Manager, Sr. Staff New Product Development | Bloom Energy | California, USA
- Strategized and led a cross-functional team of 20+ for new product introduction of 3 product lines at various contract manufacturers in Taiwan, Korea, and the USA, aligning production strategy to optimize readiness across product lines.
- Drove cost-saving initiatives by enhancing automation in manufacturing and qualification testing, reducing costs by 15% and system bring-up time by 33%.
- Designed a novel Intelligent Part Number technique for automated part identification in manufacturing and successfully implemented digital transformation at 6+ global manufacturing locations.
- Integrated Lean Six Sigma methodologies for optimizing circuit design and component selection, leading to an increase in the reliability, lifetime of the product, and cost savings of $1.1 million.
- Owned $40 million of plant capacity, driving demand planning and building manufacturing capacity while adhering to budget and timeline constraints.
Project Engineer, Electrical R&D | LAM Research | California, USA
- Led end-to-end R&D projects for power electronics systems in semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, each worth $4 million.
- Collaborated with global clients such as TSMC, Samsung, and Intel to create functional requirements, support system installation, and new product designs for projects ranging from $50,000 to $2 million.
- Spearheaded supply chain process optimization for safety PLCs, reducing the design time from 3 months to 3 weeks.
- Conceptualized a new product architecture designing power electronics, capacitors, circuit design, and cables, reducing the cost by 50% and product dimensions by 40%.
- Fostered strategic relationships with suppliers for part procurement, demand planning, alternate sourcing, and cost optimization.
- Streamlined part creation, budget approvals with finance department, and document release utilizing SAP and PLM ERP systems.
- Organized meetings with C-suite business leaders and project stakeholders at various project stage gates to consistently communicate achievements, milestones, and risk mitigation measures.
- Institutionalized the onboarding process of new hires into the product development team and mentored 4 engineers.
Lead Engineer, Hardware R&D | Rockwell Automation | Wisconsin, USA
- Led 6 new product development projects, owning design, simulation, and testing from prototyping to production.
- Synthesized detailed product specifications based on requirements from marketing and customers and outlined them into functional requirements for various engineering teams, including electrical, mechanical, and software.
- Ideated and developed an in-house EMC lab, which saved $2.4 million for the project over three years.
- Conducted market research and competitor product analysis and initiated 2 new products.
- Completed 5 Six Sigma projects, resulting in increased circuit accuracy, cost savings, quality, and component lifetime.