Benjamin Sandoval

Houston, TX ***** • 408-***-**** • acxyyq@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications Profile

Dedicated and innovative with related education, practicum, and experience to contribute to long-range operational objectives in an RF Engineer role.

RF Engineer Knowledge and Skills: Knowledge of optical instrumentation and standards, VSWR, reflection, transmission lines, amplifiers, scattering, gain, resistance, reactance, filters, attenuators, and power supplies. Conceptual knowledge of dB, dbi, Smith Charts, S-parameters, impedance matching, insertion loss, mismatch loss, power gain, return loss, microwave engineering and antenna theory.

System Testing/Validation: Experience generating test plans, completing DOEs to qualify processes, record data, and prepare demo reports. Assembly and troubleshooting of ICP and PVD tools to determine root causes of failures at manufacturing and client sites. Test and validate electromechanical systems and powerbox assemblies. Extensive knowledge of level 100 clean room environments in both in-lab and customer locations.

Team and Project Leadership: Excel at interfacing with customers, engineers, and managing domestic and international teams. Talent for quickly learning new information, procedures, and technologies. Exceptionally organized and able to multitask.

Core Technologies:

Environments:

Windows, Linux terminal

Applications:

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), AutoCAD Electrical 2016

Tools:

Assembly, C/C++

Oscilloscopes, multimeter, spectrum analyzer, signal generators, PCB components, RF power supplies, DC power supplies

Educational Background

RF Engineering Certificate - In progress

University of California San Diego Extension

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering - 2014

University of New Mexico

Experience Highlights

Tango Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA

Electrical Engineer, 6/2015 – 6/2016

Technologies: High power RF power supplies, RF match boxes, remote mid-infrared temperature sensors, multimeters, 4-point probe, film stress measurement systems, F-50 thin film mapper, optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, Siemens SIMATIC hardware, mass flow meters, mass flow controllers, ion gauges.

Applied cutting-edge knowledge and tools to complete procedures such as thin film deposition and development of think conductive films.

Performed ICP and PVD processes for EMI shielding and TSV applications.

Formulated and processed recipes for developing conductive thin films on 300mm Si. Sapphire wafers and LGA and BGA packages. Conducted reactive processes on thin films including Cu, Ti, SS, W, and Al.

Conducted assembly, testing, validation, and troubleshooting for ICP and PVD tools.

Completed and maintained bill of materials, schematics, detailed internal reports, customer demo reports, and presentations.

POS Tech Solutions, LLC, Edgewood, NM

Engineering Technician, 9/2014 – 3/2015

Technologies: POS payment devices, PCB chip antennas

Provided end-to-end testing and support for retrofit point-of-sale payment devices.

Assembled, tested, and installed devices.

Provided engineering support, including purchase orders, bill of materials, assembly of prototype devices for tests.

Conducted troubleshooting assistance for CPUs using SSH protocol.

Developed product technical support manuals.

Department of Defense United States Marine Corps, California, Colorado, Iraq, Afghanistan

Field Radio Communications Operator, 4/2005 – 2/2013

Technologies: COM201B antennas and Harris tactical radios, SINCGARS, SATCOM, P25 protocols, Blue Force Tracker, RF Warlock EM Jammer.

Conducted setup, operation and troubleshooting of tactical radio equipment. Prepared orders and directives for Marine Air Control Squadron-23 (MACS-23).

Successfully employed tactical communications and maintained secure and accurate reporting of mission essential information throughout 70 combat operations.

University of New Mexico, New Mexico

Student, 2014

Participated in NSF-funded research project in nanotechnology. Conducted research on properties and functionality of Plasmonically Enhanced Single Photon Avalanche Diodes.

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