Validation Specialist
Operations
Champaign, IL, USA
Job Title: Validation Specialist
Department: Product Development Department
Reports To: Global Product Development Manager
Status: Full-Time/Non-Exempt
Summary: The Validation Specialist is responsible for supporting product validation activities through dimensional measurement, data analysis, and verification of components and assemblies against engineering requirements. This role contributes to New Product Development (NPD) and product design changes, ensuring products meet design intent and are ready for manufacturing through structured validation and testing support.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Salary Information:
- Minimum Hiring Rate: $24.47/hr. Maximum Hiring Rate: $27.45/hr.
Benefits: All full-time positions are eligible for health, dental, vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, and 401k match up to 5%. Please go to this link for more information on our benefits: https://afsifilters.com/opportunities/
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform measurement and evaluation of components and assemblies to support product validation activities. (See Measurement Tools and Equipment listed below.)
- Review and analyze dimensional data provided by suppliers to confirm alignment with engineering specifications and validation requirements.
- Conduct statistical capability studies (Cp, Cpk, etc.) on internal and external data to support data-driven decisions through the use of data acquisition and statistical analysis software (e.g., Minitab, Excel, or equivalent)
- Support New Product Development (NPD) by generating dimensional data for prototype builds, validation runs, and design verification activities.
- Evaluate and support product design changes, including assessing dimensional impact, validating revised features, and confirming readiness for release.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product design, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to support development timelines and resolve dimensional issues.
- Partner with suppliers to ensure components meet requirements and to address gaps identified during development and build phases.
- Operate and maintain measurement and test equipment (e.g., CMMs, calipers, micrometers, optical systems, gauges) to generate accurate data.
- Document and communicate results, findings, and risks, ensuring traceability throughout development and design change processes.
- Support design verification and product validation (DV/PV) activities, including data collection, reporting, and issue resolution.
- Works in a safe manner, following all safety policies and procedures while keeping in mind other’s safety as well.
- Reports any accidents and potentially unsafe conditions or unsafe acts immediately to appropriate supervisor.
- Other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Education and/or Experience:
Associate’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field (or 1-3 years of experience).Experience in product development, prototype builds, or manufacturing environments. Familiarity with design verification, product validation, and product launch activities.
- Measurement Tools & Equipment The Validation Specialist must be capable of operating and interpreting data from a variety of dimensional measurement and inspection systems, including:
- Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM) and associated software
- Optical measurement systems and vision inspection equipment
- 3D scanner
- Digital and manual calipers
- Outside, inside, and depth micrometers
- Height gauges and surface plates
- Dial indicators and test indicators
- Bore gauges and pin gauges
- Thread gauges and plug gauges
- Go/No-Go gauges
- Surface roughness and profile measurement equipment
- Optical comparator
- Force, torque, and functional test equipment as required
- Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Mathematical Skills:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
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Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. |
- Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Suite programs. Must be proficient in using Microsoft Office applications.
- Other Skills and Abilities:
Experience in metrology, dimensional analysis, or validation support. (See Measurement Tools and Equipment listed above.) Strong understanding of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing).Knowledge of statistical analysis and capability studies. through the use of statistical analysis software (e.g., Minitab, Excel, or equivalent). Proficiency with measurement and test equipment. (See Measurement Tools and Equipment listed above.)Ability to interpret engineering drawings and revision changes. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.Experience supporting NPD programs and engineering change processes is preferred.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Advanced Filtration Systems, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.