Yannick Roux

Yannick Roux is a manufacturing specialist with expertise in designing for mass-production of critical products and systems, particularly in the automotive industry, focusing on high efficiency and power dense electric motors.

He has significant experience in executing manufacturing engineering programs from design to production start with efficiency, reduced lead time, lower capital, and improved cost efficiency compared to industry standards.

Yannick is skilled at building and developing talent teams internally and collaborating with external specialized companies. He excels in International CapEx Contract management, including sourcing, negotiation, project development, and validation for production release.

As an automation specialist, he has a strong emphasis on powertrain system manufacturing, final assembly, and testing systems. Yannick has experience in pioneering new manufacturing process technologies and validating their efficacy.

His expertise extends to reliability and maintainability practices such as Total Productive Maintenance, Statistical Process Control, Life Cycle Cost analysis, Ishikawa, and Flash Diagnosis.

Yannick is well-versed in Lean Manufacturing principles, Just-In-Time methodologies, Kaizen practices, and re-engineering strategies aimed at enhancing productivity and profitability.

He is experienced in workforce relations and employee improvement initiatives to foster a conducive and effective work environment. Yannick is proficient in CAD tools like CATIA, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and programming PLC / HMI-UI.

With a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Yannick Roux is an American citizen and a native French speaker, enhancing his global perspective and communication abilities.

Yannick has held key positions in renowned organizations, including VP New Product Introduction at Mainspring Energy, Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Tesla, Sr Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Tesla, and various project management roles at FIAT Group, COMAU Branch, Renault Automation, and Emerson Electric.

He has a diverse educational background, having studied at Lycee de Montgeron for his high school education and pursued his Master's degree at INSA Hauts-de-France.