Validation Engineer

Job description

Product Verification and Validation

Position Overview

To lead a high-performing Product Verification & Validation team for Construction Equipment responsible for ensuring that all machines and components meet the highest standards of quality performance and safety. This role involves strategic leadership hands-on technical expertise and cross-functional collaboration to deliver best-in-class products for global markets.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead mentor and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians.
• Foster a culture of innovation safety and continuous improvement.
• Set clear objectives manage performance and support professional development.

Product Testing & Validation

• Oversee the planning execution and reporting of testing and validation activities for construction equipment (including but not limited to Backhoe Loaders Excavators Skid Steer loaders and related attachments).
• Ensure comprehensive coverage of durability reliability regulatory compliance environmental and field performance tests.
• Develop and refine test protocols and standard operating procedures.

Project Management

• Coordinate testing schedules and resource allocation in alignment with product development timelines.
• Interface with design engineering manufacturing and quality teams to resolve technical issues and support product launches.
• Manage test facilities equipment and budgets efficiently.

Stakeholder Communication

• Prepare and present test results risk assessments and recommendations to senior management and global stakeholders.
• Serve as the technical authority for validation topics in cross-functional project meetings.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to enhance test methods implement new technologies and optimize validation workflows.
• Drive the implementation of digital tools automation and data analytics within the testing domain.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or masters degree in mechanical engineering.
• 15 years of experience in product Verification and validation for heavy equipment (prior experience with construction equipment strongly preferred).
• At least 3 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
• Deep understanding of testing standards regulatory requirements and validation processes for off-highway or industrial vehicles.
• Strong project management communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in relevant software tools (e.g. data acquisition systems simulation tools test management platforms).

Preferred Attributes

• Experience working in a global organization or with cross-cultural teams.
• Certification in project management (e.g. PMP) or quality systems (e.g. Six Sigma ISO 9001).
• Hands-on knowledge of field testing prototype evaluation and failure analysis.