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Calvin Kam

Union City,CA

Summary

Versatile Mechanical Engineer with 15+ years of experience across the product development lifecycle. Skilled in technical program management, NPI, manufacturing, prototyping, product testing, and electro-mechanical system development. Possess a deep understanding of supplier prototyping for optimized quality control.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Staff Product Engineering Team Lead

TDK-InvenSense
10.2021 - 04.2024
  • Managed the product engineering team for the Emerging Sensor Business Unit that develops Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor hardware used for customer interfacing engagement, tools, and solutions.
  • Initiated, managed builds, and deployed products/hardware, with documentation (Datasheets, Application Notes, Product Briefs and SOPs), of application demos, reference designs, and testing.
  • Created implementation plans, analysis and schedules along with Marketing and Sales to drive customer support, forecast sample requests and distributor/vendor inventory.
  • Characterized, analyzed data, and rolled out design portfolios of ToF sensor acoustic horns and modules to demonstrate sensor performance metrics, quality, and capabilities.
  • Spearhead team effort to release all customer material for each Project Review Board (PRB) stage.
  • Met with new and ongoing customers to integrate MEMs sensors while providing product design-ins, risk management and customer solutions.

Staff New Product Engineer

TDK-InvenSense
10.2018 - 10.2021
  • Lead product engineer to plan, schedule, manage, develop, manufacture, and document both products and testing apparatus hardware for ultrasonic fingerprint, ToF range, and gas sensors.
  • Created electro-mechanical prototype assemblies to validate concepts, process and procedure development.
  • Led cross-functional team meetings on schedule, deliverables, manufacturing issues, and customer engagements.
  • Qualified new tester bring-up overseas from conceptual prototype to mass production to meet required techniques and manufacturing processes.
  • Responsible for scheduling and processing wafer sort and final test (sensor/module) lot runs and yield analysis.
  • Researched and implemented new or improving bonding procedures for lamination of ultrasonic fingerprints to customer products. Supported customer engineering to drive new products and processes.

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Synaptics, Inc.
03.2015 - 10.2018
  • Pioneered the mechanical design and manufacturing of automated testing systems for BGA and LGA fingerprint sensor substrate stripping, ensuring accurate and high-volume testing. Responsible for tester bring-up overseas, utilizing Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques, from conceptual prototype to production.
  • Developed reliability tools and reference designs while planning and interfacing with CMs and cross-function departments to measure product functionality, quality, and reliability testing of biometric modules.
  • Led the development process for new products by approving prototypes, analyzing performance, and ensuring quality assembly.
  • Conducted failure mode analysis, tracked key metrics, and created manufacturing procedures to enhance product robustness.

Mechanical Engineer

Synaptics, Inc.
09.2008 - 03.2015
  • Designed and validated prototype hardware to support new platforms, product development, and global production of capacitive sensor modules.
  • Created Bills of Materials, drawing layouts, and detailed instructions for manufacturing and production.
  • Constructed schedules in alignment with customer expectations, product quality and delivery benchmarks.
  • Conducted daily meetings with technicians, suppliers, and vendors to achieve project milestones and resolve technical manufacturing issues.

Product Test Engineer

Synaptics, Inc.
06.2007 - 09.2008
  • Charged with executing Engineering Verification Testing (EVT) and Design Verification Testing (DVT) on new products. Performed EMI, ESD, functionality, reliability, temperature, and vibration testing.
  • Designed and fabricated test jigs used for HALT and HASS testing to meet company and customer specifications.

TEST OPERATOR

STANFORD MICRODEVICES
  • Performed QA and tape & reel inspections for a global leader in the design and production of high-performance semiconductor components.

DOCUMENT CONTROL SPECIALIST

NATUREMILL INC
  • Assisted in the development, manufacturing, and prototyping of an automatic compost bin.

Education

Master of Science - Engineering Management And Leadership

Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
2015

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
2008

Associate of Science - Mathematics & Physics

Chabot College
Hayward, CA
2005

Skills

  • Product Development Life Cycle
  • Atlassian (Jira, Confluence)
  • Agile PLM
  • Project Management
  • Solid Modeling/CAD (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, GD&T)
  • Data Analysis and Programming (JMP, Python)
  • Machining and Fabrication
  • Test Hardware and Development

Certification

  • Career Essentials in Project Management, 2024, Microsoft / LinkedIn
  • Computer Aided Design and Drafting, 2003, Chabot College

Timeline

Staff Product Engineering Team Lead

TDK-InvenSense
10.2021 - 04.2024

Staff New Product Engineer

TDK-InvenSense
10.2018 - 10.2021

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Synaptics, Inc.
03.2015 - 10.2018

Mechanical Engineer

Synaptics, Inc.
09.2008 - 03.2015

Product Test Engineer

Synaptics, Inc.
06.2007 - 09.2008

TEST OPERATOR

STANFORD MICRODEVICES

DOCUMENT CONTROL SPECIALIST

NATUREMILL INC

Master of Science - Engineering Management And Leadership

Santa Clara University

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

San Jose State University

Associate of Science - Mathematics & Physics

Chabot College

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