Applus+ IDIADA

Project Manager Real Driving Emissions projects and proces improvement

Applus+ IDIADA · Tarragona, CT, Spain
Tarragona, CT, Spain Closed
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Type
Full-time
Experience
5+ yr

Reporting to the Product Manager, you will be involved in On-Board Emissions & Fuel Economy team of Powertrain Department for all kind of vehicle technologies: ICE, PHEV, HEV, EV and FCEV. The activities to be carried out will consist in:

  • Project Management
  • Coordination of activities with other departments and areas
  • Follow-up with the customers (presentation, meeting reports, ...)
  • Follow-up of the different activities to be performed in one specific project
  • Complete vehicle testing and analysis in the field of on-board emissions (PEMS) and fuel/energy consumption, mainly for Heavy-Duty vehicle applications
  • Managing and reporting the related activities of those projects
  • Analysis of the process and improvements proposals

Responsibilities :

  • Involved in projects for fuel/energy consumption as well as exhaust emissions (PEMS) measurements and fuel consumption improvement in heavy-duty vehicles. This projects also will include some other testing activities performed by other IDIADA's areas
  • Activities organization and planning
  • Process analisys and detection of potential improvements.
  • Master plan project definition and exploding to sub-tasks and milestones.
  • Daily communications with involved areas to plan and monitor daily tasks
  • Quality improvements and automation of data post-processing
  • Project Management
  • Preparation of the quotation for the customers.
  • Presentations (commercials and projects) to the customers.
  • Regular meetings with the customers
  • Risk analisys and action plan definitions

Requirements:

  • Experience in vehicle testing
  • Client orientation
  • Skills on Office pack and macros Excel.
  • Flexible schedule
  • Willing to travel abroad for testing and commercial visits
  • Self-motivated, proactive, and good team player role.

Added value:

  • Experience in LDV testing for Real Driving Emissions (RDE)
  • Experience in HDV testing for SORT, VTP and HDV testing Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM).
  • Knowledge of RDE and WLTP regulations
  • Technical knowledge of HDV related engines and powertrains
  • Experience in automotive sector
  • Experience measuring instruments and fitting external instrumentation to vehicle/engine
  • INCA and Diadem
  • Fuel / energy meters (HIOKI; AVL; Emerson…)
  • Experience in project management as well customer services
  • Expertise in whole vehicle testing specially for heavy duty vehicles (HDV) in PWT field, mainly fuel/energy consumption, and emissions

Education:

  • University Degree in Mechanic, Electronics or similar.

Languages:

  • Spanish and English fluent
  • French and German is valuable.

Shaping the Future of Automotive Engineering

Applus+ IDIADA is a global leader in automotive engineering, offering a dynamic and rewarding career opportunity for professionals passionate about shaping the future of mobility. As a TOP Employer certified company with over 3400 professionals from more than 20 countries, we provide a diverse and inclusive work environment that fosters innovation and growth with colleagues from over 50 nationalities contributing to a safer, more efficient, and sustainable vehicles.

Why join us?

Enjoy a highly flexible hybrid work model in a company that takes care of the employees’ wellbeing, offering work-life balance benefits such as subsidized canteen, free language courses, transport and coaching services.

Join a company that has a deep commitment to sustainability and push yourself to reach your full potential in a dynamic and challenging setting that values innovation and expertise.

Come & join us on the road to success.

#LI-Hybrid

Benefits:

  • Chance to work in a dynamic and challenging environment where you will be able to reach your full potential.
  • Constant learning and knowledge sharing with some of the most experienced engineers in the automotive industry.
  • Shuttle bus from Barcelona and Tarragona and Internal car sharing app, to promote the sustainable transportation.
  • We promote the training and constant learning and we offer paid specialized training and subsidized language courses.
  • Subsidized canteen.

Applus IDIADA is committed to equality,   diversity and inclusion . We don’t put limits on you, so don’t put limits on yourself either. There is a place for everyone.

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