Max Chiem

Experience

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  Qualcomm

  Aug 1997 - Dec 2000

  Engineer

  Provided engineering support for production, improve productivity, and quality control. Release product to production, installed, tested, certified equipment.Designed fixtures and tooling for production (i.e. fixture for semi automated testing, tooling for components, exhaust system for the oven, etc).Worked with development engineer to release the product to manufacturing.Worked with new/revised product (NPI), and introducing new advance processing (BGA, BCC, LGA, CSP, Flip Chip, etc), developed reworks method and designed fixtures for repair.Installed, tested, and certified equipment; also trained operators to use the equipment and follow written procedure, resulting more efficient job orientation and higher productivity. Design tooling for manufacturing by using Pro/E, AutoCAD. Show less

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  Solectron/Flextronics

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  Advisory Manufacturing Quality Engineer

  Front-end OEM support, pre-production planning, and provide tech support. Implements process to control quality, qualify new product, reduce defects & maintain high quality.Interacting with OEM to improve quality and solving technical issues, improve through-put. Transferring product from OEM to CM, line layout, equipment transfer, etc. Established procedures for the in circuit testing, repairing, pack out and using TQC methodology.Analyzing data, reduce manufacturing costs and scraps, improve yield/quality, and improve efficiencies. Show less

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  Tyco Electronic

  Jan 2006 - Jun 2010

  Project Manager

  Oversee product development from conception, prototype to manufacturing including validation.Coordinate the efforts of cross-functional departments as required to ensure that programs are run within the requirements of the customer needs and testing new design. Design components and product packaging. Work with supplier to secure component and ensure component within spec.Review design documents: DFM/DFT, DFMEA, Design for 6 Sigma, design spec, product spec, testing procedure/spec and design verification report (EVT, DVT, and PVT).Interface and support internal customers (production, quality, engineering, etc,)Manage all existing as well as develop, propose, and implement new project.Drive customer focus team meetings to assign actions and drive customer requirements within the manufacturing. Show less

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  Paramit Corporation

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2019

  Product Engineer

  Provide guidance/support to resolve critical mfg quality issue. Work with R&D to ensure product layout meet design functionality and mfg requirement. Establish robust, repeatable and reproducible process parameters for manufacturing processes.Working with procurement and planner to bring in quality components.Develop and perform DOE to identify and confirm process parameters.Implement statistical process analysis on new and existing products. Improve manufacturing techniques, yield, through put, and cost reduction.Provide continuous development of manufacturing techniques that will improve in-house capabilities, and internal auditDevelop and maintain process documentation. Qualifying process methods and procedures.NPI ME duties including perform DFM, FMEA, new product development, prototype build &tooling. Written mfg spec such IQ, PQ, PQ. Show less

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  Kinship

  Jun 2019 - now

  Manufacturing Engineer

  Plan and conduct design verification, reliability tests, and failure analysis.Work with CMs and upstream suppliers to support the investigation of product/component/material issues or supply constraints and assists with troubleshooting remotely and/or on-site. Provides direction on a variety of routine technical tasks including test equipment & process qualifications, PCBA and mechanical build process.Work closely with Electrical Engineering, Firmware, and Operations to develop manufacturing test specifications including mechanical and electronic assemblies, FMEA, and PCBA to ensure they are designed for manufacturability. Collaborate with equipment supplier to bring test fixture to mfg. Audit supplier and CM (testing, mfg process development, material, scheduling) to ensure the product and component conform to spec. Sourcing, procurement, planning, forward and reverse logistics. Show less