Job Description

Inside the Role

Inside the Role
This role serves as the Technical Fellow (T1) for Engineering Integrity, Compliance & System Concepts for (e)-Powertrain, providing technical leadership to ensure rapid product development does not compromise safety, robustness, validation rigor, or regulatory compliance. The role provides system-level technical oversight across electric and electrified powertrain programs and helps shape vehicle-level engineering quality strategy, validation completeness, technical risk management, and cross-functional alignment across concepts, design, safety, validation, and supplier interfaces.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

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What You Drive at DTNA

General Responsibilities of Tech Fellow:

• Technical Fellows are recognized throughout DTNA as a technical expert and leading in a strategic and complex technical discipline. They must have a strong Daimler network and are expected to establish and maintain industry connections.
• Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems within technical discipline and ensures continuous improvement.
• Anticipates business challenges and regulatory issues affecting technical discipline
• Develops technical roadmap for responsible technical discipline as part of DTNA’s strategy to advance the state-of-the-art
• DTNA is leading the industry in responsible area
• Coaches Engineering and other affected departments on all levels in important topics in area of technical discipline
• Gives inspiring technical presentations – technical meetings, Tech Talks and Engineering training
• Finds, tackles and solves knowledge gaps within the technical discipline by effectively communicating within Daimler, the industry and academia
• Own knowledge is continuously growing and shared within Daimler with focus on DTNA
• Safeguards intellectual property
• Publishes technical articles, technical specifications, standards and white papers
• Represents DTNA in external technical groups, forums and societies

Engineering Integrity, Compliance & System Concepts for (e)-Powertrain Tech Fellow Responsibilities:

• Lead engineering integrity, validation discipline, and quality strategy across vehicle programs for electric and electrified powertrain systems, ensuring engineering decisions remain robust, safe, and compliant.
• Provide independent system-level technical oversight for complex vehicle and propulsion system decisions, including requirements traceability, validation completeness, and risk identification early in development.
• Drive development and continuous improvement of vehicle-level validation strategies, including DV/PV planning, milestone and gate readiness, and alignment between design, validation, quality, and functional safety requirements.
• Ensure adherence to key engineering quality processes such as DFMEA/PFMEA, structured issue tracking, root-cause analysis, and proactive risk mitigation for complex technical issues.
• Verify traceability to internal engineering standards, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and functional safety expectations across the responsible technical discipline.
• Partner across Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and supplier organizations to improve documentation consistency, validation discipline, and technical execution across programs.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex engineering challenges, supplier validation interfaces, and cross-organizational quality topics impacting vehicle-level product integrity.
• Represent DTNA in external technical forums and standards activities, translate industry best practices into internal processes, and strengthen the organization through coaching, mentoring, and technical leadership.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline required; Other relevant advanced degrees, including MBA preferred.
• 12 years of relevant industry experience in a strategic and complex technical discipline; equivalent progression through advanced technical leadership roles may be considered.
• Deep expertise in heavy-duty commercial vehicle systems engineering, including vehicle electrical/electronic systems, high-voltage architecture and safety, battery and (e-)Powertrain systems, validation, and engineering quality.
• Demonstrated experience developing vehicle-level validation strategies and ensuring traceability to requirements, standards, regulatory obligations, and functional safety expectations.
• Strong working knowledge of DFMEA/PFMEA, DV/PV planning and execution, analytical failure analysis, structured problem solving, and risk management for complex technical systems.
• Proven ability to lead technical decisions and influence outcomes across cross-functional teams, global stakeholders, and supplier partners in a fast-paced product development environment.
• Recognized technical leadership with the ability to coach engineers and managers, deliver high-impact technical guidance, and raise organizational capability in strategic technical areas.
• Industry engagement through standards development, technical committees, publications, or external technical forums is strongly preferred.
• Domestic and international travel is required, as needed, up to 20% per year.

Additional Job Description

• This position is part of the DTNA Tech Fellow Program; please see specific program details for education and experience required
• Serves as the regarded expert in their field
• Requires in-depth breadth of expertise in work field with broad knowledge of cross-functional areas
• Solves unique and highly complex problems that have broad impact on the business
• Serves as the source of authoritative advice on solutions and accountable for body of knowledge in area of expertise
• Anticipates business or industry issues and recommend large scale product, process, or service improvements
• Leads programs with notable risk and complexity and develop strategy for program execution
• Negotiates with and influences key stakeholders internally and externally
• Communicates abstract, complex ideas to gain trust and buy-in from others

Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

Portland, OR US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type:

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we’re building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA’s legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future – building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all.

That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving.

Additional Information

• Visa sponsorship will only be open to current Daimler Truck North America employees working under an existing U.S. Daimler Truck North America Visa

• All other applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application

• Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check

• Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen

• Contractors, professional services, or other contingent workers should confirm with their local agency if they are eligible to apply for FTE positions

• EEO - Disabled/Veterans

Daimler Truck North America is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

For an accommodation or special assistance with applying for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at 503-745-8982 or toll free 800-206-3369. For TTY/TDD enabled call 503-745-2137 or toll free 866-355-6935.