Attribute Development Validation Manager
On-siteHanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
Job Summary
Lead Attribute Development and Validation activities for assigned vehicle programs, ensuring targets are achieved within timing, cost, and quality constraints. Act as the primary representative to the Chief Engineer and program leadership, coordinating with technical specialists to resolve trade-offs and guide teams in setting targets and developing validation strategies. Oversee definition and tracking of validation testing while providing technical direction for problem resolution and integration throughout the development cycle. Communicate performance status and risks to senior management while ensuring alignment between global engineering teams in Vietnam, Europe, and North America.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related fields
- Minimum 7 years of experience working with one or more major OEMs, with exposure to vehicle programs sold in Europe, North America, and Asia
- Fluent in English
- Strong background in vehicle attribute development, validation, and integration across multiple disciplines such as NVH, Vehicle Dynamics, Durability, Thermal, Safety, Driveability, Efficiency, and Perceived Quality
- Proven experience managing attribute delivery across global vehicle programs, ensuring targets are met through all development phases
- Deep understanding of the complete vehicle development lifecycle, including target setting, system trade-offs, validation planning, and sign-off processes
- Demonstrated capability to lead and guide multi-disciplinary engineering teams to achieve balanced vehicle attribute performance
- Experience defining, planning, and tracking validation test programs related to attribute performance
- Working knowledge of all major vehicle attributes other than EE, with the ability to integrate cross-attribute solutions effectively
- Proven track record of interfacing with executive program leadership (Chief Engineer and Program Management teams) as the face of vehicle attributes
- Familiarity with industry standards, global homologation requirements, and market-specific expectations for vehicle performance and quality
- Skilled in structured problem-solving methodologies (DFMEA, DVP, 8D, 5Y, DFSS, FTA, Fish Bone)
Desired Qualifications
- Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence across multiple technical domains
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and interpersonal abilities
- Strategic thinker capable of balancing technical rigor with pragmatic decision-making
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment with global cross-functional teams
- Commitment to driving technical excellence and continuous improvement in vehicle attribute performance
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