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Mechanical Engineer Design

Location:
Sunnyvale, CA
Posted:
April 12, 2025

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Resume:

Paul R. Overmyer ************@*********.***

**** ***** ***** 408-***-****

Sunnyvale, CA 94087 website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-overmyer-0048ba6b

Summary

Seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer position in a product development group based on:

20+ years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer in the semiconductor industry

Extensive experience with SolidWorks, AutoCAD and Inventor CAD systems

Proficient in Visual Basic and Python to write computer programs for Windows

Developed CALC4CAD, a program that draws 2D gears, sprockets, ball bearings, fasteners, springs, isometrics, hole charts, graphs and steel shapes for AutoCAD

Used ANSI Y14.5 standards and GD&T to tolerance detail part drawings

Design Highlights

Wafer and chip handling products for the semiconductor capital equipment

Industrial cameras and mechanisms for machine vision and traffic solution industry

Designed parts and made prototypes using laser cutters and 3D printers

Career History

Mechanical Engineer, X-Scan Imaging Corp, San Jose, CA 8/21 – 4/24

• Design of line scan x-ray detectors for industrial testing using SolidWorks

• Responsible for creating design layouts, assembly and detail drawings for designs

• Design of lead shielding and tungsten collimators for x-ray detectors

• Design of fixtures to align detectors with x-ray source during in-house testing

• Detail part drawings and revision information stored in Arena PLM

• Design of sheet metal parts that are laser and CNC cut before bending

• Design of CNC parts made of steel, aluminum and tungsten for structure

• Design of rubber seals that could be made by stamping in high volumes

Mechanical Engineer, Mainspring Energy, Menlo Park, CA (contract) 4/19 – 8/19

• Design of structures to support fans for a new linear generator using SolidWorks

• Responsible for creating design layouts, assembly and detail drawings for design

• Presented the design to management and made changes based on feedback

Mechanical Engineer, Kinetic Systems, Inc., Livermore, CA (contract) 9/17 – 11/17

Design of stainless steel enclosures for industrial chemical storage using SolidWorks

Responsible for creating design layouts, assembly and detail drawings for designs

Mechanical Engineer, Expo Instruments, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (contract) 9/14 – 3/17

Design of plastic enclosures to be used in a liquid level systems using 3D CAD

Responsible for creating design layouts, assembly and detail drawings for designs

Used basic engineering calculations to determine deflections of parts under load

Worked with vendors to make tooling for a liquid level system for swimming pools

Made prototype parts to ensure that parts fit together and functioned properly

Mechanical Engineer, End-Effectors, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (contract) 6/09 – 6/14

Design of ceramic end-effector for 450mm silicon wafer using Inventor

Finite Element Analysis of the 450mm end-effector using Algor and Inventor

Design of custom ceramic end-effectors to meet customer specifications

Design of CNC laser marking machine for ceramic parts from an old mill

Wrote g-code computer files for marking ceramic parts on the CNC machine

Mechanical Engineer, JAI, Inc., San Jose, CA 6/07 – 3/09

Design new industrial cameras and enclosures using SolidWorks

Worked with JAI salesmen and customers to set specifications for cameras

Interface with vendors to produce parts per JAI, Inc. design requirements

Create new camera parts to replace older designs as a part of a cost cutting team

Design custom tooling to aid in the assembly of cameras and printed circuit boards

Support existing camera drawings done using SolidWorks and AutoCAD

Mechanical Engineer, OptiSolar, Hayward, CA (contract) 9/06 – 3/07

Designed new equipment for the solar power industry using SolidWorks

Interfaced with vendors to produce parts per OptiSolar design requirements

Created production part drawings for mounting structures of new PV installation

Created concept drawings for shipping crate and electrical connectors

Participated in design sessions for new wiring and structural concepts

Prepared site layout drawings for large solar farms in the desert Southwest

Mechanical Engineer, GE Nuclear, San Jose, CA (contract) 3/05 – 9/06

Designed new equipment for the power industry using Autodesk Inventor

Participated in design reviews of the product with the customer

Used product data management tool to track drawing release and changes

Interfaced with vendors to produce parts per customer design requirements

Coordinated structural and thermal analysis of designs and parts

Supervised draftsmen in the production of detail part drawings

Mechanical Engineer, End-Effectors, Inc, Santa Clara, CA (contract) 9/02 – 3/05

Designed robot end-effectors made of ceramic and aluminum made to tight

tolerances used to manipulate silicon wafers in the semiconductor industry

Designed next generation of probe cards capable of probing up to 10,000 points

Designed air cylinders to drive a mask gripper that is only 0.39 inches thick

Designed fixtures to facilitate soldering metal contacts to ceramic

Designed parts with AutoCAD, supervised assembly, and scheduled testing

Managed in-house computer network and AutoCAD drawing database

Coordinated relationships with company suppliers and vendors

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering, Tri-State University, Angola, IN (Co-Op 12 months)



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