The Virtual & Physical Validation Lead covers a position of great responsibility for the project’s success. The role involves virtual analysis (system based), quality & test advocacy, resource planning & management, and support to define corrective actions for any failures encountered during the development phase and the life cycle.

• Building up and leading the V&P Validation Team to the success of project
• Defining the scope of the virtual validation and testing within the context of each release/delivery
• Deploying and managing resources
• Define and Applying the appropriate simulation methodologies, test measurements and metrics in the product and the V&P Validation Team
• Planning, deploying and managing the simulation and testing effort for any given engagement
• Ensure Simulation accuracy
• Ensure Test sufficiency
• Ensure Simulation & Test effectiveness
• Ensure Test efficiency
• Ensure Simulation & Test progress
• Ensure Product quality
• Define the tools (system level) to support the virtual analysis
• Define the facilities specification to support the testing activities (type of benches, related power, lab, proto shop,..)
• Provide the list of necessary equipment to both support bench and vehicle measurement/validation

• Engineering Degree
• Minimum 5 years of experience in similar position or at least in one of the 2 branches (either Virtual Analysis or Testing Manager)
• Knowledge of the Mechanical components integration and development
• Manages knowledge and information
• Commercial acumen
• Business planning and evaluation
• Good leadership skills
• Strong influencing skills
• Stakeholder engagement

Italia, Emilia Romagna (Reggio Emilia)