Worldwide Testing & Validation Leader

Hilite International; Muskegon (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilite International seeks a Global Manager Testing & Validation to lead worldwide testing and validation initiatives. You will shape global test strategies, ensure high-quality verification across development phases, and coordinate regional teams in Europe, the Americas, and Asia to align with OEM standards and regulatory requirements.

You will manage test plans, validation reports, and release documentation while driving optimization and digitalization of testing processes, including HiL/SiL

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a comparable field.
• 10+ years of experience in testing, validation, or quality assurance in the automotive industry.
• Strong knowledge of automotive testing and release processes; product verification across the development cycle; standards, norms, and OEM testing requirements.
• Experience leading globally distributed, multicultural teams.
• Knowledge of test management tools and data analysis.
• Experience working with external test laboratories and regulatory authorities is an advantage.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate regional testing and validation teams across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
• Define, implement, and enforce global test strategies, methods, and standards.
• Overall responsibility for component, system, and vehicle testing.
• Ensure comparability and reproducibility of test results worldwide.
• Oversee testing in the areas of functionality, performance, durability, environmental, media, climate, vibration, and shock testing; reliability, robustness, and abuse testing.
• Ensure compliance with OEM requirements and international standards and regulations.
• Approve test plans, validation reports, and series release documentation.
• Harmonize and optimize global test processes and infrastructure.
• Strategic planning and utilization of test benches, laboratories, and external test service providers.
• Budget responsibility for global testing activities.
• Support make-or-buy decisions in the testing environment.
• Present test results to management and customers.
• Introduce new testing methods (virtual testing, HiL/SiL).
• Digitalize and standardize test documentation.
• Develop and maintain a global test roadmap.

Skills

Automotive testing

Release processes

Test management tools

Data analysis

Global team leadership

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Automotive Engineering

Job description

Hilite International seeks a Global Manager Testing & Validation to lead worldwide testing and validation initiatives. You will shape global test strategies, ensure high-quality verification across development phases, and coordinate regional teams in Europe, the Americas, and Asia to align with OEM standards and regulatory requirements.

You will manage test plans, validation reports, and release documentation while driving optimization and digitalization of testing processes, including HiL/SiL