RAHUL NADIG
Senior Supplier Engineer
Fremont,CA
Summary
Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of experience in supplier Engineering, Supplier Quality, manufacturing, and process validation across MedTech, EV, and automotive sectors. Proven track record in cost reduction, supplier qualification, and regulatory compliance (ISO 13485/MDSAP). Certified Lead Auditor with hands-on expertise in IQ/OQ/PQ, PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, SPC, CAPA, statistical tools (Minitab), and SolidWorks.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Senior Supplier Electrical Engineer
PROCEPT BioRobotics
10.2022 - 06.2025
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) on supplier’s manufacturing processes for contract manufacturers, electromechanical and cable assemblies’ manufacturers.
- Lead the failure analysis and root cause investigation at the contract manufacturers.
- Lead the Supplier related Process and design change qualification projects.
- Developed and Executed Engineering test protocols and reports for supplier-related changes.
- Leading the projects at the contract manufacturers to execute cost reductions and quality improvements.
- Lead the project to optimize the Broker component evaluation process and achieved Cost & qualification time reduction by 50%.
- Leading the projects to support contract manufacturers with developing and executing process validations (IQ/OQ/PQ), PFMEA, Gage R&R, and Process capability analysis.
- Lead the project to qualify an alternate supplier for Labels, IFUs and UMs which saved $300 K annually.
- Lead the project to eliminate the failure rate at the contract manufacturer from 12 per month average to Zero, saving $144 K in rework cost annually.
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Fresenius Medical Care
07.2018 - 10.2022
- Developed and implemented a process to qualify the parts from Broker to support procurement, planning & manufacturing.
- Lead the project to implement ‘Dock to stock’ process to eliminate part inspection process, yielding cost savings of $50K.
- Lead the project & supported NPI to qualify the Suppliers and the parts for a new class II medical device.
- Lead the project to convert a consignment model of procurement of Keyboard assembly to Turnkey model resulting in a cost savings of $200K per year.
- Developed the process to qualify new suppliers and Supplier changes through supplier production part approval process (SPAP).
- Lead the project to implement 3D Automated optical inspection (AOI) at the PCBA contract manufacturer & reduced the quality issues by 30% & resulting in cost saving of $100K.
- Lead the audits at the Suppliers to improve their process and quality systems.
- Lead the projects in qualifying the Suppliers & the parts for the design improvement projects from R&D.
- Supported the external audits such as ISO 13485/MDSAP in the backroom staff & as an auditee.
- Solving the Design & process related Supplier quality issues by issuing & monitoring nonconformance & corrective action reports.
- Lead and owned the CAPAs to solve the Supplier issues & improved the Supplier qualification process.
- Evaluating & executing both the design & process changes at the Supplier through Engineering change management system.
- Creating inspection rationale for incoming inspection by reviewing design control documents & defining statistical sampling plans.
- Reviewing and approving First article inspection (FAI) based on assessing the design changes.
- Overseeing the maintenance of approved supplier list, supplier corrective action and the monitoring of supplier performance.
- Maintaining and presenting quality records and Monthly Supplier Quality Metrics to the management.
Field Quality Engineering Intern
Tesla, Inc.
05.2017 - 04.2018
- Handled & resolved the field return issues for all the Tesla model variants using the 8D methodologies and tools.
- Developed a system to recover the costs of the field returned Model 3 parts by liaising with Service and Reliability Engineering.
- Developed a quality system through JIRA to monitor and track the throughput of service testing operations.
- Implemented countermeasures for one of the top issues, Model X ‘window noise' and achieved 20% drop in service operation costs.
- Reduced the occurrence rate of the Model X ‘strut cover issue’ by 25% in the field.
- Reduced the cycle time of the Service testing operations by implementing 5S principles in the testing area.
- Created a system to reduce the inventory buildup through SPC model by tracking the incoming parts and their disposition timeline.
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Robert Bosch
11.2013 - 07.2016
- Resolved the supplier related quality issues for Common rail & Inline fuel injection pump components using the 8D approach.
- In-charge of incoming quality inspection of the automotive child part components of the Diesel fuel injection system.
- Achieved 25 % reduction in the scrapped surface treated common rail parts through process improvement at the supplier.
- Reduced the inspection lead time by 30% after revisiting inspection plans and implementing electronic gauges.
- Involved in localizing the glow plugs manufacturing supplier with the purchasing team and thereby reducing the cost by 20%.
- Participated in the supplier qualification and selection process (APQP) and monitoring & signing off on PPAP documents.
- Improved the process flow at the suppliers by revisiting their PFMEAs and control plans.
- Coordinator for reviewing the supplier 8Ds for all the value-streams.
- Lead the project to sensitize the suppliers with the critical parameters and to implement SPC and Poke Yoke at their processes.
- Monitored the Quality improvements at the Tier-1 suppliers by conducting monthly audits.
Graduate Apprentice Trainee, Production
Ajax Fiori
08.2013 - 11.2013
- In-charge of production activities, job allocation and developing work instructions for the production activities.
- Achieved 10% reduction in the throughput time of the assembly process through process improvement.
Education
M.S - Mechanical Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 08.2016 - 05.2018
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
09.2009 - 08.2013
Skills
Root-cause analysis
Process improvement
Process development
Microsoft Excel
SolidWorks 3D models
FMEA
Production part approval process
Failure modes and effects analysis
Measurement system analysis
Supplier auditing
ISO 9001
Statistical process control
Certifications And Skills
QMS Lead Auditor certification of ISO13485:2016, Exemplar Global (Oriel Stat A Matrix), 2019, Certified IPC specialist, CIS-IPC-A-610 & CIS – IPC/WHMA-A-620, 2018, Master Diploma in Product Design, CATIA, Pro-E, GD&T, ANSYS, AutoCAD & MSP, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, 5S, 8D, 5Why, Fishbone Diagram, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, MATLAB, Minitab, Tableau, JIRA, SOLIDWORKS, Windchill, GPDM, SAP, PROPEL
Certification
Lead QMS Auditor
Timeline
Senior Supplier Electrical Engineer
PROCEPT BioRobotics
10.2022 - 06.2025
Lead QMS Auditor
03-2019
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Fresenius Medical Care
07.2018 - 10.2022
Field Quality Engineering Intern
Tesla, Inc.
05.2017 - 04.2018
M.S - Mechanical Engineering
Auburn University
08.2016 - 05.2018
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
Robert Bosch
11.2013 - 07.2016
Graduate Apprentice Trainee, Production
Ajax Fiori
08.2013 - 11.2013
Master Diploma in Product Design
06-2011
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
09.2009 - 08.2013