Project Manager Real Driving Emissions projects and proces improvement

Applus IDIADA

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Tarragona, CT, es on site Until 10/3/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted August 4, 2026 Last posted August 4, 2026
Job description

Shaping the Future of Automotive Engineering

Applus+ IDIADA is a global leader in automotive engineering, offering a dynamic and rewarding career opportunity for professionals passionate about shaping the future of mobility. As a TOP Employer certified company with over 3400 professionals from more than 20 countries, we provide a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters innovation and growth with colleagues from over 50 nationalities contributing to a safer, more efficient, and sustainable vehicles.

Why join us?

Enjoy a highly flexible hybrid work model in a company that takes care of the employees’ wellbeing, offering work-life balance benefits such as subsidized canteen, free language courses, transport and coaching services.

Join a company that has a deep commitment to sustainability and push yourself to reach your full potential in a dynamic and challenging setting that values innovation and expertise.

Come & join us on the road to success. 

#LI-Hybrid

Reporting to the Product Manager, you will be involved in On-Board Emissions & Fuel Economy team of Powertrain Department for all kind of vehicle technologies: ICE, PHEV, HEV, EV and FCEV. The activities to be carried out will consist in:

  • Project Management
  • Coordination of activities with other departments and areas
  • Follow-up with the customers (presentation, meeting reports, ...)
  • Follow-up of the different activities to be performed in one specific project
  • Complete vehicle testing and analysis in the field of on-board emissions (PEMS) and fuel/energy consumption, mainly for Heavy-Duty vehicle applications
  • Managing and reporting the related activities of those projects
  • Analysis of the process and improvements proposals 

Responsibilities:

  • Involved in projects for fuel/energy consumption as well as exhaust emissions (PEMS) measurements and fuel consumption improvement in heavy-duty vehicles. This projects also will include some other testing activities performed by other IDIADA's areas
  • Activities organization and planning
  • Process analisys and detection of potential improvements.
  • Master plan project definition and exploding to sub-tasks and milestones.
  • Daily communications with involved areas to plan and monitor daily tasks
  • Quality improvements and automation of data post-processing
  • Project Management
  • Preparation of the quotation for the customers.
  • Presentations (commercials and projects) to the customers.
  • Regular meetings with the customers
  • Risk analisys and action plan definitions

Requirements:

  • Experience in vehicle testing
  • Client orientation
  • Skills on Office pack and macros Excel.
  • Flexible schedule
  • Willing to travel abroad for testing and commercial visits
  • Self-motivated, proactive, and good team player role.

Added value:

  • Experience in LDV testing for Real Driving Emissions (RDE)
  • Experience in HDV testing for SORT, VTP and HDV testing Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM).
  • Knowledge of RDE and WLTP regulations
  • Technical knowledge of HDV related engines and powertrains
  • Experience in automotive sector
  • Experience measuring instruments and fitting external instrumentation to vehicle/engine
  • INCA and Diadem
  • Fuel / energy meters (HIOKI; AVL; Emerson…)
  • Experience in project management as well customer services
  • Expertise in whole vehicle testing specially for heavy duty vehicles (HDV) in PWT field, mainly fuel/energy consumption, and emissions

Education:

  • University Degree in Mechanic, Electronics or similar.

Languages:

  • Spanish and English fluent
  • French and German is valuable.

Benefits:

  • Chance to work in a dynamic and challenging environment where you will be able to reach your full potential.
  • Constant learning and knowledge sharing with some of the most experienced engineers in the automotive industry.
  • Shuttle bus from Barcelona and Tarragona and Internal car sharing app, to promote the sustainable transportation.
  • We promote the training and constant learning and we offer paid specialized training and subsidized language courses.
  • Subsidized canteen.

Applus IDIADA is committed to equality,  diversity and inclusion. We don’t put limits on you, so don’t put limits on yourself either. There is a place for everyone.

About this role

Summary

Manage emissions projects, coordinate activities, analyze processes, and improve vehicle testing workflows.

Job title

Project Manager Real Driving Emissions projects and proces improvement

Experience level

none

Industry

automotive

Location requirements

Tarragona, Spain; hybrid work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

vehicle testingclient orientationoffice packmacros exceltravel willingnessteam player

Preferred skills

RDE testingHDV testingregulations knowledgepowertrain knowledgeinstrumentation experienceproject management

Specializations

vehicle testingemissionsfuel consumptionprocess analysisproject management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Tarragona, Spain

Hybrid City