Senior Test & Commissioning Lead - Rail Systems

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Ballerup; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Canteen

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S seeks a senior Test & Commissioning Manager to lead test planning, readiness criteria and commissioning across multi‑supplier railway projects. You will coordinate T&C supervisors, engineers, technicians, laboratories and customer witnesses to ensure safe, evidence‑driven execution.

The role requires more than seven years in T&C leadership on safety‑critical systems, with strong knowledge of permits, witness management and defect control.

Qualifications

• Senior T&C leadership experience in railway systems with multi-supplier environments.
• Minimum 7+ years in test and commissioning leadership for safety-critical systems.
• Strong knowledge of test readiness, permits, witness management, defects and evidence control.
• Ability to coordinate multiple systems within constrained railway access windows.
• Safety-focused and evidence-driven leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define T&C strategy, test stages, commissioning sequence, permits, access needs, resource plans and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate T&C supervisors, engineers, technicians, suppliers, laboratories, installation teams, IVVQ, safety, quality and customer witnesses.
• Ensure test procedures, calibrated equipment, approved configurations, prerequisites and risk controls are ready before execution.
• Track test progress, defects, retests, deviations, evidence quality and commissioning certificates.
• Lead safe energisation, integration testing, SAT/site commissioning and handover to operations/maintenance.
• 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.

Skills

Senior T&C experience

Railway systems

SCADA

IT/OT

Electrical

PLC-based systems

Test readiness

Witness management

Defects & evidence control

Job description

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S seeks a senior Test & Commissioning Manager to lead test planning, readiness criteria and commissioning across multi‑supplier railway projects. You will coordinate T&C supervisors, engineers, technicians, laboratories and customer witnesses to ensure safe, evidence‑driven execution.

The role requires more than seven years in T&C leadership on safety‑critical systems, with strong knowledge of permits, witness management and defect control.