Battery Test Manager – Verification & Validation (m/f/d)

Samsung SDI Battery Systems GmbH; Steiermark; Vor Ort; EUR 52.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Samsung SDI Battery Systems GmbH in Austria seeks a Battery Test Manager to plan and steer verification and validation activities for our battery systems. You will coordinate testing with Test Analysts and Test Engineers, aligning with project teams and customers.

The role requires a technical degree and several years of project management experience in testing/validation, plus strong communication in English and German.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Automotive Engineering or Mechatronics or a comparable technical field.
• Several years of project or sub-project management experience in testing, verification or validation.
• Structured, independent and process-oriented working style with strong planning and progress monitoring.
• Strong communication and coordination skills with a proactive approach to partners.
• Cross-disciplinary understanding of HV systems, mechanics, electronics, software and cell technology.
• Knowledge of the automotive V-model and verification & validation processes.
• Very good English and good German language skills.

Aufgaben

• Develop test plans and test cases based on customer and internal requirements.
• Plan and drive testing, verification and validation activities.
• Serve as a key interface between the project team, customers and external partners.
• Coordinate and steer work packages with Test Analysts and Test Engineers.
• Monitor progress and costs and report testing and validation status to the overall project and Steering Committee.
• Ensure seamless alignment between testing activities and relevant project and technical teams.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Communication

Planning

Coordination

HV systems

Battery technology

Electronics

Software

V-model

English

German

Ausbildung

Electrical/Automotive/Mechatronics degree

Jobbeschreibung

Battery Test Manager – Verification & Validation (m/f/d)

Kalsdorf bei GrazFull-time employee24.09.2026Ingenieurwesen und technische BerufeKalsdorf bei GrazFull-time employee
24.09.2026Ingenieurwesen und technische Berufe

Putting Batteries to the Test. Powering Tomorrow.

With the passion of our people, we contribute to a sustainable future by creating innovative products in e-mobility for our customers.

Samsung SDI Battery is a leading company in the field of e-mobility. Together with our customers in the automotive industry, we develop, test, and industrialize lithium-ion battery systems for hybrid and electric vehicles.

What if your next project could help shape the future of electric mobility?

For our Technology Center in Kalsdorf near Graz, Austria, we are looking for an experienced Test Manager to plan and steer verification and validation activities for our battery systems. In this role, you will coordinate testing activities, work closely with Test Analysts and Test Engineers, and drive the successful verification and validation of our battery systems.

Your Mission

• Develop test plans and test cases based on customer and internal requirements
• Plan and drive testing, verification and validation activities
• Serve as a key interface between the project team, customers and external partners
• Coordinate and steer work packages with Test Analysts and Test Engineers
• Monitor progress and costs and report testing and validation status to the overall project and Steering Committee
• Ensure seamless alignment between testing activities and relevant project and technical teams

Your Expertise

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable technical field
• Several years of experience in project or sub-project management, ideally in testing, verification or validation
• Structured, independent and process-oriented working style with strong skills in planning and progress monitoring
• Strong communication and coordination skills, with a proactive and confident approach towards internal and external partners
• Cross-disciplinary technical understanding of high-voltage systems, mechanics, electronics, software and cell technology; experience with battery systems, powertrain or automotive technology is an advantage
• Knowledge of the automotive V-model and verification & validation processes is a plus
• Very good command of English and good command of German

Why Join Us?

Because battery technology is more than energy – it is what drives the mobility of tomorrow.

Join an international, dynamic environment with high technical responsibility and significant room for your ideas. Work at the intersection of testing, project management and innovative battery technology and contribute to solutions that shape the future of e-mobility.

The annual gross salary (full time/38.5 hour) for this position starts at EUR 53,000. Depending on your qualifications and professional experience, we offer a competitive overpayment in line with the market.

Our Benefits for you:

Our most important resource? Our employees. We honor this with a multitude of benefits.

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Modern work environment in an European technology center for battery development and testing

Have a say and think differently. In a team that lives the future.