RMA Group, headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, is a multi-sector group with 9,000 employees and an operational presence in 16 countries. For 40 years, we have developed enduring partnerships to support the needs of our clients, underpinned by the core values of Innovation, Integrity and Endurance. Through its various businesses including RMA Automotive, Global Fleet Sales, Comin Asia and Express Food Group (EFG), RMA Group has established itself as the partner of choice for leading automotive, equipment, engineering services, and food brands in Southeast Asia and beyond.
We are looking for an Engineering Manager, reporting to the Head of After Sales and based out of our vehicle assembly facility on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand. The successful candidate will lead the homologation and certification capability to maximize the salability of fleet vehicles across target markets, with initial focus on a new vehicle launch. The role defines market strategies for type approval, aligns technical programs and evidence packages with regulatory requirements, and coordinates testing and third-party agency support.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and commence implementation of homologation strategy for target markets to support sales of a new vehicle to be launched, and other fleet programs.
- Gain deep familiarisation with the product and the evidence base from OEM testing undertaken for initial certified markets.
- Assess and align related technical development programs (e.g., emissions calibration changes, hardware changes, hot/cold/altitude validation) to ensure outputs support homologation requirements.
- Define European registration and type-approval approach for finite volumes (e.g., Small Series / Individual approval routes), covering both Stage I manufacturer requirements and full certification.
- Define and execute homologation plan for GCC markets (GSO-based), including required test documentation and evidence packages.
- Assess target-market regulatory requirements and required documentation; build a structured market-by-market view of ease/difficulty and required pathways.
- Evaluate need for third-party agency support; develop RFQ and coordinate selection of 23 candidate agencies to ensure cost efficiency and quality.
- Provide technical input to related certification initiatives (e.g., IVA-type programs for other vehicles) as required by business priorities.
- Support engineering change management, field actions and technical communications that impact certification status and compliance evidence.
- Ensure that after-sales activities (service repairs, retrofits, field modifications and parts replacement) do not compromise vehicle homologation or regulatory compliance.
- Support investigation and resolution of regulatory or certification issues identified in the field, including vehicle registration challenges or regulatory authority inquiries.
- Ensure that vehicle modifications performed by converters, body builders or integration partners remain compliant with applicable homologation requirements and certification scope.
- Monitor regulatory changes in target markets and assess potential impact on GFS vehicle programs and certification requirements.
Skills And Qualifications
- Strong homologation / certification experience in automotive, ideally across multiple geographies (Europe and/or GCC exposure preferred).
- Ability to interpret and translate regulatory requirements into test and documentation plans.
- Experience coordinating test programs (hot/cold/altitude, emissions, durability) and managing technical evidence packages.
- Confident stakeholder engagement across OEM partners, modifiers, regional teams and external agencies.
- Clear technical communication to non-technical stakeholders
- Regulatory Diplomacy & Persuasion
- Risk-Based Decision Making
- High-Level Technical Communication
- Confident in communicating in English both written and verba
- Experience working with vehicle modifiers, body builders or special vehicle integrators is highly desirable
RMA Group is an equal opportunity employer, with a diverse group of colleagues globally representing different cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs. Our values of Innovation, Integrity and Endurance are embedded in what we do, and we welcome applicants who are committed to respecting diversity of thought, and in living our values on a day-to-day basis.
