Tasks****Tasks

As a Team Lead within the Chassis function, you will be responsible for leading end-to-end engineering of safety attachments for commercial vehicles. You will drive project execution in collaboration with global teams, ensure adherence to regulatory and quality standards, and lead a team of engineers to deliver defect-free products aligned with project timelines. This role requires strong technical expertise in automotive design, program management capability, and leadership acumen to enhance team capability, foster innovation, and support cross-functional business objectives.

Technical & Project Leadership

- Lead the design, development, validation, and release of frame-mounted safety systems, including rear and side underrun protection systems
- Deliver project milestones and Quality Gate requirements in line with time, quality, and cost objectives
- Drive engineering decisions balancing safety, quality, manufacturability, cost, and customer needs
- Ensure compliance with global regulations, internal standards, and product development processes
- Lead verification, validation, and proactive project risk management

People Leadership

- Lead, coach, and develop a team of seven engineers and system leads
- Drive performance, capability development, and succession planning
- Build a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement

Stakeholder & International Collaboration

- Collaborate with engineering and project teams across Germany, Türkiye, Brazil, and India
- Represent the team in global reviews, technical discussions, and management reporting
- Build strong cross-functional and cross-regional relationships to ensure successful project execution

Operational Excellence

- Drive material cost-efficiency targets, key performance indicators, and engineering best practices
- Champion digitalization, design optimization, complexity reduction, and cost improvement

Governance & Compliance

- Ensure adherence to Daimler Truck policies, quality standards, and internal processes while promoting safety,



integrity, and accountability

Qualifications****Qualifications

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering; a master’s degree is an advantage

Experience

- Extensive experience in automotive product development, ideally within a commercial vehicle OEM
- Proven leadership of engineering teams in an OEM and experience in global, multicultural organizations

Key Skills & Competencies

- Strong expertise in commercial vehicle structures, frame systems, and safety attachments
- Sound program management knowledge and understanding of automotive development and release processes
- Proven people leadership and engineering talent development
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and intercultural collaboration skills
- Ability to influence across functions and locations, with a business-oriented and improvement-driven mindset

Why Join Us? This role offers the prospect to lead a highly visible engineering domain, shape future commercial vehicle safety solutions, and work with experts across Germany, Türkiye, Brazil, and India. It is ideal for a strong technical leader who enjoys developing people, building global networks, and delivering results across cultures and regions.

Our company culture****Our company culture

At Daimler Truck, we promote diversity and foster an inclusive corporate culture. We value the individual strengths of our employees, as these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company. Inclusion and Equal opportunities are important to us – regardless of where you come from and who you are. We look forward to receiving applications from people of all cultures and genders, parents, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTIQ+ community.

- Job number:

8204
- Publication period:

09/15/2026 - 09/28/2026

- Location:

Chennai
- Organization:

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited
- Job Category:

Research and Development incl. Design
- Working hours:

Full time

To Location: Chennai, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited

Contact

Recruiter

Name: Sam Pradheepan

📌 Team Leader - Safety Attachments (Chennai)
🏢 Daimler Truck
📍 Chennai