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Entry Level CQV Engineering Professional

Jacobs

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Location
Houston, TX
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Jacobs is seeking an entry-level Commissioning, Qualification and Validation (CQV) Engineer for its Life Sciences team in Indianapolis or Houston, with a targeted December/January start. The role supports clients manufacturing GMP products by ensuring construction, installation, and operational testing meet specifications and requirements. The engineer develops and executes CQV protocols, investigates exceptions, prepares reports and procedures, and verifies facility and equipment drawings.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CQV Protocol DevelopmentGood Documentation PracticesException InvestigationTechnical ReportingDrawing VerificationStandard Operating ProceduresProcess Workflow DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationTravel Flexibility

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering or Related FieldGPA 3.0+U.S. Work Authorization Without Sponsorship

Full job description

At Jacobs, we’re transforming intangible ideas into innovative solutions designing the future - today. As an Entry Level Commissioning, Qualification and Validation (CQV) Engineer with Jacobs, you will too!

We're looking for a CQV Engineer to join our Life Sciences team in Indianapolis, IN, or Houston, TX who will be excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. We're targeting a December/January start.

Join our collaborative team and you’ll have the chance to work on state-of-the-art projects, providing CQV support to clients that manufacture GMP products on a consistent basis in conjunction with industry best practices. We’ll rely on you to direct activities ensuring that construction, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications, recognized codes and standards, and customer requirements - so we can make impacts on the world, big and small, global and local.

You’ll be accountable for developing and executing CQV protocols using Good Documentation Practices (GDPs), investigating and resolving protocol exceptions or discrepancies, developing technical reports and CQV summary reports. You’ll also be accountable for reading and verifying in the field, facility and equipment drawings (e.g., P&IDs, AF&IDs, etc.), developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), process workflows, and Construction Turnover Packages. You’ll be surrounded by expert mentorship opportunities to help you thrive in your new career.

Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills and we’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what drives you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related field

  • 3.0 GPA or higher

  • Ability to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship, now or in the future

Ideally, you’ll also have:

  • Local to Indianapolis, IN

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project

  • Excellent oral and written skills

  • Flexibility and willingness to travel and work at various clients’ locations

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.

How this job compares

Set against the 702 open Commissioning Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$117–160K/yr91 salary ranges
  • US median$41–54/hr27 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 128 open Commissioning Engineer jobs in Texas and 702 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Commissioning Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (576 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 269 of the 702 open Commissioning Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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