Charles Kuehmann

Charles Kuehmann is the Vice President of Materials Engineering at both SpaceX and Tesla Motors.12 He joined both companies in December 2015, making him one of the few employees who splits time between the two organizations, alongside CEO Elon Musk.34

Kuehmann's career highlights include:

1. VP of Materials Engineering at SpaceX (2015-present): Responsible for delivering materials innovations to enable space commercialization and multi-planetary civilization.2

2. VP of Materials Engineering at Tesla Motors (2015-present): Focuses on materials innovations for sustainable transportation.2

3. Director of Product Design at Apple (2012-2015): Led a materials engineering team across product lines.23

4. Co-founder and CEO of QuesTek Innovations (1996-2012): Pioneered computational materials design.3

Kuehmann holds a BSE in Aerospace Engineering from Arizona State University and a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from Northwestern University.2 His expertise lies in computational materials design, sustainability, and lightweighting in automotive and aerospace sectors.13