Deepinder Cheema
Novi
Summary
Experienced Engineering Manager with 10+ years of leadership in high-volume manufacturing environments. Proven ability to optimize operations, lead cross-functional teams, and solve complex technical challenges with a data-driven approach. Skilled in scaling manufacturing processes, improving productivity, and implementing automation to enhance quality and efficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
Our Next Energy
07.2025 - Current
- Lead the engineering function for cell manufacturing production from concept through ramp-up and full-scale manufacturing.
- Develop and optimize assembly line layouts, process flows, and work instructions for manual, semi-automated, and fully automated operations.
- Oversee equipment specification, vendor selection, and capital project execution for assembly and end-of-line systems.
- Collaborate with product design, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure design-for-manufacturability and scalability.
- Establish and maintain process documentation including PFMEA, control plans, and process validation protocols.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, and safety using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Develop and track KPIs for yield, throughput, OEE, and cost performance.
Engineering Manager
Our Next Energy
04.2023 - 07.2025
- Lead the team to introduce new battery model changes, new materials, spec evaluation, and process improvement.
- Responsible for overseeing and allocating budget, personnel resources to deliver program targets.
- Key support for failure analysis on all customer & product issues.
- Assist/support all departments BOM verification, component changes, and tooling.
- Conduct time studies and continuous process improvement activities; providing necessary feedback regarding time efficiency, quoted time accuracy, and general variance from the established (quoted) times after jobs’ completion.
- Support new product introductions (NPI) and line retooling for next-generation battery systems.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and applicable EHS standards.
- Mentor and develop a team of assembly engineers, technicians, and project leads.
- Partner with operations leadership on capacity planning, staffing, and capital forecasting aligned with business growth.
Associate Production Manager
TESLA
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Execute priorities and production plans provided by operations management.
- Manage, coach, mentor and support production supervisors.
- Execute and maintain Standardized Manufacturing instructions and Control plans.
- Support issue resolution including root cause investigation & corrective action tracking.
Production Manager
NYX Inc
06.2018 - 01.2022
- Direct and coordinate the activities of the production.
- Establishes implements improvements for safety, quality, and continuous improvement programs.
- Maintain an efficient workforce through communication and training of personnel.
- Keep track of overtime, labor and material variances, and regrind levels.
- Provide leadership in maintaining safety, quality and efficiency throughout the department.
Controls Engineer
NYX Inc
10.2016 - 06.2018
- Coordinated design and engineering practices for development of new service stations.
- Support equipment specification development with engineers.
- Support development of core documentation (PFMEA, Control Plan, etc.)
- Participate in equipment development and build at supplier facilities ensuring proper application of our products.
- Interface with group IT, ensuring smooth startup of traceability systems.
- Develop training protocols for plant engineering team.
- Stay current on developments within the automation supply base.
Assistant Project Manager
Lucky Petroleum
07.2015 - 07.2016
- Coordinated design and engineering practices for development of new service stations.
- Created fishbone diagram of factors contributing to cost and evaluated diagram to identify cost reduction opportunities.
- Established flow chart to identify and confirm a service station is cost optimized.
- Developed roadmap actions to reduce cost, and timeline for timely implementation of those actions.
- Completed competitive analysis to learn from competition and developed new technology map for operations.
- Performed risk management to minimize project risks.
Materials Analyst (Intern)
Asteelflash Inc
02.2015 - 06.2015
- Managed purchase/work orders based on MRP demand changes using SAP.
- Provided analytical support for material shortage issues and supported engineering change-order implementation.
- Analyzed and estimated shortage gaps at least 4-5 weeks in advance and resolved the receiving and A/P issues.
- Gathered, analyzed and maintained part modifiers in MRP system (lead time, cost, MOQ, lot sizing, safety stock etc.)
- Analyzed monthly Purchase Price Variance (PPV).
Teaching Associate
San Jose State University
08.2014 - 05.2015
- Maintained database of students and assessed individual performance.
- Prepared and graded assignments developed course material and administered examinations.
Assistant Controls Engineer
Eureka Electrosoft Solutions Private Limited
09.2010 - 09.2012
- Assisted the automation team in multiple machine controlling activities and programming using PLCs.
- Developed automation design scenario along with troubleshooting and testing frameworks after installation.
- Prevented potential financial and technical losses with implementation of new design.
Education
Master's - Industrial Engineering
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA05.2015
Bachelor's - Electrical Engineering
Punjab Technical University
India06.2010
Skills
- PLC programming, SAP R3, SAP APO, MRP System, Lean manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma
- Software: MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,), RX logic 500, Allen Bradley
- MicroLogix 1000, C, C, JAVA, Virtual Basic 60
- Others: Analysis of variations, Quantitative skills, Leadership skills, working with peers to achieve common goal, quick learner
- Strong project management skills, complex problem solving, critical thinking, system analysis & evaluation, deductive and inductive reasoning
- A/P, SAP APO
- Automation, SAP R3
- Basic 60, Six Sigma
- Budget, Specification
- C, System analysis
- C, Troubleshooting
- Competitive analysis
- Continuous improvement
- Cost reduction
- Financial
- JAVA
- Leadership skills
- Leadership
- Logic
- Excel
- MS-Office
- MRP
- Personnel
- PLC programming
- Problem solving
- Programming
Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt
Accomplishments
- Supply Chain Management of Mobile Phones (Apple and Google) San Jose State University, CA
- Compared and analyzed Android v/s iOS market with their distribution systems.
- Calculated the manufacturing and Transportation costs for Apple iPhone and Google Nexus.
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Project San Jose State University, CA
- Member of team of four to apply DMAIC and six sigma methodologies to improve the flow and efficiency.
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
Our Next Energy
07.2025 - Current
Engineering Manager
Our Next Energy
04.2023 - 07.2025
Associate Production Manager
TESLA
02.2022 - 04.2023
Production Manager
NYX Inc
06.2018 - 01.2022
Controls Engineer
NYX Inc
10.2016 - 06.2018
Assistant Project Manager
Lucky Petroleum
07.2015 - 07.2016
Materials Analyst (Intern)
Asteelflash Inc
02.2015 - 06.2015
Teaching Associate
San Jose State University
08.2014 - 05.2015
Assistant Controls Engineer
Eureka Electrosoft Solutions Private Limited
09.2010 - 09.2012
Bachelor's - Electrical Engineering
Punjab Technical University
Master's - Industrial Engineering
San Jose State University