Failure Analysis and Reliability Engineer Resume

SUMMARY:

Talented and focused engineer who easily adapts to new technologies and procedures with enthusiasm and integrity. Strong research and engineering experience in solid and structural mechanics, viscoelastic materials and structures, multi - physics modeling and simulation. Proven ability to improve new products by identifying failure mechanisms and their root cause.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software: Proficient in MATLAB, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ABAQUS, COMSOL, LaTEX, ImageJ, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access), LabView, PhotoShop, JMP

Risk and Reliability Engineering: Failure analysis, life data analysis (Weibull analysis), fault tree analysis, event sequence diagram, reliability block diagram, design of experiment (DOE), FMEA

Lab equipment: Operation of lasers, oscilloscopes, load cells, drop weight towers, fatigue load frame, quasistatic tester, scanning electron microscope (SEM), thermoreflectance and infrared microscopy, micro indenter, strain gauge, wire EDM, electroplating, vacuum systems, function generator, electrical prober, electrometer, thin film deposition systems, and experience with machine shop equipment

Nano- and micro-fabrication: Photolithography, sputtering/deposition techniques, HF vapor etching, clean room equipment and protocol

Nondestructive testing methods: Liquid penetrant, magnetic particles, and ultrasonic testing

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Failure Analysis and Reliability Engineer

Responsibilities:

Evaluated, organized, and analyzed electro-optical devices placed on different accelerated life tests, including mechanical and environmental.
Provided written and oral reliability results to management and other engineers.
Operated and maintained the Development and Production reliability laboratory.
Supported failure analysis efforts on parts that failed reliability testing.
Influenced key manufacturing process changes by identifying product quality concerns in a matter of days.
Analyzed and documented over 20 different unseen failure mechanisms.
Created a failure mode database with Excel, JMP, and Access for life distribution analysis for thousands of samples.
Trained 8+ operators in the use of microscopes, electro-optical tester, environmental chambers, visual inspection, glass fracture detection, etc.

Confidential

Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities:

Presented product design and implementation of Confidential products at international Confidential through technical talks and papers.
Led the LA fabrication and testing of the Confidential ( Confidential ), a product that enables real-time monitoring of cracks in metal infrastructure around the US.

Confidential

Senior Lab Member

Responsibilities:

Safety officer responsible for operation and organization of all lab equipment and supplies.

Confidential

Mentor

Responsibilities:

Supervised 5 diverse students in the High School Summer Research Program leading to a final poster presentation at the end of the program.

Confidential

Graduate Student Researcher

Responsibilities:

Research focused on characterizing the influence of laser generated shock waves in a new polymer
Developed dynamic Finite Element Models in ABAQUS and ANSYS to obtain the stress history within the polymer and characterize newly observed failure mechanisms
Characterized materials (polymer films, foams, and metal) and measured thin film adhesion strength using the laser spallation technique

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