Jan 2021 – Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Tokyo, Japan · On-site

• Lead design engineer for deposition system for ALD process
• Integrate lower-level assemblies to obtain a desired system level configuration.
• Digital and analogue I/O requirements to achieve customer specific configurations.
• Provide technical support for capital orders, expense projects, retrofits and development projects.
• Evaluate engineering change requests and implement changes as necessary following established procedures and schedules.
• Participate in design reviews prior to releasing new designs to production.
• Support testing of hardware for cost reduction and product improvement projects to verify performance objectives.
• Provide design and manufacturing support on sales order specified systems for all parts of the product for which no major development effort is required.

Sep 2019 – Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Managed interdisciplinary engineering teams to meet deliverables and metrics, leading MBD program offshore with engineers from mechanical and electrical.
• Identified new business opportunities and developed roadmap for AOP to enhance capabilities and skills.
• Led key high-impact electrical projects and elevated business function in RF technology.
• Key Projects
• Qualification of new temperature controller unit used for measuring and controlling stations temperature
• Design of capacitor measurement system while “RF” ON (R&D project, new system development)
• Good understanding of frequency impacted design
• Multiple obsolescence - design impacting projects (PLCs, Stepper motors, Gas boxes, PCB Interlocks) process critical
• End point system upgrades – Single head detector to dual head detector

Jun 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Led the electrical team at Lam Research in executing critical projects, providing technical guidance, and developing new resources.
• Actively participated in key meetings between offshore engineers and customers, ensuring project success and client satisfaction.
• Established a centre of excellence for Temperature Control Unit, showcasing expertise in electrical engineering management.
• Key Projects
• Design of completely new temperature controller unit for semi-conductor applications
• Successfully executed alpha/beta test and worked with customer on qualification (process testing)
• Qualification of new stepper motor used on Etch products used for controlling the pressure in process chambers
• Design of planer PCB filter using inductance and mutual capacitance (R&D project)

Sep 2015 – Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Expert in deposition tools for Semiconductors, specializing in turbo pump controllers and wafer transfer systems.
• Responsible for upgrading tools with communication protocol enhancements and PLC controller obsolescence management.
• Designed cable assemblies and wiring harnesses, ensuring compliance with electrical standards.
• Dealt with non-standard requests from major vendors like Samsung, Intel, and Micron.
• Worked on all types of Gas boxes - Deposition and Etch systems
• Responsible for upgrades on tools – communication protocol (Ethernet and Lon boards)
• Key Projects
• Design of a gas box conversion to 2 banks from existing 8 banks. ($18million upgrade)
• Worked on replacement qualification for the multi position pedestal controller for controlling pedestal position for deposition products

Jul 2014 – Jun 2015 · 11 mos · Melbourne, Australia

• Designed a SISU health system unit which monitors various functions.
• Was the team leader for the SISU health project?
• Designed various harness and assemblies like Earth cable,
• RF cable, Communication cable for defence and helicopter projects for Australia
• Design of circuits and layouts on cadence for [65nm - 130nm] profile
• Doing simulation with all conditions check on it.
• Layout of the circuits so that it could be fabricated.
• Post layout simulations, QRC extractions, LVS, DRC, Monte Carlo simulations, Corner simulations, Test
• bench.
• Design of circuits on PCB board applications using Eagle and Altium.

Mar 2014 – May 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Melbourne, Australia

• Skills used: Cadence virtuoso design editor, Cadence layout suite, spice simulation, corner simulation, montecarlo simulations, Creating test bench, parasitic extractions, Layout versus schematic, Design Rule Check etc.
• Learned various simulations, AC – DC analysis, transient analysis, stability factor and creating test bench, performing circuit simulation.
• Experience in designing various blocks for RF Tran receivers with much emphasis on designing Oscillator and PLLs, along with Power Amplifier and MIXERS.
• Used MATLAB for generating signals for the above designed circuit.
• Debugging set up issues, protocol message failures and Hardware related issues using various tools.
• Execution of Test cases i.e. Sanity, debugging matching circuit, individual blocks in RF board to meet required specification.

Sep 2010 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos · Chandigarh Area, India

• Draw circuit Schematics & simulate on software simulation on PCB board.
• The ability to read schematics and circuit diagrams and work with Altium Designer PCB files in order to troubleshoot highly complex circuits. (10+ Layer PCBs designs with FPGAs).
• Manufacture of sensors like for electronic safety guards. • Assemble and test hardware as per the specification.
• Fault-finding assistance to test department.