Validation Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

HybridBreda, Netherlands

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Quality Assurance Specialist QA Operations Devices

HybridFrankfurt am Main, Germany

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO€79k – €105k

Specialist Contract Development & Manufacturing

HybridDublin, Ireland

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Principal Utilities Engineer

HybridOceanside, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$95k – $177k

Sr Specialist, Systems Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer: Automation - DeltaV

HybridHolly Springs, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Automation Engineer

HybridFramingham, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

System Test Engineer II

OnsiteMoorpark, USA

61 · Good9 day fortnight$82k – $125k

Principal Commissioning and Qualification Manager

HybridHolly Springs, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$109k – $204k

Principal or Associate Vertical Transportation

1mo

Hoare Lea

HybridLondon, UK

73 · Great9 day fortnight

Principal Systems Engineer

1mo

HybridCheltenham, UK

69 · Good9 day fortnight

Principal Systems Engineer

1mo

HybridCheltenham, UK

69 · Good9 day fortnight

Software Quality Engineer 2

21d

HybridCentennial, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

1mo

IAV Automotive Engineering

HybridCentennial, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Lead System Engineer, Model Based System Engineering

2mo

OnsiteDayton, USA

61 · Good9 day fortnight$112k – $170k

Senior Multiphysics Modeling Engineer

13d

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$200k – $236k

Sr. Engineer I, Facilities

14d

Biogen

HybridResearch Triangle Park, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$93k – $121k

Lead Engineer

4mo

General Dynamics UK

OnsiteOakdale, UK

60 · Good9 day fortnight£63k – £85k

Senior Engineer, IID Switches Design Responsible Engineer

25d

OnsiteNovi, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Platform Verification Engineer - Track Testing

1mo

Waabi

OnsitePhoenix, USA

58 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior SLT Test Engineer

14d

HybridAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

JAVA Developer

17d

Meritis

OnsiteValbonne, France

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Signal Integrity Engineer

19d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Signal Integrity Engineer

19d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Integration & Test Engineer - Embedded Tools & Test

25d

HybridPittsburgh +2 more

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Hardware Engineer, Lidar

25d

HybridPittsburgh +2 more

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Optics Software Engineer Lead

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$150k – $230k

Senior Electrical Engineer

1mo

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteEl Segundo, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Sr. Test Engineer (Gasification R&D)

2mo

Arbor Energy

OnsiteSan Bernardino, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$150k – $175k

Senior Computational Engineer

2mo

Panthalassa

OnsitePortland, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$155k – $200k

Hardware Development Engineer

19d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Robotics Engineer

25d

HybridAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

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Employers hiring for Validation on this page include Graphcore, Amgen, and United Launch Alliance. Validation roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Validation is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Validation roles span the full seniority range — we list 36 open roles requiring Validation across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Validation hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Validation roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Validation candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Validation on current listings.

White Glove Field Technician

13d

Myriad360

RemoteUSA

61 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Engineering Manager II

2mo

Samsara

RemoteUSA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$155k – $260k

Senior Specialist, Engineering- Validation

14h

Merck

HybridElkton, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$117k – $184k

Specialist QA/QP (Plant QA)

14h

HybridBreda, Netherlands

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Quality Assurance Specialist QA Operations Devices

HybridFrankfurt am Main, Germany

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO€79k – €105k

Specialist Contract Development & Manufacturing

HybridDublin, Ireland

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Principal Utilities Engineer

HybridOceanside, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$95k – $177k

Sr Specialist, Systems Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer: Automation - DeltaV

HybridHolly Springs, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Automation Engineer

HybridFramingham, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

System Test Engineer II

OnsiteMoorpark, USA

61 · Good9 day fortnight$82k – $125k

Principal Commissioning and Qualification Manager

HybridHolly Springs, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$109k – $204k

Principal or Associate Vertical Transportation

1mo

Hoare Lea

HybridLondon, UK

73 · Great9 day fortnight

Principal Systems Engineer

1mo

HybridCheltenham, UK

69 · Good9 day fortnight

Principal Systems Engineer

1mo

HybridCheltenham, UK

69 · Good9 day fortnight

Software Quality Engineer 2

21d

HybridCentennial, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

1mo

IAV Automotive Engineering

HybridCentennial, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

Lead System Engineer, Model Based System Engineering

2mo

OnsiteDayton, USA

61 · Good9 day fortnight$112k – $170k

Senior Multiphysics Modeling Engineer

13d

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$200k – $236k

Sr. Engineer I, Facilities

14d

Biogen

HybridResearch Triangle Park, USA

60 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$93k – $121k

Lead Engineer

4mo

General Dynamics UK

OnsiteOakdale, UK

60 · Good9 day fortnight£63k – £85k

Senior Engineer, IID Switches Design Responsible Engineer

25d

OnsiteNovi, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Platform Verification Engineer - Track Testing

1mo

Waabi

OnsitePhoenix, USA

58 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior SLT Test Engineer

14d

HybridAustin, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

JAVA Developer

17d

Meritis

OnsiteValbonne, France

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Signal Integrity Engineer

19d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Signal Integrity Engineer

19d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Integration & Test Engineer - Embedded Tools & Test

25d

HybridPittsburgh +2 more

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Hardware Engineer, Lidar

25d

HybridPittsburgh +2 more

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Optics Software Engineer Lead

1mo

Arista Networks

OnsiteSanta Clara, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$150k – $230k

Senior Electrical Engineer

1mo

CHAOS Industries

OnsiteEl Segundo, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Sr. Test Engineer (Gasification R&D)

2mo

Arbor Energy

OnsiteSan Bernardino, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$150k – $175k

Senior Computational Engineer

2mo

Panthalassa

OnsitePortland, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$155k – $200k

Hardware Development Engineer

19d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Staff Robotics Engineer

25d