Vehicle Testing Engineer - Fuel Economy

Daimler Truck; Chennai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Daimler Truck seeks a performance validation engineer to plan and execute DV/PV activities focused on fluid efficiency, benchmark testing, and test case strategies with design engineering. You will coordinate instrumentation, facilities, budgets, and resources for vehicle testing in Chennai, analyzing results and triaging defects with cross-functional teams.

The role involves developing DVPs, validation plans, and detailed test cases; performing development and final validation tests; and

Qualifications

• Graduate / Post Graduate in Engineering with vehicle testing skills
• Commercial Vehicle Fuel Economy Testing
• Data Acquisition system on CAN
• VECTO / CO2 Compliance Support
• Vehicle Performance & Driveline Analysis
• Statistical Data Analysis and Benchmarking

Responsibilities

• Developing DVPs, validation plans, and detailed test cases jointly with design engineering and stakeholders
• Coordinating facilities, instrumentation, tools, budgets, and resources required for system and vehicle test execution
• Executing development and final validation tests across functional, performance, reliability and integrated vehicle domains
• Analyzing results, documenting defects, and driving issue triage and follow-up recommendations with design and integration teams
• Reporting readiness, test outcomes, residual issues, and sign-off recommendations to program and engineering leadership

Skills

CAN data acquisition

CAN

Vehicle performance

Driveline analysis

Statistical data analysis

Benchmarking

Python

Power BI

Excel

Data analysis tools

Education

Graduate / Postgraduate in Engineering

Tools

AVL

CANape

INCA

Excel

Python

Power BI

Job description

Is responsible for planning and executing performance validation activities, focused on fluid efficiency & benchmark testing, developing DV/PV and test case strategies with design engineering, coordinating instrumentation, resources, and test execution readiness, analyzing results and triaging defects, and supporting sign-off decisions through structured evidence and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Developing DVPs, validation plans, and detailed test cases jointly with design engineering and stakeholders
• Coordinating facilities, instrumentation, tools, budgets, and resources required for system and vehicle test execution
• Executing development and final validation tests across functional, performance, reliability and integrated vehicle domains
• Analyzing results, documenting defects, and driving issue triage and follow-up recommendations with design and integration teams
• Reporting readiness, test outcomes, residual issues, and sign-off recommendations to program and engineering leadership

Qualifications

Graduate / Post Graduate in Engineering with below vehicle testing skills

Commercial Vehicle Fuel Economy Testing

Data Acquisition system on CAN

VECTO / CO2 Compliance Support

AVL, CANape, INCA, Excel, Python, Power BI

Vehicle Performance & Driveline Analysis

Statistical Data Analysis and Benchmarking

• Locations SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, Oragadam, Mathur Post, Chennai, TN, 602105, IN (On-site)