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Validation QA Specialist

Pomona, CA · On-site

$110K - $120K/yr

Your Role The Validation QA Specialist is responsible for providing Quality Assurance oversight of validation documentation and ensuring compliance with applicable GMP regulations, company procedures ...

Your Role The Validation QA Specialist is responsible for providing Quality Assurance oversight of validation documentation and ensuring compliance with applicable GMP regulations, company procedures ...

Your Role The Validation QA Specialist is responsible for providing Quality Assurance oversight of validation documentation and ensuring compliance with applicable GMP regulations, company procedures ...

Validation Engineer II / QC Validation Specialist Location: Vacaville, CA, 95688 Duration: 6 Months Job Type: Temporary Assignment Work Type: Onsite Shift: Monday to Friday from 08:00 AM to 04:00 PM ...

At Product System Quality (PSQ), we serve as Apple's quality guardians, validating every new hardware product, its related software, and overall user experience before it reaches customers. Our ...

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How much do quality validation jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 15, 2026, the average hourly pay for quality validation in California is $51.32, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $38.89 and $62.40 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges faced in a quality validation role and how can they be addressed?

Professionals in Quality Validation often encounter challenges such as managing tight project deadlines, ensuring compliance with ever-evolving regulatory standards, and effectively communicating with cross-functional teams. Addressing these challenges involves strong organizational skills, continuous learning about industry regulations, and fostering collaboration between departments like manufacturing, R&D, and quality assurance. Staying proactive and maintaining thorough documentation also helps mitigate risks and improve validation processes.

What is quality validation?

Quality Validation is a process used in various industries, especially in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and software development, to ensure that products, processes, or systems meet predefined quality standards and regulatory requirements. It involves planned and systematic activities such as testing, documentation, and reviews to confirm that the final output consistently meets the intended purpose. Quality Validation helps organizations minimize errors, enhance reliability, and build customer trust by ensuring that products are both safe and effective before they reach the market.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a quality validation specialist, and why are they important?

To excel as a Quality Validation Specialist, you need a solid understanding of quality assurance principles, regulatory compliance, and validation methodologies, often supported by a degree in a scientific or engineering field. Familiarity with validation protocols, statistical analysis software, and quality management systems (QMS) is typically required, along with certifications like Six Sigma or GMP training. Attention to detail, problem-solving, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for identifying issues and ensuring compliance across teams. These competencies are vital for maintaining product safety, regulatory adherence, and continuous improvement within quality-driven industries.

What is the difference between Quality Validation vs Quality Assurance?

AspectQuality ValidationQuality Assurance
Primary FocusEnsuring products meet user needs and specifications through testing and validationImplementing processes to prevent defects and improve quality systems
ActivitiesValidation testing, product verification, compliance checksProcess audits, quality system development, preventive measures
CredentialsOften requires technical certifications and testing experienceQuality management certifications like ISO, Six Sigma
Work EnvironmentLaboratories, testing facilities, production linesQuality departments, process improvement teams

While both roles aim to ensure product quality, Quality Validation focuses on testing and verifying that products meet specifications, whereas Quality Assurance emphasizes establishing processes to prevent defects and improve overall quality systems.

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Infographic showing various Quality Validation job openings in California as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 79% Full Time, 14% Part Time, 2% Temporary, 3% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 94% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 4% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $106,736 per year, or $51.3 per hour.

SoC Display Subsystem Image Quality Engineering Program Manager

Apple Inc.

Cupertino, CA • On-site

$175.50 - $311.70/hr

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Job description

SoC Display Subsystem Image Quality Engineering Program Manager

Cupertino, California, United States Hardware

Do you want to apply your engineering background to make big things happen? Come to Apple and work within a diverse team to deliver innovative technologies to our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to engage in groundbreaking display technologies and add to the development of new Apple SoCs and products year after year! The SoC Display Subsystem Image Quality Engineering Program Manager (EPM) will be leading the multi‑functional image quality validation effort ensuring alignment in methodology and coordinated processes between SoC display architects, Display module EE leads, Video Engineering, SW Engineering and various QA teams across Apple across all product lines.

Description

The SoC Display Subsystem is comprised of: display pixel pipeline in the SoC, the display module and driver IC, as well as the FW/SW to enable the display features at the system level. The image quality validation effort is an integral part of the end‑to‑end validation of the SoCs display subsystem, from architecture to MP phase of the product life cycle, ensuring picture‑perfect image quality is shipped with every Apple device.

Responsibilities
  • Work with multi‑functional partners to establish an image quality validation engineering methodology that comprehends each of the functional team’s objectives and is aligned multi‑functionally.
  • Drive the image quality process and multi‑functional forum where the collaborators review new HW / SW / user‑interface (UI) features impacting image quality.
  • Drive multi‑functional test plan development and reviews, for new image quality impacting features requiring in‑depth collaboration and new methodology development.
  • Drive pre‑silicon/and post‑silicon image quality reviews and sign‑off across partners, and ensures multi‑functional interest are represented at both ANSiP (Apple New Silicon) and ANPP (Apple New Product) processes including image quality demos and reviews.
  • Collaborate and facilitate communication across multi‑functional engineering teams and their management.
  • Clear and focused communication of program risks and status, including issue reporting, and tracking.
  • This is a highly visible role that requires the ability to understand and extract action plans from sophisticated technical discussions and translate into succinct messaging for multi‑functional and executive status reporting.
Minimum Qualifications
  • BS in engineering field and 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proven experience in SoC Display IP/Driver IC development, validation or debug - Silicon / Software / System integration (one or all three) experiences will be considered.
  • Technical Program Management or Engineering Leadership/Management experience.
Preferred Qualifications
  • SoC display pipe architecture / digital signal processing.
  • Experience in image and video quality metrics used in display and camera processing.
  • Exposure to different display technologies.
  • Consistent track record to drive resolution of critical problems in fast paced environment.
  • Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience.
  • Passionate to own/drive project development using well‑defined metrics.
  • Ability to succinctly summarize complex details for executive reporting.
  • Extraordinary leadership skills and ability to encourage team members with a commitment to see the bigger picture.
  • Experience working in a dynamic multi‑disciplined engineering environment, strong at multi‑tasking.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $175,500 and $311,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

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Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

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Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

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Computer and electronic product manufacturing

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Headquarters location

Cupertino, CA, US

Year founded

1976