Aditya Palthi

Head-Giga Factories, Li-ion Cell Manufacturing @ Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies

About

Result Oriented, data driven, enthusiastic Engineering leader with over 20 years of experience. • Proven record of building teams and leading projects through whole product life cycle from concept to high volume production. • Extensive experience in product design and product improvement. • High speed-high volume automated manufacturing greenfield and brownfield background. • Multiple patents for new products as well as improvements to existing products. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0aIcfIcAAAAJ&hl=en • Competent in design and deployment of special purpose fixtures, automated machine cells and automated assembly lines. • Adept in the area of process improvement and manufacturing technologies including CNC, Stamping and Welding. • Conversant in compound, blanking, form and multi progressive die design. • Extensive experience in automation, system integration and PLC programming. • Experience in implementing Lean Manufacturing and PFMEA. Specialization: • Greenfield manufacturing • High volume production • Team building • Project Management • Product Development • Process Development • Process Improvement • Design for Manufacturing • Automation • Special Purpose Machine Cells • Robotics • Machine Design • Die Design • PFMEA/DFMEA • CAD/CAM

Country

India

City

Hyderabad

Industry

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

Skill

Lithium-ion Batteries, Lithium Batteries, Cost Reduction Management, Cost Reduction, Reliability, Data Collection, Training, Key Performance Indicators, Organization Skills, Continuous Improvement, Inventory Management, Employee Training, OEE, Team Leadership, Management, Creative Problem Solving, Collaborative Problem Solving, Greenfield Projects, Project Commissioning, Cross-functional Team Leadership

Experience

Head-Giga Factories, Li-ion Cell Manufacturing

Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies

2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Engineering Manager, Cell Assembly

Tesla

2023-12 - 2024-9 · 10 mos

Manager, Engineering and Production

Tesla

2023-5 - 2023-12 · 8 mos

Production Engineering Manager

Tesla

2021-10 - 2023-6 · 1 yr 9 mos

Austin, Texas, United States

Production Engineering Manager

Dewalch Technologies Inc.

2016-12 - 2021-11 · 5 yrs

Houston, Texas Area

Manage Engineering projects Automate Production Design and deploy special purpose machine cells Manage Tool room Manage Quality department

Lead Engineer

Dewalch Technologies Inc.

2013-10 - 2016-12 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Manage and co-ordinate a multi disciplinary team from design to production • Manage projects from Research and Development to Production • Design and deploy automated production lines with robotic cells • Perform cost analysis of products to ensure the products are within specified price target • Liaise with leads of multiple departments to ensure cost effective solutions and support new product induction • Selection and qualification of vendors for outsourcing components and contract manufacturing to meet strategic business needs • Work with Internal IP attorney to file new patents on behalf of the company

Mechanical Engineer

Dewalch Technologies Inc.

2008-10 - 2013-10 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Design products from concepts to detailed specifications Design of custom automated machines and tooling Design of automated assembly lines Control systems development for process automation CNC Mill and Wire EDM machine programming using MasterCAM PLC programming Performance testing and analysis of proprietary products Management of ECOs, EPRs, FPRs and NCRs

Research Assistant

Auburn University

2006-1 - 2008-8 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Alabama Microelectronics Science and Technology Center- Designed and Analyzed mechanical and electrical properties of a Linear Comb Drive Actuator using Pro/E and Coventorware and fabricated it in the lab • Photonic Materials Research Laboratory- Designed components for experimental setup using ProE. Analyzed photo voltaic characteristics of various organic nonconjugate conducting polymers and their applications as photo sensors and photo diodes. • Authored journal publications and conference publications Projects: • Inspection of Cracks in Metal Bridges using Non-Destructive Testing - Analyzed different NDT techniques to inspect failures in components of metal bridges • MEMS: Design and Fabrication of a Micro Mirror- Used COVENTORWARE to design and analyze a micro mirror used in TV displays and fabricated it in Alabama Microelectronics Science and Technology Center (AMSTC) • MEMS: Fabrication of Pressure Sensor - Modeled pressure sensor using COVENTORWARE and fabricated it in AMSTC lab

Teaching Assistant

Auburn University

2006-1 - 2008-8 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Instructed and supervised laboratory for Statics and Dynamics course for a class of 70 students • Coordinated with lead faculty member to plan and develop infrastructure for Statics and Dynamics laboratory

Industrial Trainee

GE consulting - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Vishakapatnam, India

2004-12 - 2005-3 · 4 mos

• Coordinated with GE to Automate and increase efficiency of Hydro Refining and Extractive Distillation plant • Utilized various sensors and PLCs for automation • Developed logics and ladders for PLCs • Improved the plant efficiency by decreasing manpower from 15 persons to 4 persons per shift, reducing floor space and escapes