United States
Isidoro Mazzitelli is a global engineering executive with experience leading product development, technology strategy, and industrial transformation across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He currently serves as Head of Industrial Engineering (Americas) at NSK, with end-to-end accountability for engineering strategy, product development, and industrial solutions. As the senior-most industrial engineering authority in the region, he works closely with regional business leadership and global executives to shape technology direction, accelerate market penetration, and strengthen competitiveness. Previously, he served as Regional CTO and Director of Engineering & Development for the Americas at SKF, reporting to the Global CTO, where he led a ~$500M portfolio across aerospace, robotics, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Throughout his career, he has held executive roles across the United States, Europe, and Asia, building and leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations and driving large-scale transformations. His work focuses on scaling engineering capabilities, integrating product development with manufacturing, and enabling entry into advanced and highly regulated industries including robotics, medical devices, semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, and industrial automation. He has led global engineering relocations, built R&D organizations, and delivered measurable impact in growth, cost, and speed. He has directed engineering challenges at the frontier of industrial capability and human progress—including the design of one of the largest bearings ever built for tunnel boring (over 9 meters in diameter, 70 tons), and components for NASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance, supporting the advancement of human knowledge. He is also an early driver of AI-enabled engineering, implementing automation platforms and LLM/RAG-based systems to enhance design processes and increase productivity. Beyond industry, Isidoro believes that leadership carries the responsibility to influence and develop the next generation of engineers. For this reason, when his availability allows, he teaches graduate and post-graduate mechanical engineering courses—including degradation of materials and manufacturing processes—contributing to the growth of future engineering talent. He believes in the transformative power of technology and in the responsibility of engineers to shape a better future—where engineering and design serve society, enable innovation, and contribute to the advancement of human knowledge.
Regional engineering leader with end-to-end accountability for engineering strategy, product development, and industrial solutions across the Americas. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Industrial Business, I serve as the senior-most industrial engineering authority in the region, with direct interface to both regional business leadership and global technology executives. Lead engineering strategy and execution across the Americas, aligning regional priorities with global business objectives and securing executive endorsement and investment from headquarters. Drive full value-chain localization of global product lines, redesigning specifications and material standards to align with regional supply chains while mitigating trade and tariff risks. Establish regional engineering authority by redesigning the Americas Engineering & Development footprint, integrating design, simulation, program management, and application engineering. Build and scale regional engineering capabilities to support OEMs, enabling faster market penetration and strengthening competitiveness. Partner with customer R&D organizations to co-develop new platforms, delivering tailored product solutions across high-tech and regulated industries (robotics, medical devices, aerospace, industrial automation). Orchestrate cross-regional alignment through extensive engagement with global business units, headquarters leadership, and manufacturing operations across the Americas and Asia. Initiate organizational transformation, including new structure design, talent acquisition, and redeployment to accelerate innovation pipelines and improve responsiveness to market needs. Steered the adoption of AI-driven engineering tools, including LLM-based solutions, to enhance design, productivity, and innovation processes.
Taught classes for graduate and under-graduate Degradation of Materials Manufacturing Processes
Reported to the Global CTO with end-to-end accountability for regional engineering strategy and product development across the Americas Led strategy and execution for a ~$500M portfolio across aerospace, robotics, healthcare, and industrial sectors, delivering sustained growth and margin expansion Acted as transformation leader, restructuring the regional organization and embedding new engineering and R&D functions to enable long-term scalability and new customer penetration Integrated complex multi-brand portfolios, including high-mix, low-volume, qualification-driven businesses (semiconductor robotics, aerospace/defense, medical) Orchestrated the global relocation and reorganization of a major engineering division, managing ~$50M capex while maintaining operational continuity Championed a ~$90M transformation program in advanced manufacturing and automation, driving step-change improvements in operational performance Built and scaled advanced regional engineering capabilities to strengthen OEM market entry and unlock aftermarket growth opportunities Optimized product portfolios through advanced manufacturing integration and rigorous design reviews, delivering ~8% cost savings Founded and scaled the Americas Product Development, Engineering, and R&D organization, significantly enhancing regional technical capabilities and global contribution Developed and deployed a design automation platform converting requirements into semi-automated outputs (3D/2D models, drawings, BOMs), accelerating time-to-market Delivered double-digit cost reductions through resource realignment and capability expansion, improving proximity to key customers Built and led a high-performance engineering organization (~70 experts, including PhD-level scientists) Pioneered an engineering-focused RAG-based AI system, increasing engineering productivity by ~25% Established strategic academic partnerships, securing ~$1M annually in R&D collaborations with top-tier U.S. universities
Led international integration of engineering operations, scaling R&D in Asia and relocating a 150-rig test facility, achieving 35% savings. Provided strategic leadership for technical centers in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany, uniting multi-disciplinary teams to enhance product development and performance. Worked closely with Spherical Roller Bearing development centers on engineering and validation, contributing to the advancement of high-performance and reliable solutions. Directed special projects, including the design and manufacturing of one of the largest bearings ever built for tunnel boring applications (over 9 meters in diameter, 70 tons in a single piece), and critical components for NASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance, enabling scientific exploration and the advancement of human knowledge.
Built and managed a multidisciplinary R&D team covering technology development, prototyping, and validation, strengthening innovation capacity and product excellence. Partnered in defining and launching breakthrough products, including sensors, monitoring platforms, and predictive diagnostic systems that strengthened competitiveness and customer value. Collaborated with the tribology development group, contributing to advanced validation methodologies and to the advancement of friction and life modelling, enhancing the reliability and performance of engineering solutions.
Testing System Development of the Aero Industry - Rolling Bearings and Drive lines Development of Condition Monitoring Systems for Bearings and Gears Data Acquisition System Development and deployment for Test rigs and measurements equipment Concept design of a dynamic test rig for Tilting-Pad_Journal Bearings
Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings Testing Methodology Test Rig Equipment operation Dynamics modelling of Journal Bearings