Application Product Technical Leader - eaxle at Valeo · Chennai

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

General Responsibilities

• Act as the first technical contact of the project internally & externally .
• Interface with the customer for the R&D subjects of the project, break down and cascade internally customer requests and needs.
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of components for product development.
• Ensure product development is completed within the defined budget, meeting the highest quality standards and design robustness.
• Ensure the implementation and integration of standardized platform solutions within the project
• Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, implementing active resolution plans.
• Organize reviews and technical meetings, addressing key issues and ensuring alignment between stakeholders.
• Monitor all topics from DRs, define action plans and ensure no late resolution
• Work on problem solving, with the support of the disciplines, monitor the progress and ensure no late resolution
• Report progress and escalate critical issues to the Project Manager or R&D Manager as required.
• Adhere to the specified development processes to ensure compliance with organizational (PDP, CPM, …) and industry standards (ASPICE, …).

Accountable for the deliverables:

• Organize, manage, control and monitor R&D deliverables per milestone according to PDP and CLPP with disciplines. Prepare deliverables reviews with Management on the required milestones (Raise Design Review, TMM, Engineering Gates Reviews)
• Manage the Bill of Material and associated product cost: ask for DtC activity if deviation to respect BOM cost target.
• Applies Standardization rules, exceptionally will request de-standardizations based on sound justifications

Responsible for the R&D detailed budgeting

• Contribute to identifying R&D needs, including resources, equipment, and investments required for successful project execution for CAAV
• Responsible for budgeted R&D hours approved in CAAV/Budget and/or IAR
• Monitor and track R&D hours and EBOM baseline , ensuring alignment with CAAV/Budget along the project, developing "back-on-track" plans if deviations occur.
• Identify and document Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as needed during the project lifecycle. Ensure the consolidation and communicate their impacts to the PM. No work on change implementation should proceed unless the additional budget is approved by PMC and updated in STR.
• Conduct monthly forecasts to estimate remaining work and ensure alignment with CAAV/Budget through the PRCL milestone.

Responsible for the detailed scheduling

• Develop and manage the L2 schedule, ensuring R&D activities align with key customer and organizational milestones.
• Develop a detailed breakdown of R&D activities to meet project milestones and align with the overall schedule.

Manage R&D contributors

• Daily management of 1st level R&D contributors - disciplines dedicated to the project, assign to them the work packages and tasks needed, according to project needs and ensure timely delivery of assigned tasks.
• Lead weekly R&D meetings with all contributors, focusing on key issues such as the SLI (Single List of Issues), schedule critical paths, and budget management. Documented discussions with clear meeting minutes.
• Ensure synchronization between disciplines by coordinating internal milestones and maintaining alignment across teams.
• Facilitate and arbitrate technical solutions in collaboration with discipline contributors when required.
• Conduct regular reviews with relevant stakeholders to ensure alignment between project needs, resource availability, and deliverable timelines.

People Hierarchical Management (only Principal Product Technical Leader, in the case of leading a team of PTLs)

• Manage his/her team: continuous team animation, perform annual appraisals, establish objectives, ….
• Competencies Evaluation & Identify gaps, define and implement the proper action plan (training plan or others)
• Responsible for training plan achievement on his/her team.
• Perform Weekly One On One R&D Meeting
• Participate with the team on problem solving if needed and to be focused on crucial corrective actions follow up till closure as planned

Job: Customer Applications Organization: R&I Schedule: Full time Employee Status: Regular Job Type: Permanent contract Job Posting Date: 2026-04-02 Join Us !Being part of our team, you will join:- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable developmentMore information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com