Ryan Caxinath
Senior Technical Program ManagerPresent
Zone5 Technologies · San Diego, CA (Remote)

Program management in defense and aerospace, operating inside the DoD acquisition framework with gate-review discipline.

Technical Project Manager, Systems Engineering (SEIT)2025 – 2026
Supernal (Hyundai Motor Group) · Irvine, CA

Led systems-engineering project management for prototype and production aircraft programs on an Agile cadence, owning the SE schedule and key architecture documents.

Senior Project Engineer, Energy Storage Systems2023 – 2025
Supernal (Hyundai Motor Group) · Irvine, CA

Drove the energy storage system toward aircraft type certification: requirements per ARP4754A, safety analysis per ARP4761, and verification strategy through PDR, CDR, and TRR.

Engineering Manager, High Voltage Battery Systems2022 – 2023
EnerDel, Inc. · Irvine, CA

Built the product design team and processes: HV battery architectures, tradeoff studies, DFMEA, design reviews, and change management.

Lead Design Release Engineer, HV Battery Systems2022
Aptera Motors · Carlsbad, CA

Owned HV battery hardware design and integration, driving components to production readiness through DFMEA, validation, and full PPAP.

Lead Design Release Engineer, Battery Structures & Cooling2015 – 2022
General Motors · Warren, MI

A career start across transmission sealing, structures, and EV battery cooling hardware. Led global product development teams, supplier selection, and production-readiness for high-volume programs.

Education & Certifications

B.S. Chemical Engineering2015
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Advanced Propulsion Systems (Battery Cell Development)2020
The Ohio State University
Design for Six Sigma, Black Belt2016
General Motors