About

Apple: Product Design Engineer

 Feb 2022 - April 2023

• Owned hardware design in NX/TC for the next-generation audio device top-level assembly (FATP), driving component selection, artwork creation, Glue/PSA/TSA/HAF integration, and ensuring the structural integrity of glue joints to meet performance and quality standards for initial MCO release.
• Led global teams of OEM/CM vendors, manufacturing, process, and quality engineers to resolve product quality issues by conducting failure analyses (FA), generating ECR/ECO, and implementing long‑term solutions through collaborative cross‑functional design reviews.
• Reengineered and devised playbooks for multiple product development processes as well as documentation using six-sigma tools to improve in-house testing capabilities, enhance data quality, reduce human errors, and minimize downtime resulting in annual savings of $0.3M.
• Audit and approve vendor process, process flow, automation equipment design, and assess MP readiness.
• Collaborated with suppliers and manufacturers resulting in optimized parts for tooling DFM, schedule, and cost.
• Led various proof of concept projects and prototype builds to inform and validate product design decisions.
• Developed & executed PQRs for diverse subassemblies including highly cosmetic plastic parts, enclosures, mechanical retention schemes, antennas, acoustic meshes, PCBs, ICs, sensors, camera, speakers, battery, MCOs, flexible printed circuits, electro mechanical components, and other SMT parts.
• Provide direction and mentorship to third party machine/automation suppliers and/or MI’s; be the technical leader and driver on owned projects; technical resource to other engineering groups and project leaders.
• Ensure product quality and reliability by working with internal and external quality and reliability engineering teams to determine appropriate testing and product requirements.
• Responsible for design of critical plastic injection and silicone compression molded components.
• Proficiency with phase-gates manufacturing systems.
• Worked collaboratively with program management and discipline leads, created target schedule and captured interdisciplinary work-streams.

August 2019 - Jan 2022

​• Designed 3D models and fabrication drawings (assemblies and parts) using Solidworks & NX for machining, sheet metal fabrication and injection molding of sensor components as well as fixtures.
• Identified & implemented short-term fix to prevent OEM/CM assembly line downtime & collaborated with global manufacturing, quality teams for root cause identification and delivered permanent fix 30 days ahead of schedule.
• Failure/Data Analysis in reference to yield and manufacturing metrics (CpK, CT, Efficiency, etc.) Drive improvement programs as appropriate by use of Design of Experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis using Six Sigma principles.
• Develop and optimize key components of the LIDAR to drive down cost by 40%, improve performance and deliver high reliability.
• Performed Rapid Prototyping activities and created BOM to develop final design on the second-generation product line.
• Constructed standardized manufacturing processes by designing and modifying the equipment used in fabricating, building, assembling, installing, and integrating component modules for first-generation products.
• Conducted DOE’s to verify components and manufacturing process to meet the large volume capacity as well as improve yield from 60% to 94% targets while maintaining a high level of quality.
• Created test plans for Product Validation and performed experimental validation of simulation results to determine the limitations of various product-lines.
• Performed FEA analysis for testing components at various load conditions.
• Experienced with implementation of DFMA with an excellent understanding of GD&T techniques.

• Constructed PLC logic for Assembly line equipment to boost cycle time for Tesla Model 3 battery production and Programmed the HMI controls for assembly line to aid troubleshooting.
• Designed 3D models for custom automation equipment fixture assemblies in accordance with lean principles.
• Improved equipment availability by granulating downtime events to identify as well as eliminate the root cause.
• Owned equipment authorization and collaborated with the Manufacturing team to improve existing equipment, subsequently reducing downtime by 30%.
• Reduced material and labor cost via digital machine instructions.
• Fabricated SCADA’s that monitor equipment status to decrease unplanned operation downtime.
• Drafted CAD drawings for the design of custom automation equipment’s factory floor layout.