Beniyam Woldekidan
Adress: **** Lindenoaks Dr, San Jose, CA, 95117 Cell: 510-***-**** *************@*****.***
Availability for Start: - Immediately. Autorization: Permanent resident (Green card)
Availability for Interview: Prior 24-48 hour information for phone/In-Person
Summary:
Experienced Material process and chemical Engineer with more than 7 years of developing processes and material characterization.
Specialized in, sintering of ceramics and glass production, ceramic & metal characterization, composit material, LED phosphor, QC, GMP, electroplating, semiconductor, Mask operation, etching, coating technology, polymer processing, optics and optical property, DFM and material characterization.
Extensive experience in failure analysis, developing the processes, data analysis and optical characterize materials that make a diverse range of products to meet customer need.
Core Qualifications:
Material characterization (SEM-EDXS, XRD, FTIR, DTA & TGA)
Process equipment and integration
Fuel cell and Li-ion battery
Ceramic and metallic material for semiconductor equipment
Glass Engineering, mixing and coating technology
Statistical analysis methodologies & DOE (Minitab, JMP)
Design & analysises (2D & 3D CAD design, ANSYS, Matlab, FEA)
Project management
Professional Experience:
ASML Oct 2020- Present
Process Equipment Engineer
Perform image alignment and detector integration for metrology equipment
Supports all advance process equipment
Integerate new multi beam metrology equipment
Testing and characterization of MEMS devices
High vacuum system
Intematix Corporation, Fremont, CA June 2017 Oct 2020
R & D Process Engineer
Development of new processes, products and ceramic material selection
Design, development, modification, & evaluation on each new product.
Convert new raw materials using laboratory scale and pilot scale equipment.
Carry out new chemical reactions and transfer laboratory procedures to scale-up production.
Process control and quality analysis
Designer reliability testing matrix and define testing conditions
Setup laboratory tests, statistical analysis & DOE
critically analyze testing results, conduct failure analysis and identify root cause
Product characterization: SEM, XRD, particle size, reliability, brightness, DTA-TGA
Reliabelity test: HASS & HALT
Failure analysis techniques: SEM, x-section, FIB, x-ray, DSC,
Intel, IMO-SC, CA Jan 2019- Dec 2020
Manufacturing support
Evaluate new equipment for launch and readiness for semiconductor production
Assist in documenting changes/updates to manufacturing processes
Performing preventative maintenance work for GMP manufacturing systems and tool clean
Perform daily monitoring: Verify actions taken to drive continuous improvement.
Mounting Pellicles on IC mask.
Semiconductor experience with Cleans tools, LAM, TEL & Fortrend
Troubelshoot IC mask cleaning equipment & run production material
Provide requirements of the equipment & processes safety
University of Trento, Trento, Italy Sep 2014 - July 2015
Research Assistant
Projects:
Sintering of ceramics (Al2O3) under the effect of electric field
Finding alternative material to LiCoO2 at cathode and graphite at anode for Lithium ion battery
Glass fracture analysis
Analyze ceramic materials including processing (mixing, milling, drying), forming (pressing), firing and analysis (density, microstructure) to determine chemical and physical properties, composition, structure, relationships, and reactions.
Perform lab analyses as required for each new product development work.
Compile and record testing and operational data for review and further analysis.
Maintenance of lab equipment including lab-scale furnaces
Material characterization (SEM-EDXS, XRD, DTA & TGA)
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering 2009
Masters of Science, Material Science & Engineering 2016
University of Trento (Università degli Studi di Trento), Trento, Italy
Project
Determination of fracture toughness by three point bending
-Impact test on charpy pendulum
-Master Curve from DMA Multi-Frequency
-Determination of the permeability of a plastic multi-layer structure
-Determination of compression behaviors of foam materials
(EPS, PU, XPS, PS50 and PE foams)
-Mechanical Property & Selection of Material
-Mathematical Representation of Creep of Plastic material
(PP, PMMA & POM)
-Mechanical testing using (Electromechanical Testing machine and procedures (INSTRON 4502)