ERTMS Test Manager

PARETO SECURITIES AS; København; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Banedanmark is seeking an ERTMS Test Manager to lead lab and on-site test campaigns for signalling onboard and trackside in Copenhagen. You will collaborate with an international supplier base and internal stakeholders to ensure testing excellence across ETCS, interlocking, and IT security.

You will plan, execute, witness supplier lab tests, review documentation, and coordinate diverse teams to meet deadlines. Strong analytical skills and English fluency are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer science or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage lab test campaigns for signalling onboard and trackside.

Skills

Analytical skills

Structured approach

Team player

Communication skills

English fluency

Programming skills

Experience in Signalling Systems

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Computer science

Tools

Line block simulator

Job description

ERTMS Test Manager

We are looking for an ERTMS Test Manager who wants to join the Test and Commissioning team in the railway signalling department, based in Copenhagen.

The Danish Signalling Programme, the largest of its kind in Europe, is replacing the old signalling system on the entire national railway with new computer-based signalling technology (ERTMS Level 2, Baseline 3). Denmark is the first European country to implement the European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on a national scale.

The project is supported by an international supplier base and consultants from across Europe. You will become a part of an international team collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

The position

As ERTMS Test Manager you will be responsible for managing different test campaigns for signalling onboard and trackside, mostly in the test lab.

You will dive into specific technologies in use, in ETCS and interlocking, traffic management, train operations, telecom and IT security.

What you are needed for:

To manage lab test campaigns for signalling onboard and trackside, including ESC tests

To plan, execute and report customer tests in the lab or on-site

To perform witnessing of the supplier’s lab test activities in supplier’s lab, Banedanmark’s lab and on-site

To coordinate with the supplier for their test campaigns and review documentation

To coordinate the different stakeholders and the internal resources involved in a test campaign

To analyse logs, create defects and test them

To program and operate the line block simulator test tool

Engineer with analytical skills and structured approach

We are looking for a candidate with a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer science or equivalent. You have at least two years of experience as Test Manager or Engineer in Signalling Systems, and have solid technical knowledge in ERTMS. It is beneficial if you have programming skills and have worked in signalling lab environments before.

On a personal level we are looking for a team player with an analytical and structured approach, capable of understanding and solving both complex technical problems and railway usability aspects. You can work towards given tasks and deadlines independently or in a team and you have good communication skills to ensure transverse communication with different parties and find solutions across. You have a good ability to manage suppliers and follow up on deliverables.

Fluency in both written and spoken English is required, as the project’s language is English, and the role includes communicating with colleagues and stakeholders from various nationalities.

Availability to travel periodically to the supplier’s test lab, mostly located in India, Italy and Germany.

About the Section Test & Commissioning in the Signalling Area

The Section Test & Commissioning is a team of 15 people working with railway signalling test and commissioning activities in the lab and on site.

The section belongs to the area of Signal, where we are around 100 employees working with the projects of Onboard, Fjernbane East and West. You will collaborate and interact with highly skilled colleagues in many different areas, such as project management, design and engineering, installation, safety, contract management, documentation, operations, traffic management…

Forcandidateswith anacademicbackgroundemploymentwillbebasedon thecollectiveagreementapplicabletoacademicsemployedby the Danishstate,concludedbetweenthe DanishMinistryof Finance and the relevantacademicorganizations.

You will be placed on the salary scale based on your academic seniority and experience, either as a Senior Officer (specialkonsulent) or Chief Consultant (chefkonsulent), in accordance with the applicable collective agreement and the salary framework issued by the Danish Agency for Public Finance and Management.

Dependingonyourqualificationsandexperience,additionalallowancesmaybenegotiated. Theremunerationpackageincludesanemployer-fundedpensioncontributionof 18.07%.

Forcandidatescoveredby the HKcollectiveagreementEmploymentwillbebasedon thecollectiveagreementapplicabletoofficestaff,laboratorytechnicians, and ITemployeesin the Danishstatesector,includingthe GeneralCollectiveAgreementbetweenthe DanishMinistryof Finance and the PublicEmployees' Organizations – The StateSector(OAO-S), and an organizational agreement concerning administrative officers, laboratory technicians and IT employees.

Theremunerationpackageincludesanemployer-fundedpensioncontributionof 16%.

Contact and application

If you want to know more about the position, please contact the Head of Section Carlos Guillemot on 91399782.If you have any questions concerning salary or employment terms and conditions, please contact our HR consultants by email at [e-mail].

We look forward to hearing from you.

Different perspectives make us stronger. At Banedanmark, we value diversity and encourage all interested candidates, regardless of personal background, to apply.

If you are invited to a second interview, references will be collected from previous managers. You will be informed before a reference is obtained.