Test Engineer

Make step towards excellence in R&D

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, Singapore (www.agilent.com) Mar 2001 - Nov 2002
Manufacturing Test Engineer
•Installed, upgraded the Visual Basic Test Software for the Edge Emitting LED Light source 83437A and Erbium ASE Source 83438A
•Installed and maintained the PC-based test stations, consists of High speed
Digital Communication Analyzers, Optical Spectrum Analyzers, Optical power meters,Optical Return Loss meters, Laser source and splicer
•Evaluated and Qualified the new testers received from US by r & R study
•Reduced test cycle time by 40%, by implementing pre-screening of pump lasers
•Designed test fixture for the pre-screening of pump lasers
•Reduced failure rate by optimisation of test
•Performed all functional and parametric tests, which includes Optical Return Loss, power, modulation, spectral density, extinction ratio and Drift stability
•Translated the test codes into test support document

QMAX TEST TECHNOLOGIES, Chennai (www.qmaxtest.com) Sep 2004- Nov 2005
(Manufacturer of ATEs and provider of semicon testing services)
Product Application Engineer
•Programmed test vectors for PCB testing using combinational board tester QT2128
•NPI testing - new testing platform for desktop ATE V200 with boundary scan
•Designed test fixtures for PCB testing
•Programmed devices and test vectors for ICT/FCT of IC’s using ATE QT200
•Trained International trainees on model development and demo on our products
•Documented TCF for CE Marking

STATS CHIPPAC, Singapore (www.statschippac.com) Nov 2005 - Present
Test Equipment Engineering
•Testing of analog and mixed signal devices in UNIX platform.
•Setting up of Testers, Handlers for manufacturing and Line support
•Improve FPY by minimizing and preventing setup rejects
•Immediate responsiveness to issues affecting availability, speed & quality of testers
•Increased OEE by minimizing downtime of testers - Teradyne, Handlers - Seiko Epson - North Star, Delta and Multitest - MT9510
•Continuous tracking, analysing trends (Pareto & Cockpit charts), troubleshooting and preventing failures
•PM by analysing MTBF and minimizing MTTR
•Coordinated with MFG, QA, product / tester / handler engineering to improve OEE
•Validated product failures with RVSI scanners and troubleshooting of post test scan failures

Bachelor of Engineering 1997 – 2000
First Class (73.33%)
Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Shanmugha College of Engineering – Thanjavur
(Now: SASTRA, a deemed university)
Bharathidasan University – Thiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu

Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering 1994 – 1997
First Class with Honours (82.07%)
Mohamed Sathak Polytechnic – Kilakarai, Tamilnadu