Location:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Job ID:

R0138907

Date Posted:

2026-07-20

Company Name:

Hitachi Rail Denmark A/S

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description:

IVVQ Manager

About the Role

IVVQ Manager contributes to Hitachi’s obligation to define, manage and carry out the test regime, including functional tests, FAT/I-FAT, SAT, commissioning evidence and support to System Integration Testing and Trial Runs. Its specific contribution is to lead IVVQ planning, manage requirements-to-evidence traceability, coordinate verification and validation activities, oversee integration and qualification evidence, support non-regression strategy, and ensure coherent evidence packages for reviews and acceptance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define IVVQ strategy, verification matrix, validation approach, evidence hierarchy and acceptance criteria.

• Coordinate IVVQ activities across Requirements, Engineering, Safety, RAM, Cybersecurity, Quality, Laboratories, T&C and WPLs.

• Ensure test coverage, traceability, anomalies, deviations and evidence are controlled from design verification to system acceptance.

• Lead IVVQ readiness and evidence reviews before customer submissions.

• Report verification/validation progress, gaps, residual non-compliances and acceptance risks.

• Apply the Hitachi Code of Conduct in role-specific decisions, including ethical escalation, anti-bribery discipline, confidentiality, data protection, fair supplier/customer conduct and transparent records.

• Lead IVVQ planning, manage requirements-to-evidence traceability, coordinate verification and validation activities, oversee integration and qualification evidence, support non-regression strategy, and ensure coherent evidence packages for reviews and acceptance.

• Owns IVVQ strategy, planning and execution coordination within supplier scope.

• Can require closure of verification, validation, integration and qualification prerequisites before formal reviews, test gates or release to subsequent stages, and escalates unresolved evidence gaps or non-conformities.

Key Interfaces

• Project Manager, Engineering Manager, Requirements Manager, T&C Manager and Laboratories Manager.

• IVVQ Engineer, Test Engineer, Work Package Leaders, Safety, RAM, Cybersecurity and Quality teams.

• Customer acceptance representatives and independent assessors where evidence is reviewed.

• Configuration & Defect Manager.

• Subsystem WPLs.

• Design reviews.

• Test/readiness reviews.

• Qualification/acceptance evidence reviews.

Authority & Accountability

• Accountable for IVVQ approach, traceability and acceptance-evidence integrity.

• Authorised to reject weak evidence, require additional verification and escalate coverage gaps.

• Recommends acceptance readiness but final submission follows Project Governance.

Mandate

Provide objective evidence that requirements have been verified and validated for safe, compliant acceptance.

Skills & Experience

• IVVQ leadership experience in rail, safety-critical, complex systems or software-intensive Programmes.

• Strong command of requirements traceability, verification methods, validation scenarios and evidence reviews.

• Ability to coordinate engineering and test teams around acceptance logic.

• Resilience and resistance to stress during verification gaps, customer reviews and commissioning defects.

• Methodical, independent and evidence-driven mindset.

• More than 7 years in IVVQ/V&V leadership on safety-critical, multi-supplier rail or infrastructure systems.

• Strong knowledge of requirements traceability, CENELEC-based assurance, test Governance, defect management and qualification evidence.

Working in Hitachi:

Our employees are our most important asset and we provide an environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance and we offer a flexible hybrid work environment based on Working from home and office presence (40/60). Your manager will interact with you on a regular basis, ensuring you a career path that suits your needs and ambitions. Beside the traditional benefits like pension, 6 weeks of holidays, canteen etc., we also are proud of offering some good and very professional skilled colleagues.

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Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at  https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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