Technical Application Owner - Customer Applications

Daimler Trucks North America LLC; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC is seeking a Technical Application Owner to connect customer needs with engineering solutions. You will define vehicle application profiles, analyze requirements with Product Management and Sales, and translate them into engineering specifications for cab, chassis, drivetrain and EE domains.

The role emphasizes international collaboration, strong communication, and the ability to drive roadmaps while balancing feasibility and business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Automotive or Industrial Engineering or comparable technical discipline.
• 8–15 years of experience in commercial vehicle technology or vehicle systems.
• Experience in vehicle development or product engineering.
• Ability to gather, analyze and describe customer and market requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in international, cross-functional environments.
• Ability to translate customer needs into clear technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define, describe and improve vehicle application profiles, use cases and operating scenarios for markets and customer segments.
• Analyze customer requirements with Product Management, Sales and customers.
• Translate application requirements into technical product properties and engineering requirements.
• Define and maintain application roadmaps and support future product concepts.
• Align technical target values for vehicle applications across functions and projects.
• Provide initial feasibility assessment for technical feasibility with the architecture team.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Sales.
• Monitor market trends and customer needs to support future development.

Skills

Vehicle development experience

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical requirement translation

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Automotive/Industrial)

Job description

Tasks

As a Technical Application Owner, you play a key role in connecting customer needs, global market requirements and engineering solutions. You ensure that engineering projects meet the needs of customers across different markets and operating conditions in each specific application and use case.

• Define, describe and continuously improve vehicle application profiles, use cases and operating scenarios for relevant markets and customer segments.
• Analyze customer requirements and operational needs in close collaboration with Product Management, Sales organizations and customers.
• Translate application requirements into technical product properties, target values and engineering requirements.
• Define and maintain application roadmaps and support the development of future product concepts.
• Align technical target values for vehicle applications across functions and development projects.
• Provide a first tough assessment for technical feasibility within the respective main modules (cab, chassis, drivetrain and EE) together with the product architecture team.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management and Sales.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs and competitive solutions to support future product development.

Qualifications

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Industrial Engineering or comparable technical discipline.
• Strong understanding of commercial vehicle technology and vehicle systems with 8 to 15 year of experience.
• Several years of experience in vehicle development, product engineering or a comparable technical role.
• Experience in gathering, analyzing and describing customer and market requirements.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate customer needs into clear technical requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in international and cross-functional environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly and concisely to diverse global audiences.
• Excellent spoken and written English skills with the ability to communicate clearly, confidently and effectively in a global engineering environment.
• Open-minded personality with a strong interest in collaborating across cultures and regions.

The successful candidate:

• Thinks from the customer application back to the product solution.
• Combines technical expertise with strong customer orientation.
• Builds trust and alignment across international and cross-functional teams.
• Communicates complex topics in a clear, structured and globally understandable manner.
• Balances customer needs, technical feasibility and business objectives in a pragmatic way.