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Temporary Validation Engineer Jobs in Boston, MA

Shield AI

Staff Engineer, Data Analysis (R5290)

Boston, MA · On-site

$150K - $220K/yr

Define best practices for analysis methods, data review, documentation, validation, reproducibility ... Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment ...

Actalent

Electrical Test Engineer

Westborough, MA

$50.30 - $68/hr

You will focus on test development, system validation, and reliability testing during the design ... If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical ...

Analog Devices

Engineer, Quality Engineering

Wilmington, MA · On-site

$78K - $101K/yr

... and temporary personnel. * Assign and track mandatory quality, regulatory, and job-specific ... Support validation planning and execution for new product designs and manufacturing processes.

Analogdevices

Engineer, Quality Engineering

Wilmington, MA · On-site

$78K - $101K/yr

... and temporary personnel. * Assign and track mandatory quality, regulatory, and job-specific ... Support validation planning and execution for new product designs and manufacturing processes.

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As of Aug 8, 2026, the average hourly pay for temporary validation engineer in Boston, MA is $56.49, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $42.84 and $68.70 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Temporary Validation Engineer vs Validation Technician?

AspectTemporary Validation EngineerValidation Technician
CredentialsBachelor's degree in engineering, life sciences, or related field; some roles may require certifications in validation or quality assuranceAssociate's or bachelor's degree in a technical field; certifications are less common but beneficial
Work EnvironmentInvolved in validation planning, protocol development, and oversight; often collaborates with cross-functional teamsPerforms hands-on validation testing, equipment calibration, and data collection
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries for validation projectsCommonly employed in manufacturing and quality assurance departments within similar industries

The Temporary Validation Engineer typically oversees validation processes, requiring more advanced knowledge and planning skills, while the Validation Technician focuses on executing validation tests and data collection. Both roles are essential in ensuring compliance and quality in regulated industries, but they differ in responsibilities and required experience.

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Infographic showing various Temporary Validation Engineer job openings in Boston, MA as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 72% Full Time, 2% Part Time, 6% Temporary, and 19% Contract. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $117,497 per year, or $56.5 per hour.

Staff Engineer, Data Analysis (R5290)

Shield AI

Boston, MA

$150K - $220K/yr

Full-time

Posted 24 days ago

Job description

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. 

Job Description:

We’re looking for a Staff Engineer to lead V-BAT’s fleet data analysis efforts. The V-BAT system produces rich data from real-world flight tests, fielded aircraft, production activity, and simulation runs.  

You will own the analysis pipelines, tooling, standards, and metrics that help the team understand fleet-wide system performance derived from information from software and hardware systems. You will facilitate deep studies into flight-critical sensor performance, navigation, communications, and other key aircraft behaviors. You will work closely with DevOps, Flight Software, Flight Test, Production, Quality, and Operations teams to turn complex aircraft data into actionable engineering insight. 

What you'll do:
  • Lead the technical strategy for V-BAT fleet data analysis across fielded aircraft, flight test, simulation, production, and quality workflows 
  • Own and improve the pipelines that transform raw flight, simulation, and fleet data into reliable engineering metrics, reports, and analysis products 
  • Conduct fleet-wide studies to identify trends in hardware quality, system performance, reliability, and operational behavior 
  • Analyze flight-critical sensor performance, GNSS-denied navigation performance, communications behavior, and other aircraft subsystems that are critical to mission success 
  • Standardize the team’s analysis methods across online tools, Jupyter notebooks, automated Python scripts, and legacy Matlab workflows 
  • Define best practices for analysis methods, data review, documentation, validation, reproducibility, and contribution workflows 
  • Build automated Python workflows that make high-value metrics easily accessible to engineering, production, quality, and leadership teams 
  • Partner with DevOps to build, deploy, maintain, and scale the infrastructure required for automated analysis pipelines and dashboards 
  • Work with Software, GNC, Embedded, Flight Test, Systems, Production, Quality, and Operations teams to define metrics that reflect aircraft performance and product health 
  • Support anomaly investigations, root-cause analysis, release readiness, production quality improvements, and customer-impacting fleet investigations with rigorous data analysis 
  • Mentor engineers on effective data analysis practices and raise the quality bar for data-driven engineering decisions across the V-BAT team 
Required qualifications:
  • 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related technical field 
  • Strong Python skills and experience building data analysis tools, automated analysis workflows, or data pipelines 
  • Experience analyzing data from fielded physical products such as aerospace systems, automotive systems, robotics platforms, commercial electronics, IoT devices, industrial equipment, or similarly complex real-world systems 
  • Experience working with large, messy datasets from deployed products, test events, simulations, production systems, or operational environments 
  • Ability to translate ambiguous engineering questions into structured analysis, sound conclusions, and clear recommendations 
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to influence cross-functional engineering, production, quality, and operations teams 
Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience with flight test data, aircraft telemetry, UAVs, robotics, autonomy, embedded systems, GNC, navigation systems, communications systems, or aerospace sensor suites 
  • Experience with Matlab, Jupyter, or similar analysis and visualization tools 
  • Experience building production-quality dashboards, automated reports, data products, or fleet-health monitoring systems 
  • Experience with databases, cloud storage, data lake architectures, time-series databases, telemetry systems, or data cataloging 
  • Experience with anomaly detection, trend analysis, statistical process control, reliability analysis, regression detection, or automated validation of complex systems 
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
 
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
 
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
 
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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.