Validation Lead

Role Overview

The Validation Lead will be the owner of Kazam's validation strategy across AC & DC chargers, responsible not only for ensuring technical test coverage but also for shaping the validation culture and team direction. This role requires a hands-on leader who can balance lab execution with cross-functional leadership, while being the forefront face of validation quality to both internal teams and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Validation Strategy & Execution

? Define validation methodology, coverage matrix, and acceptance criteria for AC (3.322 kW) and DC (3-12 kW+) chargers.

? Own DVP, FAT, interoperability, and certification readiness test plans.

? Ensure end-to-end system validation including power, safety, communication, and environmental performance.

2. Leadership & Team Development

? Build and lead a multi-disciplinary validation team (system, hardware, firmware).

? Provide technical mentorship, set performance expectations, and foster a culture of accountability and precision.

? Act as the forefront leader driving test rigor, team motivation, and proactive problem solving.

3. Lab & Infrastructure Ownership

? Define and procure test instruments (AC/DC sources, loads, analyzers, communication simulators, safety testers).

? Establish validation lab safety protocols and ensure world-class setup and upkeep.

? Drive automation and digitalization of test processes.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration

? Serve as the single point of validation leadership for Hardware, Firmware, Manufacturing, and Compliance teams.

? Align validation schedules with product milestones, highlighting risks early with mitigation plans.

? Work closely with compliance bodies (BIS, CE, ICAT, ARAI, UL) to accelerate certifications.

5. Visibility, Reporting & Governance

? Maintain structured documentation: test strategies, reports, defect traceability.

? Present validation status, insights, and gaps to management and customers when required.

? Be the voice of the testing team within Kazam, ensuring validation remains central to product quality and release decisions.

Key Requirements

Education:

? B.Tech/M.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Power Electronics, or related field.

Experience:

? 710 years in validation/testing of power electronics, automotive, or EVSE domain.

? Proven leadership in building or leading validation/test teams.

? Hands-on experience with AC/DC EV chargers, high-voltage systems, and lab safety.

? Strong knowledge of communication protocols (CAN, OCPP, ISO 15118, CCS, CHAdeMO).

? Proficient in developing vehicle level DVP for function test, performance test & environmental tests.

Skills:

? Leadership: Ability to inspire, lead, and elevate validation engineers and technicians.

? Technical Depth: Strong in test methodologies (functional, safety, reliability, EMI/EMC).

? Lab Expertise: Skilled with instruments like power analyzers, scopes, DAQ, electronic loads.

? Standards Knowledge: Familiar with IEC 61851, IS 17017, UL, CE, ISO 15118.

? Communication: Strong reporting and cross-team collaboration skills.

? Ownership: Comfortable being the face of validation quality to leadership and external bodies.

Why Join Kazam

? Lead validation for the fastest-growing EV charger portfolio in India.

? Build and own Kazam's world-class validation lab and processes.

? Be the frontline leader driving how quality and reliability are ensured in chargers powering India's EV revolution.

? Opportunity to shape and scale a high-performance team with global exposure.