Dixit Desai
Pleasanton,CA
Summary
A highly professional and dedicated Mechanical Engineer with over 25 years’ of semiconductor equipment design and automation experience. Gifted with strong analytical, practical, and field engineering skills. Demonstrated strengths in project planning, material management, generating product trees, and releasing complete product. Areas of expertise include prototype design, creating assembly models, detailing drawings, testing hardware for reliability and problem solving. A strong team player and individual contributor in highly demanding project schedules.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineering Manager, Etch/SRP
Applied Materials
07.2022 - Current
- Led cross-functional teams for successful product development, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to specifications.
- Coordinated with sales and marketing teams to identify client needs and develop customized engineering solutions.
- Evaluated vendor proposals to ensure high-quality materials were sourced at competitive prices while maintaining strong relationships with suppliers.
- Optimized resource allocation, effectively managing budgets and manpower for multiple simultaneous projects.
- Identified areas of improvement in existing systems, providing recommendations that resulted in significant cost savings over time.
- Manages staff and assigns tasks to engineering and technical personnel.
- Assures that processes meet quality and safety compliance guidelines.
- Collaborates with other team leaders and departments.
- Forges and maintains relationships with suppliers and customers.
Distinguished MTS
Mattson Technology, Inc.
10.2016 - 07.2022
- Collaborated with vendors on development of a new 8 axis robot for fast wafer swap to improve wafer throughput.
- Successfully conceptualized and designed next generation transfer module for 4x2 process chambers.
- Designed LL for Next Gen TM.
- Designed Vacuum cooling module for hot processed wafers.
- Created and implemented layout for Auto Wafer. Correction (AWC) sensing architecture.
- Designed transfer frames, process modules frames, and packaged components.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Staff Mechanical Engineer in SIG
Lam Research, Inc.
04.2016 - 09.2016
- Successfully designed 100mm wafer (coupons) carriers for CVD and IBE process chambers.
- Created new schemes of gas baffles for uniformly pumping gases around wafers for ASH rate uniformity improvement.
- Performed FEA on various mechanical components using Pro-Mechanica.
- Created test reports, assembly procedure and design/ concept review presentation.
- Designed various showerheads to improve ASH rate uniformity on Dry Strip systems.
- Performed detail tolerance analysis on plasma source assemblies, process reactors assemblies and transfer robot assemblies.
- Redesigned various components and assemblies to improve overall system performance.
Engineering Supervisor
Mattson Technology, Inc.
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Managed engineering projects, set priorities, documented design reviews, and supervised four-member engineering team.
- Created selectable options for each product as per marketing requirement.
- Developed multi-injection gas delivery system for etch plasma source.
- Designed ICP plasma source for critical etch system.
- Designed magnetic shields for ICP sources.
Sr. Staff Mechanical Engineer
Mattson Technology, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2014
- Designed mechanical components such as process reactor, RF cages, gas boxes, plasma sources, Shutters, lift pin mechanism, wafer pedestal and electrostatic chuck
- Designed and developed Aspen III eHighland process chamber
- Patent granted for novel chamber architecture with isolated heads
- Product was rapidly developed within 6 months
- Designed and detailed strip and etch systems gas boxes
- Created gas box schematics for release
- Conducted C&F reviews, design reviews, and presented project planning
- Supported various beta tools in field
- Designed special components for POLY & PAD etch system
- Performed deflection and stress analysis on pressure vessel and vacuum chamber components using Pro-Mechanica FEA software
- Worked with GS3 and TUV on system compliant certificate for CE, & S2/S8
- Supported manufacturing to resolve design issues
- Created assembly procedure, retrofit procedure, and test procedure for various assemblies
- Designed wafer cooling stations and load locks
- Investigated and tested quartz, sapphire, yttria, ceramics, Titanium dioxide, silicon carbide, aluminum nitride and other special materials and coatings with special considerations for thermal expansion, emissivity, electrical and process properties, blocking UV and compatibility with various process gases
- Designed coolant delivery system for low temperature (
- Created safety and interlock specification for hazardous gas delivery systems
- Responsible for releasing engineering and pilot ECO for strip, CVD, Lite-Etch, & etch systems
- Designed various ICP plasma sources for R&D activities
- Designed pump stack, specified roughing pumps and turbo pumps
- Designed and developed heated platen for high temperatures strip process
- Prepared design layouts, assemblies and detail drawings for RF delivery components
- Created detail facility drawing for several strip and etch systems
- Managed multiple CIP (continuous improvement) projects to resolve design issues and improve product performance
- Designed sheet metal parts, enclosures, welded frame for various subassemblies
- Worked closely with manufacturing to build system during prototype and pilot runs
- Generated ECR and ECO documentation, preliminary assembly lay outs and test procedures
- Procured and tracked unreleased materials for many prototype systems
- Represented hardware engineering department in ECO/ECR review board meetings
- Designed process chamber & source vessel heaters for temperature uniformity.
Mechanical Engineer
Phase 2 Automation.
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Designed and developed:
- Class-1 clean room roller conveyor systems including clean room belt conveyor, and wet conveyor systems
- Pneumatic and lead screw driven shuttles and elevators
- Rotary position tables to transfer cassettes
- Safety frames and operator control display boxes
- X-Y-Z positioning systems for pick and placement of disks
- Created numerous part detail drawings, assembly drawings, and bills of materials for automated systems
- Supported field engineering and on-site customer support groups
- Purchased and procure parts for engineering projects
Associate Engineer
Telegen Display Labs.
01.1997 - 01.1998
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
California State University Fresno
Fresno, CA05.1997
Skills
- Engineering Design
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Project Oversight
- Manufacturing knowledge
- Decision-making skills
- Forward-thinking mindset
- Vendor Sourcing
- Resourceful nature
- Prioritization
- Persuasive communication style
- Equipment knowledge
- Performance Testing
- Design development
- Design review
Certification
- Certified ERT (Emergency Response Team) member, Mattson, 8yr
- Certified Ergonomics task force team member, Mattson, 6yr
- Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certificate, 1996
Technical Tools
- Creo
- Windchill
- Intralink
- Pro-Mechanica
- Solid works
- AutoCAD
- SAP
- MS Projects
Patents
Several patents granted.
Military Service
US Air Force, California Air National Guard, 129th rescue wing.
Timeline
Engineering Manager, Etch/SRP
Applied Materials
07.2022 - Current
Distinguished MTS
Mattson Technology, Inc.
10.2016 - 07.2022
Staff Mechanical Engineer in SIG
Lam Research, Inc.
04.2016 - 09.2016
Engineering Supervisor
Mattson Technology, Inc.
01.2014 - 01.2016
Sr. Staff Mechanical Engineer
Mattson Technology, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2014
Mechanical Engineer
Phase 2 Automation.
01.1998 - 01.2000
Associate Engineer
Telegen Display Labs.
01.1997 - 01.1998
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
California State University Fresno