Lead - Vehicle Systems

Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

MTBI, part of the TRATON group, seeks a senior leader in vehicle design in Pune (Hybrid). You will oversee end-to-end vehicle design, homologation, and integration across cabin, chassis, and components.

You will lead a team of engineers, translate customer requirements into technical solutions, define roadmaps, and ensure on-time delivery while driving cost optimization and compliance with automotive standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineers in automotive design and development.
• Strong ability to translate customer needs into technical solutions.
• Proven track record delivering complex vehicle programs on time.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end vehicle design from concept to release.
• Lead design and integration of chassis, cabins, and components.
• Define product roadmap, engineering strategy and tech direction.
• Coordinate design validation and engineering sign-off activities.
• Mentor a team of engineers in vehicle integration and development.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to identify customer needs.
• Drive innovation, modularization and platform commonality initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with automotive standards and homologation requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

System integration

Vehicle design

Project planning

Job description

We are part of The TRATON organization and shares purpose of “Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.”. This is what defines us as a Group. It’s not the purpose itself that makes us different, but how we execute it together and how seriously we take this commitment.

At TRATON, you are part of something bigger! We are convinced that the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. Together with our brands Scania, MAN, International and Volkswagen Truck & Bus we have the power to bring about decisive change and overcome the challenges of our time, such as advancing climate change, the growing importance of sustainability, decarbonization and digitalization.

We are now looking for a new colleague within Cabin and Chassis, who wants to join this change journey.

• Wha t kind of position/job is this? This is a permanent position
• Where is the job located? The role is located in Pune (Hybrid working policy)

With Us
Growing through collaboration

At MTBI , we see ourselves as the sum of the skills, interests, competencies, ideas and backgrounds of our individual employees. As part of a global team of industry experts, you will have the opportunity to think bigger, gain more experience and achieve higher goals. By joining Us, you will also become part of our transformation. We are a flexible and agile team where you can actively participate in the further development of our company

What Defines Us

Our Core Values

• Customer First: Our customers need to be the reference for what we do and don’t do. Our reason of being – and ability to thrive – is defined through how well we manage to solve our customers’ current and future problems.
• Respect: Mutual respect is necessary for psychological safety, individual responsibility and creativity. It is also required as we want collaboration within and between teams, creative improvements and efficient processes.
• Team spirit: We work together to create synergies, learn from each other, deliver value and make use of our unique strengths. We can only win together. Team spirit is the foundation of all collaboration.
• Responsibility: Acting with responsibility and integrity always pays off in the long run – not only for society and environment – but also for the company’s competitiveness.
• Elimination Of Waste: A relentless search for waste – activities with no value – is imperative to our continued competitiveness

Responsible for end-to-end vehicle design starting from concept evaluation till release of complete vehicle. The role will lead the development of innovative, application-focused vehicle integration solutions aligned with customer requirements while ensuring successful product development, homologation and product standardization.

To ensure that you will-

• Develop and lead team of highly capable engineers across areas of design and development of complete vehicle lifecycle.
• Develop application-focused vehicle component integration solutions based on customer requirements and market needs.
• Define and execute the product roadmap, engineering strategy, and technology direction for vehicle programs.
• Defining functional requirements and co-ordinate/lead design validation, and engineering sign-off activities as per requirement fulfillment.
• Lead the design and integration of chassis, cabins, and special application components for diverse vehicle applications.
• Ensure complete vehicle packaging, mechanical integration, and system compatibility across vehicle subsystems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to review and achieve key product development milestones.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers responsible for vehicle integration, design, and product development activities.
• Work closely with global stakeholders to identify customer needs and drive new product development and portfolio expansion.
• Promote innovation and adoption of new technologies to enhance future vehicle platforms and product competitiveness.
• Hands-on experience on product standardization, modularization, and platform commonality initiatives to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Good know-how about compliance with applicable automotive standards, regulations, and vehicle homologation requirements.
• Experience of delivering projects, assessing technical risks, resource planning, and delivery commitments to ensure successful program execution.
• Driving continuous improvement in vehicle performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost optimization.
• Experience on simultaneous engineering, enabling faster and efficient development of products
• System/Vehicle Release and experience with Legislative Norms
• Cost Optimization Programs and Manufacturing Technology knowhow