R D Lab Technician
Resume:
Mota Sanghera
**** ******** ***** *** ****, CA **148 408-***-**** ************@*****.***
Senior R&D / Lab Technician –
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Support FA with customer returns, prototype design debug during New Product Introduction (NPI). Interacted with reputed Labs such as Accurel for special equipment support.
• Hands on with bench-top diagnostic tools & repairs such as Curve-tracer, Oscilloscope, Power-supplies, de-capping component.
• ATE tester setups, Yield analysis & Pareto charts – familiar with wafer-sort setup & final-test on components using popular ATE tester platforms viz; Agilent93K, Advantest, Credence, MegaOne, etc.
• Support component-level device characterization & pareto-charts to determine device performance margins to published data-sheets.
• Semiconductor component failure analysis support – trained & certified in handling chemicals.
• Familiar with using hand tool such soldering iron, electric drill, Dremel, caliper, micrometer, gauges and all other power tools.
• Familiar with Oracle, SAP and NetSuite.
• Used analysis software tools for clarity.
• Multi-team interaction – with Product planners, Marketing, Product & Process engineering, Q&R, & other members within the Operations team. Contributed to meet the objectives of customer satisfaction, revenue & optimizing yields.
• Experience in a startup setting with four different companies.
• Familiar with working in medical device manufacturing ISO 9000, cGMP and ISO13485
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: 04/2024 – Present
Principal Electro-Mechanical Technician:
Responsible managing and maintaining engineering labs for the group including tools and parts are stocked.
Familiar with lab cleanness, safety, organization and work with facilities manager for any new or updated connections power, water, gas and air lines.
Manages check-in and check-out lab equipment and manage lab parts inventory.
Familiar with testing reliability, validation and verification testing on the samples.
Collect data on the samples with clear details step by step on 500, 1k and 10k cycles using. Present clear data to the project team
Ability to handle multiple projects at same time and help the engineering team.
Perform mechanical repair and preventative maintenance on the system
Responsible to maintain inventory for common spare parts for lab.
Order parts from digikey, mouser electronics and other vendors (custom parts).
Perform assembly, fabrication, testing and troubleshooting and maintenance electronics and system.
Familiar with using hand tool such soldering iron, electric drill, Dremel, caliper, micrometer, gauges and all other power tools.
Document operational & safety procedures and standard
Perform testing and troubleshooting on system using all kind of electronics equipment like DMM, Oscilloscope, High Voltage Power supply, Signal Generation, signal analyzer, electronic loads and function generator etc.
Ability to communicate technical issue with Senior Engineer, vendor, tech support and Senior Management
Responsible printing 3D jobs for the group and managing all logistics.
Build new wiring harness for the system high voltage low voltage and communication control box using soldering iron, wiring crimping and all other small hand tools. Troubleshooting and testing (hipot) for high voltage cables.
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 12/2022 – 01/2024
Senior ATE IC Test Engineering Technician:
Familiar with testing engineering sample, reliability and qual testing for burn-in for hot, room and cold temperature for systems validations and device functionality.
Collect reliability test data with clear details for 500, 1k and 10k hrs.
Capture data for ESD latch-up for human and machine model for 500, 1k and 2k Volts.
Responsible running pre-production device and pilot lots for using high speed handler to characterization and qualify the products for customer
Worked on new product introduction (NPI) getting the hardware ready for testing, troubleshooting the setup and load board repair.
Coordinating all engineering lab equipments for calibration with outside vendor and working with purchase department to generate PO.
Keeping all logs and calibration certificate for interna and external audit on all lab equipment’s.
Responsible for running calibration on Teradyne ETS-88 and ETS800 test systems.
Perform a variety of tasks for electrical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems.
Perform product analysis on high failure category bins and overall yield on the product
Perform testing and troubleshooting on system using all kind of electronics equipment like DMM, Power supply, electronic loads and function generator etc.
Fresh Health, Inc. 03/2022 – 11/2022(startup Company)
Senior Engineering Technician:
Responsible managing and maintaining engineering labs for the group including tools and parts are stocked.
Familiar with System reliability, validation and verification testing. Collecting data with clear details on 500, 1k and 10k cycles.
Perform system (tower) drop test on different heights and collect the evidence
Familiar with lab cleanness, safety, organization and work with facilities manager for any new or updated connections power, water, gas and air lines.
Manages check-in and check-out lab equipment and manage lab parts inventory.
Perform a variety of tasks for electrical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems
Run complete system characterization via ultrasonic flow rate sensors, pressure readings with multi-channel pressure transducers, and motor speeds readings from onboard and external sensors
Worked with engineering team to develop, build, and troubleshoot new flushing fixture to improve production yield by over 25 percent
Responsible for building, testing, and repairing complete systems down to component level
Assist in root cause analysis for issues encountered during internal development and field testing
Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously and make the necessary changes to exceed team goals and expectations
Maintain and keep accurate data records in electronic form on all tests
Reliability and repeatability testing for clinical trials
Multi-team interaction – with Product planners, Marketing, Product & Process engineering, Q&R, & other members
Familiar with using Tera Term and WinDaq data Acquisition software to test and collect data
Follow SOP (Standard operating procedure) & engineering modifications for special procedures to collect data on System and update the results into Microsoft Excel
Use custom python script to run engineering experiments on the prototype system
Experience in additive manufacturing from set up with 3D Sprint/PreForm to post processing via internal SOPs
Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc. 05/2018 – 03/2022
Senior Engineering Technician:
Responsible managing and maintaining engineering labs for the group including tools and parts are stocked.
Familiar with lab cleanness, safety, organization and work with facilities manager for any new or updated connections power, water, gas and air lines.
Manages check-in and check-out lab equipment and manage lab parts inventory.
Perform a variety of tasks for electrical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical systems
Built next generation PDU (Power Distribution Unit) and cooling systems.
Built complete prototype systems, sub-assemblies / assemblies.
Utilize schematics, engineering drawings, and follow technical instructions
Troubleshoot issues with mechanical or electrical parts
Responsible for setup, maintenance and operating lab equipment and instruments
Experience with ordering parts from Digikey, McMaster, Duniway and Swagelok and doing all purchase requests and managing approval routing for engineering groups
Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously and make the necessary changes to exceed team goals and expectations
Familiar with PDM (Product Data Management), specialized tools and instruments
Follow SOP (Standard operating procedure) & engineering modifications for special procedures to collect data on System and update the results into Microsoft Excel
Responsible for unpacking, packing, incoming and outgoing inspection on the sub-assembly’s unit for X-Ray Microscopy System.
Familiar with using SAP Systems and Responsible for setting up local vendors for on site meeting status on new proto-type parts
Applied Materials Inc. 11/2017 – 03/2018
Senior R&D Engineering Technician:
Responsible for unpacking, packing, incoming and outgoing inspection on the sub-assembly’s unit for X-Ray Microscopy System.
Ability to support multiple projects at same time and helped the team to accomplished project within time frame.
Responsible managing and maintaining engineering labs for the group including tools and parts are stocked.
Performs complex electro-mechanical technical functions and activities such as design, test checkout, fabrication, modification, troubleshooting and assembly of electronics electro-mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models, specialized test equipment, tools and test fixtures.
Test and troubleshoots system level and component level problem in electrical and mechanical systems and sub-system with minimum supervision.
Order parts from Digikey, McMaster, Allied and local vendor such as Anchor Electronics.
Zoox Inc. 05/2017 – 10/2017
Senior R&D Engineering Technician:
• Ability to support multiple projects at same time
• Responsible to build Compute System – frame, pump, flow meter, radiator, communication and network module Electrical and Mechanical harness Assembly.
• Performing Thermal circuit test for (6-8 hrs.) -Fluid path integrity.
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams and build special test fixtures
• Familiar with DinoCapture software for Laser Alignment and testing
• Troubleshooting System level, PCBA, and down to component level and replaced defective device
• Trained lower-level Technicians on to new SOP and on System and operations
• Documentation including circuit diagram, Bill of Materials, Theory of Operation.
•Perform System start-up.
• Used DMM, Power supplies, Function generators, Oscilloscope and other Electronic Instruments.
• Ability to use soldering iron, power hand drill, dremel and all type of small hand tools etc.
• Trained lower-level Technicians on to new SOP and on System and operations
• Interface with cross-functional groups (Materials, Manufacturing, Software, Quality and Firmware Engineering Team)
PerkinElmer- Medical Imaging 10/2016 – 05/2017 (Contract)
Senior Engineering Technician-High Level complex Assembly:
• Responsible managing and maintaining engineering labs for the group including tools and parts are stocked.
• Ability to support multiple projects at same time
• Build, assembled, tested and characterized new prototype system including all subassembly and document.
• Performs functions associated with mechanical and electrical assembly of complex a -Si and CMOS digital x-ray detectors. Familiar with complete technical trouble shooting, rework and quality testing related to production parts, components, subassemblies and final assemblies.
• Responsible communicated with customer service and engineering group to facilitate timely RMA repairs
• Trained lower level Technicians on the system.
• Track lots, verifies WIP through MES and MRP systems, equipment calibration, and process qualification.
• Provides initial diagnosis of incoming RMA and schedules repairs.
• Assist in failure analysis and associated reporting
Theranos Inc. 07/2016 – 12/2016
Lead R&D Technician:
• Perform software upgrades, for all systems and collect QC combines data using python scripts and analysis the data for review in the project meeting.
• Worked with R & D Engineering group on new and special project to collect data and analysis
• Troubleshooting, repair and calibration of the testing Equipment for Mechanical and Electrical down to component level.
• Ability to support multiple projects at same time
• Responsible for deploying blood testing System to Clinical lab for blood test study
• Familiar with doing failure diagnoses of blood Testing System
• Responsible for Quality and Reliability testing of System
• Certify for handling of Biohazard material & System
• Trained lower level Technicians on to new SOP and on System and operations
• Documentation including circuit diagram, Bill of Materials, Theory of Operation.
• Working knowledge of ISO-13485 and FDA Regulations for Manufacturing and product testing.
• Using soldering iron, power hand drill, dremel and all type of small hand tools etc.
Global Advanced Technologies, LLC 09/2015 – 07/2016 (Contract)
Senior R&D Equipment Engineering Technician:
• Running new engineering experiment and following new procedure on new Products
• Responsible for running smooth process operation for PCB coating and preventive
Maintenance on CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) systems and other Lab Equipments
• Conduct routine & non-routine tests, collect data & prepare reports from tests performed using lab tools, PC and software
• Used Oscilloscope, DMM, Power supplies, signal generators, software scripts & schematics
• Ability to support multiple projects at same time
• Troubleshooting System level, PCBA, and down to component level and replaced defective device
• Identify components and track order from vendors
• Documentation including circuit diagram, Bill of Materials, Theory of Operation.
• Trained Production Technicians on new process and machine on operation
Ultrasolar Technology 06/2012 – 07/2015
Senior R&D Engineering Technician:
• Product Development:
• Prototype Build using High Voltage(400V) Relays, Capacitors, Micro Controllers
• Responsible managing and maintaining engineering labs for the group including tools and parts are stocked.
• Familiar with lab cleanness, safety, organization and work with facilities manager for any new or updated connections power, water, gas and air lines.
• System Integration with Solar Panel String and DC-AC Inverter, characterize for power performance using LabView Software.
• Validation and follow detail Bench Testing procedure of the Circuit Board, record and maintain data log
• Experience using data logger for DC I, V, P measurements
• Data analysis using EXCEL
• R&D Engineering Support:
• Build, debug and test prototype circuits from hand drawn schematics
• Perform soldering and rework down to components level replacing defective parts and retested PCB with Test System make sure everything is working normal
• Documentation including circuit diagram, Bill of Materials, Theory of Operation
• Identify components and track order from vendors
• Knowledge of IC packages
• Filed Applications Support:
• Installed and demonstrated product within US, overseas (Singapore, Japan, China)
• Support Customers and field applications engineers with product modifications, troubleshooting
Real Time Metrology Inc. 2009-2012
Associate Engineer
• Installed and demonstrated Product with in US, overseas (Japan and Singapore).
• Support Customers and work on Product with field failures and trouble shooting.
• Perform good soldering and de-soldering on defective components.
• Trained Technician at Customer site how to operate machine and fixed issues.
Lifescan (Johnson & Johnson Company) – 2008:
Senior Instrument Specialist
• Conduct diagnosis, test & repair on various hospital & consumer Glucose electronic equipment.
• Used Oscilloscope, DVM, Power supplies, signal generators, software scripts & schematics.
• Ability to support multiple projects for including soldering, de-soldering, testing, debugging, and replacing bad components
Schlumberger 2007 – 2008:
Electrical Development Member
• Develop Lab prototypes (bread-boards & test setup), conduct routine & non-routine tests, collect data & prepare reports from tests performed, use of lab equipment, such as, signal generators, Impedance analyzers, spectrum analyzers, analog & digital component identification on drawing to assemble boards, etc..
• Perform good soldering and de-soldering on defective device.
Hospira Inc. 2006 – 2007
• Conduct complaint confirmation of returned devices and investigate into root-cause. Maintained software updates for Lab test equipment, provide updates & reports on failure returns for proper corrective actions.
• Perform strong soldering, PCB board rework, down to component level.
Intel Corporation (2004 – 2005)
• Familiar with System reliability, validation and verification testing. Collecting data with clear details on 500, 1k and 10k cycles.
• Product failure analysis & wafer-yield improvement; Flash-memory product(s) group.
• Track, identify & publish major yield loss parameters, familiar with Work Stream, Crystal
Ball/AutoCAT tools for yield analysis, NPI & prototype analysis support.
India Bazaar (2001-2004)
• Store Manager, Managed day to day operation, inventory control, ordering
Velio Communications, Inc. (2001):
• Start-up environment dealing with high-speed optical networking & communications products. Supported Operations team with FA, ATE testing at sub-cons & FA debug.
NEC Electronics Inc. (1997 – 2000):
• Product Engineering & Test support; continuous improvement on yields, product out-going quality & cost-saving efforts. Provided customer on FA with emphasis on response-time for closure. Supervised 3 to 4 operators for volume production test & trained with tester setups & bench FA.
Cirrus Logic Inc. (1988 – 1997)
• Employee from start of the Company through high-volume production & growth. Extensive learning & contribution via production support with ATE testing & FA bench tests, characterization & summary reports, performance margin analysis & resolution of EOS, ESD & Latch-up issues on customer returns. Developed skill set to assemble micro-components & handling chemicals for de-capping components & FA. Perform good soldering and rework skills.
EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS
• BSEE – Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont, CA
• Diploma & A.S. Degree in Electronics & Computer Technology – Condie Junior College,
Campbell, CA
• Certification – in handling chemicals used during Semiconductor component FA process
SKILLS
• Lab bench equipment used for Analysis & Debug, ATE testers & setup, Windows, Unix & LabView software among others, FDA regulations for medical equipment, etc.
• Strong soldering and rework down to components level replacing defective parts and retested PCB
TECHNICIAN SKILLS
• Familiarity with Bench-test equipment & setup
• Familiarity with Windows software, UNIX, LabView software, etc.
• Ability to correlate product performance, Bench vs. ATE tester
• Support engineering team in summarizing yields, characterization, NPI bench- tests, etc.
• Capable to fix & repair bench-test equipment or mounting components onto test-boards
• Dedicated, goal-oriented & bring valuable experience interacting & supporting cross-functional team members in meeting objectives
Excellent References – will furnish upon request.
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