Kristian Villanueva

Kristian Villanueva is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Priority Designs since July 2020, with extensive experience in automotive engineering. Previously, Kristian held the position of Assistant Chief Engineer at TS Tech Americas, Inc. from May 2015 to July 2020, leading significant projects such as the 2024 Honda Odyssey and 2019 Acura RDX seat designs. Kristian’s background includes designing automotive interior seating, coordinating global design implementations, and managing large-scale projects from concept to mass production. Prior experience includes work as a Design Engineer at Nifco America Corp., focusing on automotive injection molded components, and an internship as a Tooling Design Engineer at Alcoa. Kristian holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University.