Kunal Thakor

About Kunal Thakor

I am a graduate student in Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University, passionate about manufacturing, process engineering, product development, and optimization. I am seeking full-time roles in Supplier Development/ Quality, Manufacturing Quality and Process Engineering, where I can apply my skills to drive impactful results.Most recently, I worked as a Supplier Industrialization Engineer Intern at Tesla, where I supported supplier ramp-up, process qualification, and production readiness for critical propulsion components, delivering cost savings and quality improvements through PPAP/ APQP, Cp/Cpk, run-at-rate and statistical validation.Previously, at Sulzer, I worked as a Manufacturing Quality Engineer for 2.5 years, driving product development and process improvement projects that reduced production costs and lead times using Root Cause Analysis, PFMEA, and DFM/DFA.At Texas A&M, I’ve applied my skills to academic projects in Lean Production System Design (Value Stream Mapping), Solar Performance Prediction (Python), and Warehouse Optimization (Integer Programming)

Experience

1. Global Npi Project Manager

   Foxconn Industrial Internet Usa

   Dec 2025 — Present · Mount Pleasant, WI, US

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering

  2016 — 2020

• Texas A&M University

  Master of Science - MS, Industrial Engineering