Engineer Test

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Summary of Work Experience

Excellent technical experience with strong background in the field of Radio

Frequency, Microwave Communications and Fiber Optical Communication. Strong

Knowledge of various communication protocols i.e. GSM, CDMA, 802.11x,

Bluetooth, WCDMA, CDMA2000 and Wimax. Expertise includes: Automated Test

development for functional and parametrics testing of Satellite

Communications Systems, Wireless semiconductors (SOC) Transceivers,

Microwave High Power Amplifiers and PDA's.

RESIDENCY STATUS: US citizen

Education and Training

. Master of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering from

Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T) Bombay with specialization in

Fiber Optics Communication

. Master's in Physics

. Completed a 3 months Design of Radio Frequency Intergrated

Circuit(RFIC) July09- Dec09

at Silicon valley Technological Institute San Jose.

. Training on Advance LabView,Teststand & LabWindows Programming

Programming Skills

. Verigy Portscale V9300 RFsubsytem and Basic Training

. Programming Languages: C, C++, and Visual Basic 6.0

. Application Software: LabVIEW 6.1, Teststand, VEE, Labwindows &

Matlab

. Unix, linux & Perl

Professional Experience

Broadcom Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

Sr. Design Verification and System Test Engineer

(May 2006 -Jan2009)

Instrumental in device qualification from bring-up to field for various

Broadcom's 802.11x chips i.e. BCM4325, BCM4319, BCM4318 etc. Worked

closely with the design engineers to test and validate embedded control

system software for different 802.11x chips.

Responsibilities Included:

. Develop and enhance test plans and procedures that define test

strategies and test coverage for comprehensive test Broadcom's 802.11x

chips.

. Functional, Performance and climatic testing. Verifying the device meets

all IEEE and OEM system requirements.

. Develop and maintain Python, C language test scripts.

. Generating Failure Analysis Report as result of root cause analysis of

the failure. Filing Gnat bug report resulting in corrective action and

defect tracking.

. Develop automated test solution for WLAN test using Agilent N4010.

. Develop automated test solution for Power Consumption measurement for

WLAN device using N6705A.

Solectron Inc Milpitas

Lead Test Engineer

(Sept 2004 - May2006)

Responsibilities included

. Setting up the Automated Test Stations and Writing testing procedures for

different customers.

. Interface and present to customers on technical issues.

. Making changes to the test code in LabView and C-language for Automated

Test Equipment.

. Train technicians and operators so they can carry out testing and

debugging of PC. Boards and systems under functional and box level system

test.

. Performed failure analysis to generate reports as well as corrective

actions and recommendations.

. Resolving the technical issues in malfunctioning of the ATE's

Powerwave Technologies, EL Dorado Hills

Sr. RF (ATE) Test Development Engineer

(March 2002 - June2004)

. Development of ATE software used for testing RF Power Modules used in

various Powerwave's Ultra linear Amplifiers. The ATE's test software was

developed in Visual Basic using Agilent Tech. I/O SICL libraries for

Instrument control. Making enhancements to the software to meet the test

requirements of various Power Modules.

. Development of ATE Software used for testing of DVT and Top

level(Final) testing of Powerwave's Ultra linear Amplifiers. The software

was based in LabView 6.1 and Teststand 2.01

. Make DFT recommendation to the design team, Develop test strategies and

prepare DFT scorecard for different products.

. Work with production to debug, modify and address all ATE related Issues.

. Training Jr. Engineer and Technician on developed ATE maintenance and

periodic calibration.

Palm Inc. Santa Clara

Sr. RF Test Development Engineer

( Jan2000 - Dec2001)

. Instrumental in development of Parametrics & Functional test Station for

PalmVII. Responsibilities include modification and,

maintenance of test automation software and scaling of Parametric Test

Station.

. Developed and designed Ping Test Station for final Antenna testing of

PalmVIIx PWB. The automation test software was developed in Visual

Basic(5.0).

. Developed the Parametric & Functional test station of Palm Bluetooth

unit. The test automation software was developed in LabView 6i and

TestStand.

. Responsible for development of Board level RF test for Palm GSM Units.

Performed DFT evaluation and recommendation and the test coverage

analysis.

ACT Mfg Inc. Santa Clara CA

Sr. RF Test Engineer

(July1998- Dec1999)

. Production and testing of High-performance Head-end for Cable Modem

(Com21), Indoor Units & Switches for LOS Microwave Communications.

Production & testing of Digital Microwave Radio working in the frequency

26Ghz & 10Ghz.

. Responsible for setting up New Calibration and Transceiver Test Station

for 26Ghz Radio, which involved installation of test equipment and

modification of software based on LabView Ver. 5.0.10.

. Responsibilities included setting up the Test Stations and Writing

testing procedures. Interface and present to customers on technical

issues. Wrote test code in LabView and C-language for Automated Test

Equipment.

. Responsible for training jr engineer, technicians and operators so they

can carry out testing and debugging of PC. Boards and systems under

functional and box level system test.

. Perform design for testability (DFT) evaluation and made recommendation.

Performed failure analysis to generate reports as well as corrective

actions and recommendations.

Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad INDIA

Sr.Engineer(RF)

(March1988- Oct1997)

. Involved in product development, the design feasibility studies, cost

analysis & system validation of ISD-16VSAT System.

. Developed Satellite Link Budget calculation system in C and Unix.

. Designed Radio Network Modulator All India Radio. The modulator

provides frequency-modulated carrier at pre-determined IF with 150 kHz

deviation capacity.

. Involved in development of 400/W MPA TWT model.

. Designed interface card for providing Digital Panel reading of various

parameters such as VSWR, I/P Power, O/P Power Watts per dB, Beam

voltage, Beam current and Body current.

. Tuning of Multicavity Klystron tube for system testing of high power

(1.5 and 3KW) amplifier used in ground segment of satellite earth

station.

. Installation and commissioning and complete system testing of

Satellite Earth station.

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