Senior Validation - Test Lead Engineer

About the role

Hitachi Rail GTS Egypt is looking for a Senior Validation Test Lead Engineer in Cairo. The successful candidate will manage and mentor a team of validation engineers while driving test strategy, execution and quality assurance activities. Candidates with backgrounds in automotive, aerospace, telecom, embedded systems, SCADA, industrial control or other safety-critical industries are strongly encouraged to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute validation and verification strategies.
• Review system requirements, design documents and test specifications.
• Lead system integration, laboratory and field testing activities.
• Investigate hardware and software issues.
• Support quality assurance and project delivery activities.
• Lead and supervise a team of Validation and Test Engineers, planning and coordinating validation activities across project phases.
• Review and approve test cases, procedures and reports, and mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure compliance with project, quality and safety processes, and coordinate issue investigation and root cause analysis.
• Interface with Development, System Engineering, Safety and Project Management teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in testing, validation or systems engineering.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• Strong analytical, leadership and communication skills.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of embedded systems and system integration.
• Practical knowledge of verification and validation methodologies and of V-cycle development processes.
• Experience using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes and multimeters.
• Desirable: experience in safety-critical systems, railway/aerospace/automotive/industrial control projects, ETCS, ATP/ATC or signalling systems, networking protocols, requirements and test management tools, Matlab, Simulink or LabVIEW, and CENELEC or functional safety standards.

Successful candidates will receive structured training on ETCS, railway signalling principles, European railway standards and advanced validation methodologies.