Reza Yassan, P. Eng.
About Reza Yassan, P. Eng.
Reza Yassan, P. Eng., is the Reliability Engineering Manager at Nikola Motor Company with extensive experience in quality and reliability engineering across multiple industries.
Title
Reza Yassan, P. Eng., currently serves as the Reliability Engineering Manager at Nikola Motor Company. He has been in this role since 2021 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
Company
Reza is employed at Nikola Motor Company, a prominent name in the electric vehicle industry, known for its cutting-edge design and advanced automotive technologies.
Previous Roles
Reza has held numerous notable positions in the engineering field. He worked as a Sr. Quality Engineer at Essai, Inc. from 2020 to 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to that, he was a Product Quality Manager at Uber from 2019 to 2020 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He also served as Principal Test Engineer - R&D at Faraday Future from 2016 to 2019 in Gardena, CA, and as Senior Vehicle Test Engineer - Reliability & Durability at Tesla Motors from 2014 to 2016 in Fremont, CA. Additionally, he has worked at Endurance Wind Power Inc, The University of British Columbia, Nissan Motor Corporation, and Ford Motor Company.
Education
Reza Yassan holds a Master's Degree in Engineering Management from the University of Michigan, completed between 1997 and 1999. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Northridge from 1987 to 1991, and an Associate in Science from Pierce College from 1985 to 1987.
Expertise
Reza has demonstrated expertise in defining vehicle-level reliability attributes and establishing metrics to measure product robustness and overall quality. He has a strong focus on continuous improvement and problem-solving in both organizational and technical contexts.