PCB layout Engineer with Design & Manufacturing experience

MALATHI.M

Mobile No. : +91-909******* e-mail: ************@*****.**.**

Looking for a challenging role in a reputable organization. Eager to contribute to team success through hard work and to give my best to the organization which appreciates innovative and new ideas required for competing in today’s challenging environment.

Career synopsis

A dynamic motivated professional having 15+ years of working experience on new product and on-going engineering for a specific product or a group of products from pre-concept commit through end of life.

Hands on experience in Design & Manufacturing industries.

Organizational Experience

• Working as a Specialist in Design in LifeSignals at Bangalore since May 2017.

• Worked as a Senior Engineer in New Product Introduction (NPI) in Sanmina India Private limited at Chennai from September 2016 to Feb 2017.

Worked as a Senior Engineer in Product Engineering & Industrialization (PEI) in Identiv Private Limited at Chennai from December 2010 to March 2016.

Worked as an Engineer in Design/Manufacturing in WELS Secutrons Pvt. Ltd. at Chennai from September 2006 to October 2010.

Worked as a Design Engineer in Digilog Control System Pvt. Ltd. at Chennai from February 2003 to May 2006.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Playing a pivotal part in Hardware.

Creates Schematic diagram and PCB design (Single layer, double layer & multi-layer designs) as per IPC standard.

Knowledge of designing Rigid-Flex PCB with RF components, ball-grid arrays, fine pitch and high pin density components.

Knowledge of BGA routing with blind, buried and micro via concept.

Knowledge of RF, analog, digital & power signals routing.

PCB component library management.

Creates 3D parts for PCB library components.

Supports & interact with PCB manufacturers on PCB fabrication queries.

Knowledge of PCB Gerber editing.

Design tools proficiency (DFM, CAD and other CAE tools)

BOM structuring and BOM risk Management.

Review of new product design by integrating PCB design and mechanical & support on implementation.

Review & manage PCB Design, PCB Gerber, Mechanical, Product release documents, Engineering Change Order (ECO) & Deviation.

Understand the assembly process for NPI models and prepare the process Flow.

Interface with Design and production departments for necessary modifications in the process flow of component and to ensure that products are designed and documented for efficient manufacturing and testing.

Assess Contract Manufacturers (CM) and supply chain technical capability gaps.

Co-ordinates & support production unit from Product proto stage to Mass production / Product EOL.

Interacts with Suppliers, Vendors, Manufacturers & Customers.

Qualify suppliers & drive corrective actions from supplier quality engineers.

Technical life-cycle management (defect reduction team participation, new component qualification & selection, process efficiency and design changes etc.)

Prepares guidelines, test procedures, checklists, Work instructions, Assembly drawings & Manufacturing Process Specification.

Organize & Conduct training programs time-to-time to enhance the skills of the subordinates and relevant person/team as a result gain improved productivity.

Facilitate R&D new product development initiatives with key focus on QCD (Quality, Control & Delivery)

Hands on experience in product certification logos and customization of product labels.

Create, analyse and release ISO Product documentation.

Monitor adherence to quality systems and comply with quality standards of IPC, ISO 9000, Kaizen, 5S, LEAN manufacturing & maintaining requisite documents. Supporting annual continuation of certification and re-certification audits for plant’s ISO certifications.

Software skills:

Altium Designer & OrCAD –Schematic diagram, PCB library & PCB Layout

FAB 3000 V5 – PCB Gerber edit

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & VCADD – 2D drawings

Solid works – 3D electronic parts creation

Microsoft Excel, Word & Power point – Product documentation

SAP B1 & IMSXpress – Documentation release

Jira, Lotus Notes, Confluence & Agile – Document review & approval

Areas of Exposure:

Product Engineering & Industrialization (PEI):

Creation of Schematic diagram & PCB design (Single layer, double layer & multi-layer designs) and working knowledge of DFM & PCB panelization.

3D part creation for electronic & mechanical components.

Perform all NPI engineering tasks required including interface direct to customer, design engineering, supply chain management and manufacturing to ensure the design is robust. Create and maintain/update BOM including components specification/AVL (verified components manufacturing/ manufacturing part number/Cost/lead times etc.), review customers part designed then complete DFM (Design for Manufacturability) evaluations during NPI process to provide design modify recommendations to Customer and Designer. Transfer design from R&D Engineering to Manufacturing.

Collect the first article report from the proto build units & check for any issues. Support & coordinate with relevant team to resolve any problems to produce good quality of products.

Implement process improvements and ensure bring up of lines for new NPI build processes are documented.

Perform all Manufacturing/Process/Production Engineering tasks required to support product accounts including develops, implements and maintains methods, operation sequence processes with the manufacture of parts, components, sub-assemblies and final assemblies such as through MAI (Manufacturing Assembly Instruction), BOM (Bill of Materials), ECO (Engineering Change Order), Deviation and design-problem resolution.

Support manufacturing unit on all manufacturing queries to manufacture good quality of products & to achieve target on time.

Responsible for the defined process flow, documentation and provide training to the relevant team for the integration of complex multilevel electro-mechanical assemblies of Semiconductor products including debug, trouble shooting and functional testing of PCBA’s & full products.

Work closely with Program Management, Quality, Testing, Production, Purchasing, Planner and team members to improve manufacturing process, qualities and reducing costs through the implementation of lean manufacturing methods.

Work with many external groups including customers, vendors and design contractor to determine product specifications.

Preparation of Product documents (BOM, Schematic diagram, PCB Gerber, Manufacturing assembly instruction, Label artwork, Cable drawing, mechanical 2D drawings, Test guidelines & Test procedures)

Knowledge of product certification logos and customization of product labels.

Manufacturing:

Handle a team including work force of Operators and Team Coordinators.

Play a pivotal part in handling the maintenance activity in SMT Production.

Plan day-to-day activities & WIP in production, monitored production schedules and allocating work for achieved monthly production targets.

Organize DFM meetings & provide training to engineers on critical areas to be taken care.

Train/Guide assemblers and technicians in machine operation and maintenance along with production start-up of new products to achieve customer satisfaction.

Provide engineering support to all activities in the product development process & assist manufacturing department and manage communication across all departments.

Responsible for the First article report (FIR)

Hands on experience in SMT assembly, Through-hole assembly, manufacturing process FMEA, QC, QA & Continual improvement activities.

Knowledge of Process Flow Chart; Process FMEA, Control Plan (Proto / Prelaunch / Production), Operator Instruction Aid, Visual Aids, Check Sheets, etc.

Participate in continuous improvement activities for achieving the targets defined.

Hands on experience in minimizing performance bottlenecks for achieving high productivity with optimum utilization of manpower, material & machine.

Develop and implement efficient material handling, flow strategies and always maintain safe and manufacturing processes.

Monitor adherence to quality systems and comply with quality standards of IPC, ISO 9000, Kaizen, LEAN manufacturing & maintaining requisite documents.

Attended various knowledge enhancing training with demonstrated abilities in designing, productivity amelioration, training subordinates & technical issues.

Projects worked on:

WiPatch2A Biosensor:

Disposable, wireless, multi-parameter wearable biosensor with SpO2. Designed for both in-hospital and home environments.

WiPatch1Ax Biosensor:

Hospital & clinic based continuous vital signs monitoring device. It can monitor Hospital post-discharge tracking, cardiac monitoring, Consumer fitness and wellness monitoring. Designed for both in-hospital and home environments.

uTrust 2700 R

Ideal PC linked USB 2.0 contact smart card reader with modern casing & compact footprint which provides full compliance for ISO/IEC 7816 and USB CCID.

SCR3500C

Compact contact reader with USB3.0 (Type C) technology.

STC3522Di

Contactless smart card token used for physical access to buildings, ticketing for transportation & events.

Stubai CCV

Customized EMV compliant contact device used in ATM machine.

uTrust 4701 F Microtron

Combination of contact, contact-less & NFC technologies in just one single device.

Customized EMV compliant contact device used in ATM machine.

PAC21X1

Physical access reader with strong security which is designed to support most of the card technologies from proximity through PKI at the door.

Touch secure V2

Most advanced edge door reader. Combining strong authentication at the door with identity verification. With Cloud connectivity & NFC communication support.

Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS), Adapters & Chargers.

Fire & Security alarm products.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

B.E. (Electronics & Communication) - Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli in 2001.

H.S.C - The Government of Tamil Nadu in 1997.

S.S.L.C - The Government of Tamil Nadu in 1995.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Date of Birth : 11-11-1979

Address : No.51, 17th ‘A’ Main, 4th Cross, 5th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore-560095

Languages Known : Tamil, English & Malayalam.

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