Raymond Tan

Experience

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  Agilent Technologies

  Jun 2006 - Apr 2019

  - System Lead for quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) aka AriaMX and SureCycler- Lead a project team of electronic engineer, firmware engineer and microbiologist for sustaining engineering and design enhancement- Defines system architecture, test, qualification and implementation plan- Heavily involves in product quality improvement and enhancement- Optics system level design and improvement- Collaborate with microbiologist for feature enhancement- CFDA product qualification- Product lead for ISO13485 and CFDA certificationKey Accomplishment- Release AriaMX software version 1.5 to market- Release new optical detector ATTO425- Drive gap reduction between software vs firmware in Amplification Plot in qPCR- Define test methodology to qualify future optical probe detection Show less - Hardware engineer for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy- EE lead for quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)- Focus on product improvement in term of product quality and manufacturing process- Redesign for value added feature and cost saving- Perform functional, EMC, safety, and environmental test qualification- Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) and risk assesmentKey Accomplishment:- Hardware designer for NMR console backplane redesign for gross margin improvement- EE lead for NMR next generation 7450 Automated Probe Tuner (Optima)- Circuit designer for NMR 100W Pulse Field Gradient (PFE) current source- EE lead for Micro Gas Chromatography (uGC) RoHS compliant redesign- EE lead for quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) optical module calibration- Circuit designer for ATTO425 optical module cartridge- Product lead for ISO13485 and CFDA product qualification- Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy micro controller board redesign- Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy next generation chopper motor driver board designerDesign Skill Set:- Analog design in both transistor and op-amp level- Digital design for microcontroller such Cypress, Atmel, STMicro and etc- Peripheral interface design such as PCI, SPI, I2C, USB and UART- Switch Mode Power Supply and high power current source design- Motor driver and position design- RTL design with FPGA coding in VHDL / Verilog- Schematic and layout design- Signal integrity analysis- Spice simulation Show less - Product Engineer for 3070 ICT PCA Board (NASRU/ASRU, Talon, Cap, I-Cap, Vtep, System Card)- PCA lead for high mix low volume SMT board tester in MNC manufacturing environment- Board FA and troubleshooting, support, manufacturing line process control- Re-engineering for product improvement and cost saving- NPI qualification and testing including functional, environmental and EMC- Collaborate with R&D for design related fix to drive customer satisfaction and production yield- Manage contract manufacturer product output, yield improvement and DEFOA- Final level of field support for Agilent In-Circuit Tester (ICT)- Conduct supplier quality audit for line setupKey Accomplishment- Circuit designer for ICT3070 I-Cap (Control and Auxiliary Power Board)- Vtep verifier test enhancement- NPI qualification for NASRU manufacturing release- Numerous Vtep, Talon Board (Un-Mux Hybrid) and System Card FA- Resource relays, driver/receiver ICs, power supply for quality improvement and cost-saving- Worldwide field and customer technical support for System Card, Vtep and NASRU/ASRU- LTB, RoHS and new component qualificationsManufacturing Skill Set:- Manage a team of 3 technicians and 4 operators- Manage contract manufacturer for product output and yield- NPI role out to production and pilot run qualification- Sustaining engineering including RoHS conversion and quality enhancement- Process improvement for TAT reduction- High mix low volume and PCA outsource nature- Quality and process audit to supplier and contract manufacturer- Customer and field escalation support- Last level product failure analysis- Experience in product line transfer and setup such as from Venture SG to Venture PG Show less

  • Senior System Engineer

    May 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Senior R&D Hardware Engineer

    Aug 2011 - May 2017

  • Senior ICT PCA Product Manufacturing Engineer

    Jun 2006 - Jul 2011
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  Bruker Nano Surfaces

  Apr 2019 - now

  Staff Product Manufacturing Engineer

  - Act as primary technical liaison between US factory and CM for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Stylus Optical Metrology (SOM) Instrument- PLC Project manager for AFM Nanoscope 6 product- Lead and manage CM local activities related to product transition from US factory to CM factory- Provide real-time production support to CM for all quality, manufacturing, and supplier issues- Perform inline and end of line inspection of product to ensure quality and performance- Audit manufacturing processes, procedures, quality and performance metrics of CM and supplier- Develop and maintain Manufacturing Documentation related to assembly and test- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement that result in cost savings, improved quality, improved reliability, or reduction in lead-time Show less