Nicolas S. Constantine

818-***-**** Van Nuys, CA adgsbg@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-constantine

Engineering Executive

Mechanical Engineering & Design Manufacturing Engineering Service Engineering

A dynamic engineering leader offering a track record of achievement in designing and bringing new products to market within cutting-edge industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive sectors. Collaborate cross-functionally to gather data, define specifications, and create design strategies for complex products in development and production environments. Recruit and build talented teams, train and mentor employees, and professionalize processes in startup and established settings. Astutely manage all aspects of multimillion-dollar projects, working to enhance team productivity, efficiencies, and synergies.

Expertise: Program Management – Team Leadership – Machine Programming – Research & Development (R&D)

Mechatronics Engineering – Human Factors/Ergonomics – Commercialization – Product Launch – Communications

Career Highlights

Defined strategic vision, enhanced processes, and created synergies for product integration at Independent Electric Vehicles; professionalized engineering function, including contracts and program management, at this early stage startup.

Built software tools and simulation models for Longitudinal Dynamics Performance to establish vehicle power, number of drive axles, energy storage, tire, and aerodynamic requirements at Independent Electric Vehicles.

Provided engineering leadership for vehicle integration and serviceability at Faraday Future, building up a service department that reduced cost (40%) and time for service functions for a newly launched electronic car offering.

Mentored and trained engineers in basic design principals, manufacturing, thermal systems design, and problem solving; supported teams without CAD resources by developing 3D content and positioning data.

Professional Overview

Founder / Mechatronic and Integration Engineer Delta V Engineering Van Nuys, CA 2010-Present

Contracted to lead projects, R&D, and consulting assignments for military and defense projects. Directed program scope and timelines while designing components according to customer specifications and requirements.

Headed machining, fabrication, forming, and casting for prototypes and ensured compliance to production specifications.

Completed cost analysis to determine breakeven points and created a production process at minimum efficient scale.

Oversaw parametric 3D CAD design and developed manufacturing tooling for OEMs.

Retrofitted machines and marine structural and electrical elements.

Director of Vehicle Integration Independent Electric Vehicles Vernon, CA 2017-2020

Managed five staff in carrying out vehicle attributes engineering, integration engineering, and packaging engineering. Oversaw development and sign-off of vehicle technical specifications, including content and system-level performance targets related to body, closures, chassis, infotainment, interior, electrical, powertrain, statics, dynamics, and packaging for a new car line.

Determined market requirements for electric vehicles by leading a benchmarking program, surveys, and data acquisition; defined baseline vehicle technical specification from benchmark and future development goals.

Managed mechanical/systems integrations, global homologation, and contract gate reviews and payment approvals.

Established a CAD standard environment and populated with Initial geometries.

Created complete vehicle DMU Clash program for mechanical integration signoff.

Directed teams in developing occupant and mechanical packaging at the vehicle and system-level.

Generated parametric 3D/2D master documents and created a reference library for specification and homologation reports.

Provided leadership for program management, including developing lifecycle timelines, maintaining schedules, overseeing system engineering, and leading program integration into PLM for automation. Led projects and continuous improvement efforts in alignment with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.

Director of Vehicle Integration Continued…

Architected chassis typology and package vehicle and sourced suppliers; defined chassis motion envelopes and mechanical ratios as well as hardpoints to confirm performance to specifications.

Created rigid and elastomeric kinematics for the chassis systems; defined performance and response characteristics and designed the related braking system.

Defined systems architectures and integrations, communication protocols, messages, and autonomous driving modes.

Supported mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing engineering for the HV Battery Development Team, contributing to CAE static and modal simulations, tooling design, and capsule design for multiple volume production scenarios.

Researched and created PLM Prototype BOM and structure for digital modeling.

Vehicle Integration Engineer Faraday Future Gardena, CA 2017

Developed processes, maintained BOM integrity and design standards, and executed full vehicle design reviews. Built component and system mock-ups for design validation and collaborated with vendors to drive engineering software product improvements.

Oversaw vehicle-level component packaging and space claim arbitration between design groups.

Defined and executed vehicle system clash checks for component releases.

Created methodology for concurrent engineering and clash data tracking and analysis with automated scripting.

Designed JIRA issue tracking process for release controls.

Developed and managed a fastener release program and led efforts for fastener commonization.

Manufacturing Engineer, Advanced Vehicle Serviceability Faraday Future Gardena, CA 2015-2017

Built an advanced serviceability program from ground up and developed service strategies for a virtual environment. Defined company design specifications for serviceability and drafted RFQ’s for service equipment.

Created CAD tooling libraries for service simulations and led virtual simulations to establish paths for component removal.

Developed serviceable designs when process and time estimates extended beyond industry benchmarks.

Analyzed warranty costs and benchmark comparisons in market class to establish cause for design intervention.

Oversaw special tooling design, prototyping manufacturing tools for multiple departments.

Designed and implemented an aftersales organizational structure.

Service Engineer BMW North America Port Hueneme, CA 2014

Provided diagnosis and product support for Active E and E mobility i3 programs and designed tooling, crafting, and processes for Li-Ion Transport. Drove the acquisition of control systems data and report for Active E battery 2nd Life program B2-US-A-24.

Expert Witness & Field Service Engineer Jaguar Land Rover Van Nuys, CA 2010-2015

Contracted as a Technical Expert Witness for Land Rover, researching issues raised in litigation to provide expert testimony at both depositions and trial. Completed root cause analysis for vehicle tamper cases and performed physical inspections on vehicles and gathered service history and data dumps to determine the cause of failures.

Education & Credentials

Associate’s in Automotive Technologies – Universal Technical Institute, Phoenix, AZ

Mechanical Engineering Courses – Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA

Advanced Engine Technologies – University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Technical Proficiencies

CNC Complex Motion Programming Parametric Programming Fanuc Controls Excel VBA Automation

CAD: Solidworks, CATIA V5/V6, NX12 PLM: 3dx Enovia, Teamcenter 12 FEA: Solidworks, Hyperworks Fabrication

Professional Affiliations

Member, Society of Automotive Engineers Member American Society for Metals

Member, Heat Treating Society Member, Thermal Spray Society Member, International Metallographic Society

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