As a Team Lead within the Chassis function, you will be responsible for leading end-toend 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 solid technical expertise in automotive design, program management capability, and leadership acumen to enhance team capability, foster innovation, and support cross-functional business objectives.

**Responsibilities

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, Trkiye,



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

Education

- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering; a masters degree is an advantage

Experience

- 13 to 22 years of 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

📌 Team LeadFrame & Safety Attachments (Kanchipuram)
🏢 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
📍 Kanchipuram