Project Manager Real Driving Emissions projects and proces improvement

Applus

Santa Oliva, EShybridPosted Aug 4, 2026
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Skills

excel

About the role

Company Description

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

Job Description

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

Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

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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