* 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 and 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.
* 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.
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