Senior Program Manager

Daimler Truck AG

Senior Program Manager overseeing vehicle diagnostics engineering and tools for commercial vehicles. Leading a team in a hybrid environment with a focus on innovation and quality assurance.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeBengaluru • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityJava.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement of vehicle diagnostics for engineering and diagnostic tools development and support across development, production, and aftersales for commercial vehicles.
Manage a team of diagnostics engineers, tools developers, protocol specialists, and analysts, providing technical guidance, mentorship, performance management, and fostering a collaborative and innovation‑driven culture.
Formulate, execute, and track diagnostics programs and projects covering diagnostic concepts, data models, and tooling in compliance with industry standards such as UDS (ISO 14229), ASAM-SOVD, ODX (ISO 22901), and OTX (ISO 13209).
End‑to‑end responsibility for the development and deployment of diagnostics technologies and tester protocols, aligned to current E/E architectures and the transition toward software‑defined vehicle (SDV) architectures.
Lead diagnostic protocol development for tester tools, including ECU communication, diagnostic services, flashing, coding, routines, and variant handling for development, production, and service use cases.
Ensure diagnostics readiness for production and aftersales and remote diagnostics solutions.
Lead the team of Product Owners for diagnostic engineering tools and platforms, defining product vision, roadmap, feature prioritization, and lifecycle management.
Perform impact analysis related to diagnostics content changes, ECU updates, and architecture evolution, ensuring backward compatibility and regulatory compliance.
Maintain strong awareness of vehicle cybersecurity standards and secure diagnostics concepts, ensuring diagnostics solutions align with cybersecurity requirements (e.g., secure access, authentication, authorization) in collaboration with cybersecurity teams.
Effective and timely stakeholder management across vehicle development, manufacturing, aftersales, IT, cybersecurity, and Global suppliers.
Active and engaged member of the cross‑functional Diagnostics, Cyber Security, Functional Safety, and E/E Architecture organization.
Act as regional lead for diagnostics processes, standards, and work products, ensuring consistency, scalability, and high quality across global programs.
Work closely with vehicle system and component owners throughout the development lifecycle to implement, validate, and release diagnostics content aligned to global processes.
Constantly challenge the status quo, strengthen team competencies, and identify opportunities to expand diagnostics capabilities, tools, and service value propositions.
Create and execute project strategies with roadmaps at team level to expand diagnostics ownership and responsibility at the India location.
Drive innovation in diagnostics by enabling problem identification, development of problem statements, ideation of new diagnostic solutions, creation of Proof of Concepts, early productization, and patent generation where applicable.
Lead cross‑functional activities and collaborate closely with leadership teams, suppliers, and partners as required.
Ensure quality, reliability, and timeliness of all diagnostics deliverables across programs.
Ensure continuous knowledge build‑up, performance monitoring, and structured feedback for team members.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12–18 years of industry experience with B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Engineering or related disciplines (Automotive, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, or similar).
Strong professional experience in automotive vehicle diagnostics, including definition, development, and deployment of diagnostics solutions across vehicle development, production, and aftersales phases.
Proven expertise in automotive diagnostic standards and data models, including UDS (ISO 14229), ODX (ISO 22901), OTX (ISO 13209) & AUTOSAR Standards
Hands‑on or working experience in diagnostic protocol development for testers, including ECU communication, flashing, variant coding, routines, and service workflows.
Working coding proficiency in Java and C# (.NET), with experience or working knowledge in developing or extending:
– Diagnostic tester applications and automation tools
– Backend or desktop tools supporting diagnostics workflows
– Scripts or utilities for diagnostics validation, data handling, or tooling integration
Ability to review, guide, and technically mentor teams on Java and C#‑based diagnostics tools and frameworks, even when not contributing as a full‑time developer.
Working awareness of Software‑Defined Vehicle (SDV) and Service‑Oriented Vehicle Diagnostics (SOVD) concepts, architectural direction, and industry evolution, with the ability to collaborate effectively with platform architects and Diagnostic Steering Committees.
Experience acting as Product Owner or Feature Owner for diagnostic tools or platforms, including roadmap creation, backlog prioritization, and lifecycle ownership.
Good understanding of production and aftersales diagnostics toolchains, including manufacturing diagnostics, EOL testing, workshop service tools, and remote diagnostics interfaces.
2+ years of direct people management experience as a line manager, leading diagnostics or software engineering teams of approximately 10–15 members.
Strong experience in program and project management, including planning, execution, dependency management, risk mitigation, and delivery against schedule, cost, and quality targets.
Working knowledge of vehicle cybersecurity standards and secure diagnostics concepts, including awareness of ISO/SAE 21434 and secure access mechanisms for diagnostic data.
Solid understanding of vehicle E/E architectures, ECUs, and in‑vehicle networks (CAN, LIN, Ethernet) and their impact on diagnostics system design.
Proven ability to collaborate across global and cross‑functional teams, including diagnostics, E/E architecture, cybersecurity, manufacturing, aftersales, suppliers, and steering committees.
Experience working in multi‑cultural and multi‑regional automotive environments, including collaboration with Europe and North America.
Demonstrated credentials in driving innovation, process optimization, and competency development within engineering organizations.
Strong analytical thinking, problem‑solving ability, and clear communication skills suited to a senior leadership role in a complex automotive environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible to travel globally based on business needs for supplier discussions, technical reviews, and program management activities.

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Hard Skills & Tools

automotive vehicle diagnosticsdiagnostic protocol developmentECU communicationflashingvariant codingJavaC#diagnostic tester applicationsdata handlingvehicle E/E architectures

Soft Skills

technical guidancementorshipperformance managementstakeholder managementcollaborationinnovationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcommunicationteam leadership

Certifications

B.E.B.TechM.E.M.TechISO 14229ISO 22901ISO 13209AUTOSAR StandardsISO/SAE 21434