# Conor Flickinger

> Former Tesla, Apple, Lucid. Passionate about process and quality excellence.

Location: Fremont, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/conorflickinger

I enjoy the challenge of working on new things! 
Gen 1 products I’ve contributed to:
QSB & QSL EPA Tier 4 - Cummins
Model X - Tesla
PowerWall - Tesla
SureForm60 stapler, DaVinci robot - Intuitive Surgical
M-Byte - Byton
AirPod Max - Apple
Lucid Air Sedan - Lucid Motors

Developing efficient effective process, creating and maintaining quality, troubleshooting product issues and driving cross functional engagement are some of the things that make a good work environment for me.
Plastic part development and launch have been at the center of my career but I’ve also enjoyed working on electromechanical assemblies, multi-material parts, machined metals, stampings, castings, and ceramics.

## Work Experience
### Sr Staff Industrialization Engineer - Plastics @ Form Energy
Jan 2023 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States

### Founder @ Revive Plastic
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

### Lead Plastics Subject Matter Expert @ Lucid Motors
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Newark, California, United States

### Supplier Quality Manager - Plastics @ Lucid Motors
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Newark, California, United States

### Manufacturing Design Program Manager (MDPM) @ Apple
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### Sr Engineer - Plastic Materials @ BYTON
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Santa Clara, California

### Plastics Product Design, Manufacturing and Quality Consultant @ Independent Consultant
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Oakland CA

### Sr Supply Chain Engineer @ Intuitive Surgical
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Sunnyvale, California

### Sr Supplier Industrialization Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Fremont, California

### HMLD Customer Engineering @ Cummins Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
LEAD TECHNICAL INTEGRATION OF 2 ENGINE PLATFORMS INTO CHASSIS FOR GLOBAL CUSTOMERS (CHINA, RUSSIA, BRAZIL, AUSTRALIA).

DEVELOP AND IMPIMENT PROCESSES TO TRANSFER TEST DATA, CAD MODELS, AND ISSUE TRACKING WITHIN GLOBAL DATABASES.

PLASTICS ENGINERING LEAD FOR CUSTOMIZED INTEGRATION PARTS.

### Assistant Technical Project Lead ( ATPL) @ Cummins Inc.
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Columbus, IN
LEAD TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM (8-12 ENGINEERS) IN NEW PRODUCT GENERATION FROM CREATING INITIAL SPECIFICATIONS THROUGH PPAP AND PRODUCTION LAUNCH. MANAGE MULTI- MILLION DOLLAR ANNUAL TECHNICAL BUDGET

MANAGE RELATIONSHIP WITH KEY CUSTOMERS AND NEGOTIATE WITH OTHER FUNCTIONS (PURCHASING, FINANCE, MANUFACTURING, MARKETING, SERVICE, EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT) FOR TECHNICAL NEEDS.

PLASTIC ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL STRUCTURAL ISSUE FROM COMPONENT PRODUCED BY NEWLY ACQUIRED DEVISION

### Plastics Engineer @ Cummins Inc.
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011
DFSS PROJECT : LEAD A SUPPLIER CHANGE PROJECT WITH 2011 ANNUAL SAVINGS OVER $200 K ON A PRODUCT WITH UNIT COST UNDER $50.

SUPPORT 2010 CRANKCASE VENTILATION PLASTIC PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: (5 platforms) PART DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY, INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS STARTUP, SUPPLIER QUOTING, TROUBLE SHOOTING AND PPAP

SUPPORT CUMMINS FILTRATION CHINA ON TOOL DESIGN AND TOOL TRANSFER PROCESS.


## Education
### BS in Plastic Engineering Technology
Penn State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/conorflickinger

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Last updated: 2026-04-13