Sr CQV Engineer (TCU & HVAC)

Location: Oceanside California On-site 40 Hours a week
Assignment Duration: September 2026 through March 2027
Extension Potential: Yes
Type of Role: Full Time Employment (W2)
Industry: Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology
Experience Level: Senior with 8 years of relevant experience

VTI Life Sciences is seeking an experienced Commissioning and Qualification (C&Q) Engineer to support a laboratory and facility expansion project at a regulated biopharmaceutical manufacturing site in Oceanside California.

The C&Q Engineer will work on-site as an integrated member of the project team supporting the commissioning and qualification of laboratory infrastructure HVAC systems clean utilities non-GMP utilities and temperature-controlled equipment. This role requires strong technical writing skills hands-on field execution experience and familiarity with paperless validation systems.

Candidates must be local or willing to relocate.

• Develop review and execute commissioning and qualification plans protocols test scripts and reports.

• Perform hands-on commissioning and qualification of facility laboratory utility and temperature-controlled systems.

• Support C&Q activities for HVAC systems serving laboratory and controlled environments.

• Execute commissioning and qualification activities for clean utilities including:

  • Water for Injection (WFI)
  • Clean steam
  • Compressed air
  • Other GMP-critical utility systems

• Support commissioning activities for non-GMP facility utilities.

• Plan and execute temperature mapping studies for temperature-controlled units and spaces.

• Analyze temperature mapping results and prepare supporting documentation and final reports.

• Record test results observations and objective evidence within a paperless validation platform.

• Identify document investigate and support the resolution of discrepancies deviations and test exceptions.

• Coordinate protocol execution with Engineering Quality Validation Facilities Operations vendors and other project stakeholders.

• Ensure C&Q documentation complies with approved procedures project requirements and applicable regulatory expectations.

• Participate in system walkdowns field verification turnover-package reviews and readiness assessments.

• Support document review approval execution and closure according to the project schedule.

• Communicate project status technical issues risks and recommended resolutions to project leadership.

• Bachelors degree in engineering life sciences or a related technical discipline.
• At least five years of dedicated commissioning and qualification experience in the pharmaceutical biotechnology medical-device or another regulated industry.
• Demonstrated experience authoring reviewing and executing C&Q protocols.
• Hands-on experience commissioning or qualifying HVAC and utility systems.
• Experience with clean utilities such as WFI clean steam and compressed air.
• Experience commissioning non-GMP utilities.
• Experience executing temperature mapping studies and analyzing mapping data.
• Strong understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and controlled-documentation requirements.
• Excellent technical writing organization problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary internal teams contractors equipment vendors and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work on-site in Oceanside California for the duration of the assignment.

• Experience supporting laboratory construction renovation relocation or expansion projects.
• Experience with temperature-controlled units including refrigerators freezers incubators stability chambers or controlled-temperature spaces.
• Experience working in a paperless validation environment.
• Experience with eVal or a comparable electronic validation platform.
• Familiarity with risk-based commissioning and qualification practices.
• Experience managing discrepancies and deviations through documented resolution and closure.
• Prior experience supporting fast-paced biopharmaceutical capital projects.

The ideal candidate is a field-oriented C&Q professional who can independently produce high-quality technical documentation while coordinating and executing qualification activities in an active project environment. The individual should be comfortable moving between protocol development field testing data analysis discrepancy resolution and cross-functional project coordination.

VTI Life Sciences provides consulting and engineering services to pharmaceutical biotechnology and other regulated life-sciences organizations. Our professionals support clients with commissioning qualification validation engineering quality and regulatory compliance initiatives.