Nikhil Rajendrakumar

Project Manager @Pwo Group

Kitchener, ON, CA

Managing stamping and structural assembly programs from concept to SOP, aligning tool budgets (USD 6M+) and capital investments (USD 3M+) with APQP milestones and launch timelines.• Leading product launches for body, brake, suspension, and electrical components across VW and Stellantis platforms (USD 50M+ lifetime value), ensuring compliance with IATF 16949:2016, VDA 6.3, and OEM-specific standards.• Driving scope control and SOW development through contract reviews and coordination with Sales, Procurement, and Operations.• Overseeing industrialization with PSHSR compliance and equipment buy-offs for gluing, spot/resistance welding, and labeling, ensuring ROI and Run-at-Rate readiness.• Tracking key KPIs like tool amortization variance, CoPQ, and run-at-rate OEE to support milestone reviews and cost control.• Successfully led Stellantis Mass Production Audit Level 2, achieving new supplier induction.• Supporting Engineering with GD & T reviews, tolerance verification, and drawing checks for manufacturability and weld feasibility.• Owning change management and PPAP revalidations under customer-driven ECNs, ensuring documentation accuracy and timing alignment.• Facilitating DFMEA, Control Plan creation, and design reviews for AHSS and galvanized steels, focusing on formability, corrosion resistance, and weld integrity.• Optimizing packaging design, fleet strategy, and logistics routing while mitigating risks and ensuring schedule adherence across all phases.

Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

Gandhi Institute of Technology & Management (GITAM) University, Visakhapatnam

Master of Technology - MTech

École De Technologie Supérieure

Summer School

Concordia University

Master of Engineering - MEng