Markus Scholten is an accomplished engineering executive with over 20 years of international experience in automotive design, development, and manufacturing. His expertise spans all aspects of product... Read more

Markus Scholten is an accomplished engineering executive with over 20 years of international experience in automotive design, development, and manufacturing. His expertise spans all aspects of product engineering, from feasibility analysis and cost estimation to prototyping and production. Notable achievements include designing a self-balancing three-wheel vehicle, engineering the Will.I.AMG for the 2022 Miami F1, and developing the Nikola One hydrogen-electric Class-8 truck. Markus has a proven ability to lead projects from concept to completion, leveraging skills in CAD design, kinematic layout, and advanced manufacturing techniques. He has successfully collaborated with global stakeholders and managed teams across diverse projects, including the development of the Fisker Karma Sunset retractable hard top, Aptera’s mass-production-ready body redesign, and the high-performance LaMarc hypercar. Fluent in German, Markus also brings extensive experience working with renowned brands like BMW, Audi, and Fisker Automotive. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and excels in program management, problem-solving, and efficient manufacturing practices. Whether leading large teams or contributing as a hands-on innovator, Markus consistently delivers cutting-edge engineering solutions that align with business goals and customer expectations.

Markus Scholten is an accomplished engineering executive with over 20 years of international experience in automotive design, development, and manufacturing. His expertise spans all aspects of product... Read more

Markus Scholten is an accomplished engineering executive with over 20 years of international experience in automotive design, development, and manufacturing. His expertise spans all aspects of product engineering, from feasibility analysis and cost estimation to prototyping and production. Notable achievements include designing a self-balancing three-wheel vehicle, engineering the Will.I.AMG for the 2022 Miami F1, and developing the Nikola One hydrogen-electric Class-8 truck. Markus has a proven ability to lead projects from concept to completion, leveraging skills in CAD design, kinematic layout, and advanced manufacturing techniques. He has successfully collaborated with global stakeholders and managed teams across diverse projects, including the development of the Fisker Karma Sunset retractable hard top, Aptera’s mass-production-ready body redesign, and the high-performance LaMarc hypercar. Fluent in German, Markus also brings extensive experience working with renowned brands like BMW, Audi, and Fisker Automotive. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and excels in program management, problem-solving, and efficient manufacturing practices. Whether leading large teams or contributing as a hands-on innovator, Markus consistently delivers cutting-edge engineering solutions that align with business goals and customer expectations.

My skill-set and experience is broad. I am a "sword for hire" for those that need swift and sharp technical mechanical design work completed and a guru for sustaining engineering. The majority of my... Read more

My skill-set and experience is broad. I am a "sword for hire" for those that need swift and sharp technical mechanical design work completed and a guru for sustaining engineering. The majority of my experience is with lithium-ion battery design engineering, launch and ramp in large-scale manufacturing however I also have experience with forensic engineering and lithium-ion cell mechanical R&D. My most notable career-highlight is creating a global sustaining-engineering model and building a team-structure to execute thereto. I've done this twice, once for DeWalt's highest-volume lithium-ion battery product (>10 production lines in 3 factories globally) and again for Tesla's Model 3/Y legacy battery production (2 Giga-factories). I developed an assortment of methods, best-practices, strategies and techniques to define and optimize post-launch product/production sustaining.