Ashutosh Sawant
Santa Clara,US
Summary
Detailed physics oriented and adaptable engineering professional with extensive experience in product design, mechanical engineering, and electromechanical systems. Strong background in structural, thermal, and flow design for advanced semiconductor process equipment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Systems Engineer
Applied Materials
Santa Clara, US
09.2022 - Current
- Designed and developed deposition process chambers for advanced packaging applications, focusing on vacuum, thermal, and materials integration challenges
- Led end-to-end product design including chamber architecture, thermal management, flow, mechanical structure
- Designed and implemented a tool to quantify chamber flow behavior and vacuum performance for product optimization
- Developed product solutions to address local and global stress management, informed by wafer bow characterization through experimental measurements.
- Conducted DOEs and simulations to optimize chamber thermal and flow performance
- Invented and patented conducting lift pins for Etch ESCs enabling plasma-free chucking
- Designed and validated electrostatic chucks (ESCs) to meet stringent thermal requirements
- Designed hardware for next-generation GAA process chamber based on advanced node requirements
Mechanical Engineer
LAM Research
04.2021 - 08.2022
- Designed and shipped CIP kits and etch chamber hardware
- Designed manifolds for TCUs, forelines, and chamber heaters
- Built test plans and executed functional and validation testing
- Supported GD&T and tolerance analysis problem reports
R&D Lab Engineer (Contract)
Apple Inc.
01.2020 - 03.2021
- Supported New Product Operations in R&D labs and DFM activities
- Designed 3D CAD fixtures and developed mechanical test methods
- Performed root cause analysis and generated mechanical test reports
Mechanical Engineer
Ascience Automation Corp.
Indianapolis
12.2019 - 04.2020
- Prototyped automated soil testing machines with integrated controls
- Designed and analyzed compression and shear systems using CAD and FEA
- Collected and analyzed experimental data to drive simulation tool development and correlation
Mechanical Design Trainee
Cummins Inc.
02.2017 - 08.2018
- Designed AC systems for engine testing during BSIV launch
- Created mechanical drawings and validated designs using ANSYS
- Performed RCA and GD&T tolerance stack-up analysis
Education
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Pune University
Skills
- Thermal Design
- CAD
- NX
- Teamcenter
- System-driven product development
- DFM
- DFA
- ANSYS
- COMSOL
- CFD-ACE
- Vibration analysis
- Python
- JMP
Timeline
Systems Engineer
Applied Materials
09.2022 - Current
Mechanical Engineer
LAM Research
04.2021 - 08.2022
R&D Lab Engineer (Contract)
Apple Inc.
01.2020 - 03.2021
Mechanical Engineer
Ascience Automation Corp.
12.2019 - 04.2020
Mechanical Design Trainee
Cummins Inc.
02.2017 - 08.2018
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Pune University