Project Verification & Validation (V&V) Manager - Signaling

Médiane Benelux; Charleroi; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Médiane Benelux is seeking a Project Verification & Validation (V&V) Manager to lead verification, integration, and testing on a major signaling project in Charleroi. The role covers product development through project implementation, ensuring quality, cost, and delivery targets are met.

You will define the V&V strategy, coordinate internal and external stakeholders, and lead the V&V team, while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent in a technical/scientific field.
• Master’s degree in Engineering is an advantage.
• Proficiency in English (both written and spoken).
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role in system integration, embedded systems, or electrotechnical product development in highly complex and regulated environments (railway signaling, aerospace, defense, nuclear).
• Experience in safety assurance or quality management is a plus.
• Strong writing skills: clear, rigorous, and concise.

Responsibilities

• Define the V&V strategy for the project by creating the Verification and Validation Plan to ensure requirements are covered and validated.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal test coverage.
• Optimize test allocation between in-house and on-site testing to increase efficiency.
• Manage documentary verification activities and organize related reviews.
• Monitor V&V activities and ensure test benches and analysis tools are used as needed.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes, standards, and methodologies, requesting deviations when necessary.
• Define the Requirement Validation Table (RVT) to demonstrate validation of technical requirements.
• Represent the company to customers, partners, and auditors, presenting testing strategy, progress, risks and opportunities.
• Lead and manage the V&V Team to ensure timely deliverables independent from design.
• Ensure test compliance with safety requirements in cooperation with the Safety Assurance Manager.
• Select and manage subcontractors for external testing activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Team motivation

Entrepreneurial spirit

Time and priority management

Written communication

Education

Engineering degree

Master’s degree advantage

Job description

Médiane Benelux: Career Booster!

Since 2017, and with over 35 years of experience in France and Italy, Médiane Benelux is an engineering company specializing in software, electronics, and cybersecurity across key sectors such as Railways, Automotive, Energy, Medical, Aerospace, Space, Telecoms, Industry, and Defense.

🌐 What we offer:

• IT consulting and strategy
• Digital transformation and IoT solutions
• Project management and process optimization

🔧 As specialists in electronics, development, and embedded systems design, we operate from sensor to cloud.

Why choose Médiane Benelux?

• Human-sized company: Promotes teamwork and collaboration in a dynamic and stimulating environment
• Sharp technical expertise and tailored solutions for each sector
• Talent support: Personalized follow-up, continuous training, and skill development for our employees
• Custom solutions tailored to the specific needs of each client
• Culture of innovation: Participation in innovative and varied projects
• Ecovadis Gold certification: Commitment to equality, well-being, and responsibility
• Human values: Commitment, Respect, Trust, Listening
Happy at Work and Happy Clients labels by Choose my Company: A fulfilling work environment and optimal client satisfaction

Le poste :

We are looking for a Project Verification & Validation (V&V) Manager to lead, organize, and carry out verification, integration, and testing activities in a major signaling project. This will involve integrating an ATO (Automatic Train Operation) solution, ranging from product development to project implementation, to meet the client's specific needs in terms of Quality, Cost, and Delivery.

Main Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for the following activities:
- Define the V&V strategy for the project by creating the Verification and Validation Plan (V&V Plan) to ensure that customer and design requirements are adequately covered and validated.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Test & Commissioning, other departmental experts, etc.) and external stakeholders to ensure optimal test coverage.
- Optimize the allocation of tests between in-house and on-site testing, favoring the former to increase efficiency and coverage.
- Manage documentary verification activities and organize related reviews.
- Monitor V&V activities executed by other departments and ensure the implementation of test benches and analysis tools as needed.
- Ensure compliance with internal processes, applicable standards, and methodologies, requesting deviations when necessary.
- Define the Requirement Validation Table (RVT) to demonstrate the validation of technical requirements.
- Represent the company in front of customers, partners, and auditors, presenting an overview of the testing strategy, progress, issues, risks, and opportunities.
- Lead and manage the V&V Team, ensuring their deliverables are provided on time and independent from design.
- Ensure test compliance with safety requirements in cooperation with the Safety Assurance Manager.
- Select and manage subcontractors for external testing activities.

Profil recherché :

Education:

Engineering degree or equivalent in a technical/scientific field (a Master's degree in Engineering is an advantage).
Proficiency in English (both written and spoken).

Experience:

At least 5 years of experience in a similar role, with expertise in system integration, embedded systems, or electrotechnical product development in highly complex and regulated environments (railway signaling, aerospace, defense, nuclear).
Experience in safety assurance or quality management is a plus.

Required Skills:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Leadership skills and ability to motivate a multidisciplinary team.
Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to work autonomously.
Strong sense of urgency and priority setting.
Excellent writing skills: clear, rigorous, and concise.

Work Environment

The position is based in Charleroi.
Primarily an internal position with interactions on-site with the Test and Commissioning teams.
Occasional travel may be required depending on the project needs.

Are you a technical leader passionate about complex validation and verification projects in the railway signaling sector? Join us to contribute to a major project in the railway signaling domain!