Nishant Kumar

About Nishant Kumar

I am a Product Quality Engineer with 8+ years of experience leading NPI quality, production ramp, and high-volume manufacturing across energy storage and regulated hardware environments.At Tesla, I lead product quality strategy for Powerwall programs (Z1, Z2) in an automated manufacturing environment producing units per shift. My work focuses on launch readiness, risk mitigation (PFMEA, DOE, SPC), supplier quality engagement, and scalable process control to support stable, high-throughput production.Previously, I have built ISO-compliant Quality Management Systems, driven 30% defect reduction initiatives, delivered $850K in cost avoidance, and supported cross-functional engineering teams across renewable energy and medical device manufacturing.Core focus areas:• Product lifecycle quality• NPI & production ramp• Supplier quality & FAT/SAT• Failure analysis & root cause (8D, FTA)• Process capability & statistical control• Cross-functional engineering collaborationI am particularly interested in product quality roles within robotics, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing environments.

Experience

1. Quality Engineer

   Tesla

   May 2025 — Present · Reno, NV, US

   Lead end-to-end product quality strategy across NPI builds and production ramp in a high-volume automated environment• Drive risk mitigation using PFMEA, DOE, SPC, and structured validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) to improve first-pass yield and launch readiness.• Partner with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain to align quality strategy with throughput and cost targets.• Own supplier quality engagement including FAT/SAT execution, corrective action implementation, and failure analysis.• Support ongoing production quality through CTQ monitoring, layered audits, and statistical control deployment.

Education

• Vellore Institute of Technology

  B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering

  2007 — 2011

• Queen's University

  Masters, Mechanical Engineering

  2014

Skills

• Teamwork
• Product Development
• Facebook Ad Strategy
• Engineering
• Python
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Shopify Expert
• Autocad
• Simulink
• C++
• Mechanical Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Decision-Making
• Factiva
• Project Management
• Solidworks
• Spss
• Matlab
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• Solid Edge
• Machine Learning
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Autocad Civil 3d
• Leadership
• Data Modeling
• Operations Management
• Ansys
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Mhpro
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Data Analysis
• Six Sigma