Greetings,

I am writing to apply for a full-time Senior Technician position. As a former Senior Engineering Technician in Applications Engineering, Hardware development, and Product-Test, the position with this group is of great interest to me, and I would like to explore this opening further. After reviewing my resume below, you will find I have acquired design and development skills in various mixed-signal and product-test areas of focus within the Semiconductor field, and learned very useful engineering technical knowledge from both Texas State University in Electrical Engineering as well as an Associate of Applied Science degree from ITT Technical Institute in Electronics Engineering Technology. The culmination of these skill-sets provides solid work experience, and I feel that I would be a valuable addition to the staff that I join. Best Regards,

Arthur Estrada

ARTHUR ESTRADA II

Kyle, Texas 78640 • 512-***-**** • acs3lj@r.postjobfree.com Technical Summary

• 15 years of combined Applications Engineering, Data Acquisition Hardware, and Product/Test experience as an Engineering Technician involving both Silicon Laboratories and National Instruments products.

• Acquired knowledge of design cycle and development strategies in different areas of Mixed-signal, RF, and Embedded system products deployment and problem-solving.

• Managed and executed product characterization, data collection, and data interpretation. Software/Hardware/Tools Experience

• Understanding and basic use of TCL, Matlab, Mathcad, Multisim, Pspice, C/C++, VHDL, Verilog, lab work with Altera and Xilinx FPGAs, and Freescale 68HC12 microcontroller at Texas State.

• PCB development skills using Mentor Graphics schematic and layout as well as Orcad schematic tools.

• Experience using/maintaining gravity fed and pick-and-place handlers: Multi-test 9510, 9320; Seiko TR55/60; Rasco 1000T and use of Testers: Teradyne IntegraFlex, Catalyst, and an LTX Tester

• Equipment knowledge: signal generators, network analyzer, spectrum analyzers, scopes, and DMMs Career History

Silicon Laboratories Senior Engineering Technician Austin, TX 06/25/2012 – 08/21/2015

• Application engineering technician in support of audio tuner products. Characterization management, testing of products for Application Engineers/Customers, schematic and layout design, and basic test development. National Instruments Senior R&D Hardware Technician Austin, TX 09/29/08- 06/22/12

• Senior DAQ (Data Acquisition) Backplanes technician in hardware development, design, characterization, and debug.

• Performed analog and digital hardware verification involving signal integrity, timing, and power supplies.

• Wrote and executed LV code to automate test processes and equipment to validate products. Silicon Laboratories / NXP Semiconductors / ST-NXP Wireless Engineering Technician I/II Austin, TX 10/02/2000 – 09/26/08

• Product-Test support for the Wireless team who developed AeroFone 4905.

• Tasks included product characterization, test hardware assembly, debugging, qualification, and sustaining. Education

Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas 06/2005 – Present Bachelor of Science (In progress), Electrical Engineering - Micro and Nano Devices focus

• Completed Electrical Engineering course-work: Analog IC Design, Analog and Mixed-Signal Design, Signals and Systems, Electronics I & II, Microprocessors, Digital Design, Microelectronics Manufacturing, Solid State, and Circuits I & II.

ITT Technical Institute – Albuquerque, New Mexico Graduated 09/2000 Associate of Applied Science, Electronics Engineering Technology GPA: 3.88 Professional References

Jason Chabot

Validation Engineer

Cirrus Logic: 512-***-****

Steven Strickland

Associate Applications Engineer

Silicon Laboratories: 512-***-****

Martin Gabriel

Sr. Assembly Engineer

Cirrus Logic

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Personal Reference

Jason Mathews

MCAD Technologist – Team Lead

Sandia National Laboratories: 505-***-****

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