Test Manager

JOB TITLE & JOB CODE

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Test Manager

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Delegated by the TVE and under the technical responsibility of the Train Manager, the Test Manager acts as « Project owner » for the comprehensive range of Integration/Tuning and Certification/Validation tests.

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..)

• Hierarchical : Test team Leader
• Functional : TVE Train Validation Engineer

Network & Links

Internal

• Train manager, Test team, PrTCM, Validation Engineer, Technical experts

External

• Test infrastructure providers, Suppliers of test equipment, External Test laboratories, Customers representatives

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES  

Performance Measurement

• Timely execution of the test program
• - Respect of tracks reservation compliant to test program
• - Respect the tests schedule and durations

Test Manager is responsible for:

Permanently:

• Representing the TVE, on board the train, during validations and certification tests
• Being the entry point for all the request of activities on train related to testing and coordinating them.
• Organising on a day to day basis, the way tests will be carried out
• Making sure that tests equipment and instrumentation are always operational and available
• Being the interlocutor, on a daily basis, of the Railway Test Centre or Public Infrastructure and follows the way various testing phases are organised.

Before the tests:

• Ensuring that test teams respect safety rules and procedures on board the train and preparing the work Authorization s.
• Preparing the test implementation (staffing, availability of tools, calibrated measurement devices, and on-board spare parts, ...)
• Checking that train a/o subsystems are compliant to the last Applicable configuration issued by System Engineer team
• Arranging with his/her test center’s counter-part the test slot booking

During the tests:

• Conducting the tests and carrying out the tests to be done by ALSTOM in coordination with the Train Manager (T&C)
• Operationally coordinating all the testing teams and laboratories on board
• Defining the priorities in case of conflicts between tests activities

After the tests:

• Creating the failure reports.
• Producing the test book (test events chronology) and daily shift reports

 MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCIES 

Educational Requirements & Experience

• experienced Test or Certification/Validation Technician/ Engineer
• Structured and organised approach of the job
• Coordination skills and ability to take decisions