Suthakaran Solamuthu

Suthakaran solamuthu

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Engineer

  • Education

    • Universiti teknikal malaysia melaka

      2010 - 2013
      Bachelor's degree electrical and electronics engineering 3.41

      Bachelor in Electrical Engineering (Honors)Major in Power Electronic & Driver

  • Experience

    • Renesas electronics

      Sept 2013 - Aug 2015
      Test process engineer

      ➢ Responsibility on product 8P Power Mosfet MTX and Single-Chip Microcontrollers 16bit and 32bit.➢ Familiarize with machine IP-Tester (knowledge in programming) and J750 tester.➢ Resolve testing process problems which includes failures related to product, tester’s malfunctions, and testing program troubleshoot.➢ Prepare test program (for certain product only) and verify new test program release by the designer.➢ Resolves test yield problems by performing failure analysis, finding root causes, structuring countermeasures, execution of countermeasures and monitoring improvements.➢ Analyze and interprets test data to prepare technical reports for management review on the product characteristics.➢ Investigate and resolve abnormal lots by giving special treatment to improve the yield.➢ Involve in the establishment of New Testing Machine, New Test Board and New Product related to testing process to Manufacturing Plant and prepare report for management review(DR).➢ Coordinate line Improvement ranging from product quality, yields, and cost by working closely with Front line Process Engineers, HQ support members and production floor members.➢ Liaise with the Production, Quality Control/Assurance, Logistics and Planning Divisions on the disposition of troubled production lots ranging from quality to on time product delivery.➢ Trains and instructs Production Floor support members like test technicians and operators on Standard Operation Procedures.➢ Involves in the Customer Complaints cross-functional team for Preventive action and Horizontal Development.➢ Involve in the documentation of the automotive tools (APQP, FMEA, SPC and MSA, PPAP) for ISO/TS16949 certification Audit.➢ Daily Product and Yield Abnormality treatment. Show less

    • Nxp semiconductors

      Sept 2015 - Oct 2018
      Product engineer

      ➢ Take ownership of assigned devices gross margin and quality improvements.➢ Work with assembly process engineering team, probe engineering team, device engineering team and design engineering to reduce cost of manufacturing by improving yield, test time, cycle time and probe cost.➢ Own and maintain Final test and probe program. Responsible to improve test program performance.➢ Work with CQI Engineer and Customer Quality Engineer of the assigned devices to drive for quality containment screen implementation and look across fan-out to applicable products as part of continuous quality improvements initiative.➢ Work with wafer fabrication device engineering to address process-related yield issues and quality issues.➢ Perform device characterization and evaluation to evaluate changes in wafer fab or in assembly process.➢ Using state of art statistical analysis tools to perform Cpk(Process Capability) analysis, stastictical bin analysis, multi-variate analysis of the product assigned in order to improve detection of outlier devices.➢ Work with Final Test Product engineer to improve manufacturing efficiency by resolving issue on maverick material.➢ Responsible on chairing and driving the team product issues with device engineering group (conference meeting with USA, Asian site).➢ Familiar with tools such a JMP Pro12, O+,CodeWarrior IDE, XL tools analysis and exst.➢ Project worked one:1) Cpk(Process Capability) analysis for all parameter test- Responsible for leading the team on driving this project due to improve the quality of the product.2) TTR(test time reduction) - Responsible for driving to completing this project for manufacturing efficiency by resolving tester utilizing redundant due productivity increased.3) Probe pushes back - FT program improvement and overall improving the financial cost. Show less

    • On semiconductor

      Jul 2022 - now

      • Responsible and key person new product development NPD/new technology for discrete device (Diod, power transistor) auto and non-auto parts. • Support development and implementation of strategies to achieve profitability targets on assigned product lines through new products development, cost reduction, capacity expansion and yield enhancement projects.• Responsible for all aspects of engineering activities associated with portfolio management.• Primary point of contact for all operational aspects related to assigned portfolio, including supply chain management, manufacturing, quality, customer service, sales and marketing, technical publications, document control, etc.• Take ownership for resolving customer quality and application issues on assigned product lines.• Lead and facilitate cross function teams for problem solving. This includes coordination activities with Product Engineers in other regions to achieve common goals.• Take leadership role to establish relationships with key contacts in wafer fabrication and assembly manufacturing sites to ensure strong communication and effective problem solving. Show less

      • Senior Product Engineer

        Nov 2018 - now
      • Senior External Test Engineer

        Jul 2022 - Jan 2024
    • Nexperia

      Mar 2023 - now
      Senior product engineer

      1) Verification using competitor samples.2) Accountable for all characterization, and qualification data, both Design in completeness and in correctness meeting the requirements. - Process the ESD pre/post data and ATE char data. Data Analysis on the parameters with low CPK. - Process the FT and WT data, data analysis if there is outliers/not meeting the yield or CPK. Communicate with TE on the root cause, test/yield improvements.- Process the bench data, compare with spec proposal sheet and review with designers.- Responsible for the technical content and quality of the product release.- Process the bench data, compare with ATE/FT data, review with designers.- If there is Quality requirements on drift analysis for HTOL, HAST, TMCL and then review with the Quality engineer.3) Accountable for the product validation report, validation Report and Validation Summary readiness by Validation gate4) Responsible for the product characterization and validation plan.- Intake sheet readiness for Reliability stress activities- Validation intake strategy- Hardware strategy- Validation plan readiness by S-gate- Plan on samples requirement for each activity5) Responsible for proper archiving of char/test data and documentation.- Ensure all are data are latest and uploaded in Enovia and no pending items to the project closure.6) Timeline planning with relevant department/site/bench lead to ensure all data available for the Validation report.7) Works with HW engineers on PCB design on AC/DC Bench boards8) Member of NPI, FE transfers, BE transfers and other Industrial projects.9) Reviews of Device Specificationn, carry out reviews with application and Design Team.10) Report project leader and the resource manager consistently updated on project status.11) Initiates and drives improvements on validation/characterization efficiency and product quality.12) Guide and steer your peers in site TPE teams.13) Customer return support. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Registered membership of bem (board of engineering malaysia).

      Board of engineering malaysia
      Oct 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Suthakaran Solamuthu
      Dean's Awards - Jun 2011