Lead, Test Lab & Integration (Hybrid)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; København; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

6 weeks holidays

Canteen

Hybrid work

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S is seeking a Laboratories Manager to lead and maintain controlled lab environments, ensuring integrity of test benches and readiness for FAT/I-FAT/regression activities. You will coordinate with IVVQ/T&C and engineering teams to sustain accurate test regimes and safe operations.

The role requires 5–7+ years in lab/staging environment management, a keen eye for calibration and security, and the ability to balance availability with baseline control under FAT deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience managing integration laboratories, test benches or simulation environments for rail, telecoms, automation or IT/OT systems.
• Strong configuration, cybersecurity, calibration, safety and test-equipment management skills.
• Ability to balance lab availability with baseline control.
• Resilience under FAT deadlines, troubleshooting and witnessed tests.
• Structured, practical and safety-conscious approach.

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 Configuration & Defect Manager, Cybersecurity, Engineering and suppliers.
• Control lab incidents, defects, changes, housekeeping and readiness for witnessed testing.
• Apply the Hitachi Code of Conduct in role-specific decisions, including ethical escalation, anti-bribery discipline, confidentiality, data protection, fair supplier/customer conduct and transparent records.
• Owns lab configuration and readiness of test environments.
• Can hold back lab use/release if environments are not controlled.

Skills

Lab management

Configuration control

Cybersecurity

Calibration

Safety

Test equipment management

Job description

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S is seeking a Laboratories Manager to lead and maintain controlled lab environments, ensuring integrity of test benches and readiness for FAT/I-FAT/regression activities. You will coordinate with IVVQ/T&C and engineering teams to sustain accurate test regimes and safe operations.

The role requires 5–7+ years in lab/staging environment management, a keen eye for calibration and security, and the ability to balance availability with baseline control under FAT deadlines.