation of Life Science equipment, including autoclaves, isolators and laboratory/pharmaceutical washers, ensuring all work is completed safely and in accordance with company procedures and industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

Service, maintain and repair Life Science equipment, including autoclaves, isolators , and washers.

Carry out Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ ) and Performance Qualification (PQ) activities where applicable.

Perform thermal mapping and validation using calibrated test equipment.

Diagnose and rectify electrical, mechanical and control system faults.

Complete service reports and validation documentation accurately and on time.

Ensure compliance with HTM 2010 (or equivalent), GMP and company quality procedures.

Deliver excellent customer service and technical support.

Maintain company tools, calibration equipment and test instruments.

Work independently and manage workload effectively.

Travel throughout the assigned region and, when required , support customers across the UK.

Participate in an on-call rota if required .

Essential Requirements

Proven experience servicing and validating Life Science equipment.

Experience working on autoclaves, isolators and/or laboratory/pharmaceutical washers.

Relevant validation qualification with knowledge of HTM 2010 or an equivalent recognised validation standard.

Engineering qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND or equivalent)

Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.

Experience using thermal validation equipment and calibrated data loggers.

Good IT skills.

Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Ability to work independently.

Full, clean UK driving licence.

Desirable Requirements

Experience within pharmaceutical, NHS or laboratory environments.

Knowledge of GMP and ISO 17665.

Experience working on autoclaves, isolators, and washers.

Previous field service experience.

About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.