Prathamesh Padalkar

Associate NPI Engineer @ Tesla

About

Working in Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg & pursuing MBA&E at HTW Berlin, I am passionate about combining my technical expertise with business strategy to drive innovation and operational excellence in the industry. My experience in New Product Introduction, Change Management, Vendor management and process optimization has strengthened my analytical and leadership skills, enabling me to deliver measurable results in fast-paced environments. I'm particularly interested in the future of mobility, including electric vehicles, renewable energy, and sustainable solutions. Always eager to connect and create value together with like-minded professionals and explore new opportunities in the industry. I enjoy collaborating on impactful projects.

Country

Germany

City

Berlin

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Project Management, Toyota Production System, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Writing, Research Skills, Organization Skills, Critical Thinking, Management, Time Management, Negotiation, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, Product Lifecycle Management, VAVE, Team Management, Cost Drivers, Industrialization, Scrum, Problem Solving, Internet Explorer

Experience

Associate NPI Engineer

Tesla

2025-9 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Berlin, Germany

NPI (New Product Introduction) Intern

Tesla

2025-7 - 2025-8 · 2 mos

Berlin, Germany

Project Engineer

Tata Motors

2023-2 - 2024-8 · 1 yr 7 mos

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Planning and Execution of new projects by collaborating with cross functional teams such as SCM, Purchase, Finance, Quality, Design, Production etc. • Overall Development of Sheet Metal Parts. Design finalization, RFQ to supplier, commercial settlement, tool development, PPAP & Implementation in production with zero downtime. • RFQ/RFP analysis, should costing, zero based costing and part price negotiation. • Working with finance team for billing of development costs to the supplier as per released PO. • Overall Vendor Management by tracking delivery performance, TQM and PPM review. • Product and Process Quality Assurance. • Process planning and optimisation. PPAP, PFD, PFMEA, PSW, R@R, DAP. • Scheduling and inventory management using SAP for beta build of new models. • Value Analysis and Value Engineering for BIW commodity of New Models

Graduate Apprentice Trainee

Tata Motors

2022-2 - 2023-1 · 1 yr

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Change Management through complete NPI cycle with EBOM, MBOM update after Design Validation. • ECN implementation in running production with 0 downtime. • Production cycle time study for capacity planning of various models across the different platforms of company. • Resourcing for capacity enhancement.

Self Employed

Upstox

2020-5 - 2022-2 · 1 yr 10 mos

Portfolio Management, Investment Strategies, Insurance Advisory, Equity Trading, Share Market Mentoring, Technical Analysis, Trend Analysis, Price Action Predictions

Engineer

RADIANCE RACING

2017-11 - 2019-10 · 2 yrs

Design and Manufacturing of All Terrain Vehicles for SAE BAJA.

Education

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

Automotive Management

2024-10 - 2026-9 · 2 yrs

Semester I 1. Automotive Management I 2. Global Supply Chain Management 3. Strategic Marketing 4. Strategy Organization and HR Management 5. Project Engineering Management 6. Safety Quality and Car Concepts Semester II 1. Automotive Management II 2. Manufacturing Technology & Business Technology 3. Alternative Drive Train Technology 4. New Technologies and Innovation 5. Corporate Finance and Controlling 6. Special Topics in Business Administration