Engineering Manager – Testing and Validation

I00861 GE Vernova Hungary Kft.

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Rugby Until 8/21/2026 First posted April 21, 2026 Last posted April 21, 2026
Job description

Job Description Summary

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of testing engineers, overseeing task allocation, workload management, and ensuring adherence to Product quality and delivery requirements. You will work closely with Technical Leads, Product Managers, and Program Managers to drive the success of NPI programs. Additionally, you will play a key role in shaping technology roadmaps that align with business objectives and support long-term growth.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team focused on validation activities for controls and automation products and systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
  • Define comprehensive strategies for manual, automated, and regression testing
  • Develop and execute validation activities with comprehensive test plans, test specifications.
  • Analyse test results, identify issues, and work closely with development teams to resolve defects.
  • Continuously improve validation methodologies and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Influence design and development of products by supporting design reviews, sharing lessons learned, and fostering innovation within the team.
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders by providing engineering estimates, risk assessments and planning information for testing activities.
  • Oversee team development, including growth planning, training, performance reviews, and utilization tracking to build a high-performing workforce.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, or Computer Engineering with a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience.
  • Proven experience in testing Control & Automation System products (HMI, Controller, Data Historian, Remote monitoring system etc.) focusing on New Product Introduction (NPI)).
  • Proven experience in testing of Integrated Automation System solutions.
  • Experience of automated testing tools e.g. JIRA XRAY, Selenium or similar.
  • Experience with cybersecurity frameworks such as IEC 62443 and NIST standards.
  • Experience in Power, Marine, Oil and Gas, Industrial domain.
  • Experience in leading NPI programs, task allocation, and driving teams in a technical leadership role will be a plus.
  • Ability to respond effectively to changing priorities, project requirements, and organizational needs.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

About this role

Summary

Lead testing teams for automation products, ensuring compliance, quality, and driving validation strategies.

Job title

Engineering Manager – Testing and Validation

Experience level

15+ years

Industry

industrial

Location requirements

located in rugby, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

test managementautomation testingcontrol systemspowermarineoil and gasNPItest toolscybersecurity frameworks

Preferred skills

NIST standardsIEC 62443automationvalidation methodologiescybersecurity

Specializations

validationautomationcontrol systemsNPIcybersecurity
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Rugby CV23, UK

On-site City