Aditya Divekar

Senior Technical Program Manager at Lucid Motors | Engineering Management, Northwestern University |

10.8

Years of Experience

Education

northwestern university, northwestern university, vit, savitribai phule pune university

Companies

nikola motor company, byton, albertsons, schaeffler, mahindra mahindra, honeywell

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Experience

2020 - Present
nikola motor company
Technical Program Manager, Fuel Cell Systems
Responsible for engineering and delivering the Fuel Cell Module, HV DCDC, Intake/Exhaust, H2 Storage across 2 vehicle/product platforms • Collaborated with purchasing and engineering, sourcing suppliers for key systems at 10%+ under budget • Created realistic accelerated program timelines, shortening typical product development times by 4+ months • Established accountability by defining KPIs and deliverables for teams, facilitated task management using JIRA, tracked progress and communicated status to all levels using scorecards, hitting 90%+ major milestones • Instituted Agile mindset in the team, coordinated daily stand-ups, bi-weekly sprint planning and retrospective meetings to track sprint progress, improving the tasks closure rate from 28% to 77%+ within just 3 sprints • Drove meetings at all levels to identify risks and plan for mitigation considering trade-offs, to provide escalation, delivering 90%+ parts including software on time for various tests and prototype builds • Coordinated meetings for technical specifications, DFMEA, validation, design review, and change management
2018 - 2020
byton
Assistant Program Manager (L4), Program Management
• Achieved 10%+ BOM cost reduction by establishing a robust BOM cost estimation, reporting, and controlling process, by leading cross-functional cost reduction ideas generation workshops, and by driving their execution • Created product delivery timelines for engineering teams based on lead times, cash flow, and business needs
2017 - 2017
albertsons
Summer Intern, Corporate Development and Strategy
• Collaborated with CFTs to shepherd financial due diligence; presented investment thesis to top management, leading to the acquisition of one of the top 4 national meal-kit companies, yielding 6% national market share • Formulated an inorganic growth strategy with estimated incremental revenue of $150M by conducting market assessment of 50+ potential mergers and acquisitions (M&A) targets across value chain of grocery business
2015 - 2016
schaeffler
Senior Engineer, Advanced Vehicle Engineering and Integration
• Developed 10+ new system level engineering product concepts, roadmaps and presented them to VPs and CEO • Facilitated technical discussions with customers (automotive OEMs) on Automated Manual Transmission that resulted in 2 LOIs • Delivered 2 System-level (Hardware and Software) innovation projects, shortened prototype timelines by 12% and reduced budgeted expenses by 20% • Awarded ‘Employee of the Quarter’ (15 out of 2000 employees receive this award in a year) for Automated Manual Transmission’s go-to-market strategy, a potential $80M in revenue • Published SAE technical paper, ‘Farewell to Clutch Pedal - Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)’, 2017 • Contributed to technical presentation at MATLAB Expo, ‘Novel Method to build real-world drive cycles from on-road data’, 2016
2011 - 2014
mahindra mahindra
Senior Engineer, Hybrid Powertrain and Engine Calibration
• Engineered target emission optimization (15% CO2 reduction), and high jury ratings for drivability, start-ability • Led a team of 3 people for 6 winter altitude trials, calibrating and validating engine performance • Supervised test bed and on-road calibration and validation for BS-IV emissions within a tight project timeline • Monitored 600+ SOP engines to ensure technical conformance; improved customer satisfaction rating by 20%
2010 - 2011
honeywell
Master's Trainee, Aerospace
Project: Design of a Torque Motor for Aerospace Applications. • Set up design guidelines for Honeywell Torque Motor and prepared a template for design of a Torque Motor. • Modelled a Torque Motor in Pro/E and Electromagnetic Analysis using MagNET. Then compared the results of MagNET with Hand Calculations to validate the design.

Experience

37 Skills

Accounting

analytics

Automotive

business development

Business Intelligence (BI)

Catia

Communication

Confluence

Design

Electrical Engineering

Electronics

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

Excel

finance

Hardware

Jira

marketing

Mechanical Engineering

pmp

Presentations

Product Development

Product Management

product manager

Program Management

Project Management

Research

Research Scientist

Risk Management

Scrum

Sourcing

storage

Strategic Planning

strategy

Tableau

test

testing

User Acquisition

Education

2017 - 2017
northwestern university
Master's Degree Course
International Business Strategy - STRT460
2016 - 2017
northwestern university
Master of Engineering Management
Engineering/Industrial Management
2009 - 2011
vit
Master of Technology (MTech)
Mechatronics Engineering
2005 - 2009
savitribai phule pune university
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
Mechanical Engineering