About the role
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI), headquartered in Bengaluru with a satellite office in Pune, is the largest R&D center for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outside of Germany. Our mission is to drive innovation and excellence in automotive engineering, digitalization, and sustainable mobility solutions, shaping the future of mobility.
Key Responsibilities:- Manage system-level approvals for safety disciplines in accordance with EU and global regulatory requirements.
- Perform component-level certification checks and ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
- Collect and validate certification data, including technical data, drawings, and information required for technical descriptions.
- Extract and consolidate technical information from engineering drawings and supplier component approvals.
- Prepare certification-related information documents and supporting technical documentation.
- Evaluate engineering changes from a certification and regulatory compliance perspective and assess their impact on vehicle compliance.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including technical services, to ensure timely completion of certification activities.
- Plan and organize certification tests and support R&D teams and technical services during testing activities.
- Manage certification milestones, timelines, and deliverables to ensure compliance with project targets.
- Monitor, understand, and track applicable global automotive regulations and assess their impact on vehicle and system certification.
- 4–6 years of experience in automotive homologation, certification, or regulatory affairs, preferably with an OEM.
- Strong background in vehicle homologation and certification processes.
- Good knowledge of international homologation processes, including EU and global requirements.
- Ability to interpret and apply European and international technical regulations.
- Knowledge of active and passive safety certification requirements for vehicle systems.
- Experience with automotive regulations and/or vehicle exterior and compliance-related components.
- Ability to perform risk analysis related to overall vehicle compliance.
- Strong coordination, stakeholder management, and time-management skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office and preparation of technical documentation and presentations.
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking with a goal- and result-oriented approach.
- Excellent communication, presentation, teamwork, and customer-oriented skills.
- Proficiency in English; German language skills are an added advantage.