Afghanistan Engineers Council (AEC) is a national professional engineering organization established in 2025. AEC as a nonprofit organization promote and advance engineering education, professional development, scientific culture, research, women in engineering, public welfare, national sustainability and working to empower national talents with professional and autonomous skills to achieve excellence across all engineering domains. We support engineers in all disciplines by providing continuous professional development through seminars, lectures, conferences, academic research, engineering publication, internships, scholarships and lifelong training programs. We actively foster academic and professional engineering partnerships, as well as collaborations with other engineering societies and institutions. Also, our mission is to develop leadership skills and technical expertise among engineers, encourage cooperation with local and international organizations, and promote unity within the engineering community. By collaboration, we strive to address challenges and achieve shared professional goals.
Eng. Mohammad Siddiq, with an academic and professional background in engineering. He graduated from National Defense University and Air University with degrees in Engineering in 2018, and then a certification in Engineering Leadership from Cornel University, New York and currently pursuing Master of Science degree in Engineering Management Concentration Industrial at Texas State University, where he has received his PhD offer from Texas State University as well.
Eng. Mohammad Siddiq brings a unique combination of leadership acumen and engineering expertise; he has been successfully working in various leadership and engineering roles in government and private industries. In his academic career, he has served as instructor/lecturer at multiple professional institutions, contributing to the education and development of future engineers and professionals. In 2020, he established a foundation dedicated to supporting fellow Afghans, particularly service through educational initiatives.
Eng. Siddiq joined Tesla in 2022, applying his engineering expertise to a range of leadership and engineering roles across the full spectrum of automotive manufacturing and product development. During his tenure at Tesla Engineering, he has led and contributed to high-impact projects focused on Engineering abuse testing, thermal events, mechanical systems, research and development. His job has spanned across multiple domains, not limited to automotive vehicles but also including Tesla’s cutting-edge technologies in battery systems, solar energy products, and the Optimus packs (Robots). In support of these initiatives, he has traveled extensively to several Tesla Gigafactories, engineering sites, and R&D Labs across US, contributing to the testing of critical projects with a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability.
Currently, Eng. Siddiq is serving as the Chairman of Afghanistan Engineers council. Since august, 2024 he has been working as an engineer at KLA Corporation, a leading global semiconductor manufacturing company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. His role involves a broad scope of responsibilities and projects, including mechanical engineering, manufacturing, testing advanced inspection systems, and conducting technical training.
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