Labs Lead, Test Environments & Compliance

hitachi; København; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

pension

6 weeks of holidays

canteen

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S is seeking a Laboratories Manager to lead the lab operations, ensure controlled test environments, and support FAT/I-FAT/regression activities. You will maintain equipment readiness, calibration schedules, and cybersecurity and safety controls for accurate testing.

You will coordinate with IVVQ, T&C, and engineering teams, manage baselines, and ensure readiness for witnessed testing while upholding Hitachi’s Code of Conduct and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience managing integration laboratories, test benches or simulation environments.
• Strong configuration, cybersecurity, calibration, safety and test-equipment management skills.
• Ability to balance lab availability with baseline control.
• Resilience under FAT deadlines and during witnessed tests.
• Structured, practical and safety-conscious approach.
• 5-7+ years in lab/staging environment management.

Responsibilities

• Define laboratory strategy, access rules, safety controls, cybersecurity arrangements, calibration needs, equipment register and booking process.
• Maintain lab configurations, simulators, test benches, software/firmware versions and network connectivity.
• Support FAT, integration tests, regression tests, troubleshooting, training preparation and evidence capture.
• Coordinate lab baseline control with IVVQ/TC leadership, Cybersecurity, Engineering and suppliers.
• Control lab incidents, defects, changes, housekeeping and readiness for witnessed testing.
• Owns lab configuration and readiness of test environments.
• Can hold back lab use/release if environments are not controlled.

Skills

Lab management

Test benches

Simulation environments

Rail/IT/OT systems

Cybersecurity

Calibration

Safety management

Configuration control

Problem solving

Job description

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S is seeking a Laboratories Manager to lead the lab operations, ensure controlled test environments, and support FAT/I-FAT/regression activities. You will maintain equipment readiness, calibration schedules, and cybersecurity and safety controls for accurate testing.

You will coordinate with IVVQ, T&C, and engineering teams, manage baselines, and ensure readiness for witnessed testing while upholding Hitachi’s Code of Conduct and quality standards.