Khalil Sakakini
6 Sigma Master Black Belt, Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Senior Quality Engineer - Ford Battery Center of Excellence, Supplier Development
- Role
- Lithium Ion Battery Advaced Lead Quality Engineer at Ford Motor Company
- Location
- Canton, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Khalil Sakakini
Seasoned Electrical Engineer and certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt with multiple years\' experience. Expertise includes 20+ years in global automotive supplier development/LIB manufacturing and quality, alongside 20+ years in computer design. Proven leader of complex global projects across US, North Africa, Europe, and Asia, consistently enhancing product quality, optimizing efficiency, and boosting employee competency. Passionate about sustainable innovation, empowering workforces, and accelerating groundbreaking EV solutions to combat atmospheric carbonization.
Experience
Lithium Ion Battery Advaced Lead Quality Engineer
Nov 2021 — Present · Romulus, MI, US
Senior Lead Quality Engineer responsible for designing, documenting, and implementing quality assurance programs for the Lithium Ion Battery manufacturing process.• Pioneered non-destructive technologies (e.g, Ultrasound) for enhanced cell quality inspection.• Designed and implemented comprehensive quality assurance programs for LIB manufacturing.• Developed and deployed innovative methodologies, using \"lessons learned\" data analytics, to proactively resolve quality issues.• Spearheaded FIP QOS design and implementation for LIB manufacturing, aligning with Ford’s GPDS and PPAP.• Orchestrated global ‘Lessons Learned’ system for LIB issues, translating internal/external data into actionable insights for EV manufacturing sites.• Engineered and implemented robust LIB component traceability, significantly reducing diagnosis time for failing parts.• Led collaborative creation and launch of essential LIB quality documentation (e.g, DFMEA, PFMEA) with design and manufacturing engineers.• Partnered with cross-functional teams to procure advanced test equipment, establishing a state-of-the-art Quality Lab.• Provided critical technical support to Ford Product Design and Manufacturing Teams via comprehensive supplier reviews.• Led Six Sigma Green Belt training for 12 FIP employees. Coached multiple FIP Green Belt projects.
Education
Syracuse University
MS
University of Miami
MS
University of Bridgeport
BS
Skills
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Supplier Quality
- Root Cause Analysis
- Black Belt
- Dfmea
- Poka Yoke
- Product Development
- Six Sigma
- Negotiation
- Automotive
- Lean Manufacturing
- Electronics
- Ppap
- Iso
- Tqm
- Engineering
- Ts16949
- Supply Chain
- Kaizen
- 5 Why
- Smed
- Supplier Development
- Strategy
- Purchasing
- Value Stream Mapping
- Fmea
- Process Improvement
- Engineering Management
- Spc
- Project Management
- 5s
- Tpm
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Databases
- Quality System
- Minitab
- Testing
- Servers
- Supplier Evaluation
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