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The Technology Manager – Electrical & Cab Systems will lead the MTP India engineering team responsible for Electrical Lines Integration (ELI) and Cab systems , providing people leadership, technical direction, system ownership, and execution excellence across current and future Medium Tractor Products.

The role will build and develop a strong India-based systems engineering organization capable of partnering effectively with global MTP teams and delivering product-development commitments across scope, timing, cost, quality, reliability and customer requirements .

The Technology Manager will be accountable for developing engineering capability, assuring technical quality, deploying resources against business priorities, strengthening global collaboration, and developing the next generation of technical and project leaders within the organization.

The proposed organization already combines Electrical Lines Integration & Cab under one SG24 Technology Manager and identifies the team as an L4 systems organization.

Lead the Electrical & Cab Systems Organization

Lead the MTP India Electrical Lines Integration and Cab Systems team.

Define India/global workshare and grow India system project ownership.

Own technical direction for electrical installation and cab systems.

Deliver to scope, timing, cost and quality targets.

mitigate technical and schedule risks.

Close design, manufacturing, supplier and field issues on time.

Act as primary India interface for global Electrical & Cab stakeholders.





Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, suppliers and quality.

Drive mentoring, knowledge transfer, Lean/CPI and automation.

People Leadership & Talent Development

Attract, develop and retain high-performing engineering talent.

Coach on performance and build succession for critical roles.

Foster ownership, inclusion and continuous improvement.

The current organizational proposal anticipates Technology Managers with a focused L4 mandate and approximately 15 to 20 direct reports .

Bachelor's/master's in electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics or Automotive Engineering.

Solid product-development experience in off-highway, automotive or similar complex products.

Proven experience leading engineering teams.

Track record delivering to scope, schedule, cost and quality.

Experience working with global, cross-functional teams.

Preferred Experience

Experience with electrical installation, electrical architecture, harnessing, cab/operator environment or related machine systems.

Experience leading subsystem or machine-level engineering.

Experience with NPI, NTI, NSI and current-product engineering.

Experience with product cost, quality improvement and manufacturing/supplier collaboration.

Experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams.

Lean, CPI or Six Sigma experience.

Proven record of developing electrical and cab engineers into subsystem and L4 owners.

Experience building skill matrices and development plans for electrical and cab competencies.

Strength in setting clear goals and running regular performance check-ins.

Ability to differentiate performance, recognize top talent and address gaps promptly.

Experience leading 15–20 direct reports, including leads and engineers at mixed levels.

Track record of succession planning and retaining critical technical talent.

This position may require travel up to 10%

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

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📌 Manager - Technology & Innovation (Chennai)
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