Hoang Nguyen
San Jose,CA
Summary
Results-driven Photonic Alignment/Assembly Test Technician at Coherent Inc, skilled in optical component alignment and quality control. Enhanced testing efficiency and resolved complex issues through collaboration. Proven ability to ensure high-performance standards while maintaining meticulous attention to detail.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Photonic Alignment/Assembly Test Technician
Coherent Inc
04.2021 - Current
- Precisely sets up and align optical components (lenses) using specialized tools and software to optimize performance, ensuring high image quality, sharpness, and accuracy by controlling tilt, focus, and centering.
- Component Handling: Clean, handle, and install delicate optical parts under microscope by applying adhesives/epoxy to fix components in place.
- Attaching a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) to a base substrate using specialized thermal epoxy. Run the Micro-Vu InSpec Software to take measurement and powerful image of assemble components.
- Testing optical modules consisted of Optical Power Measurement, Bit Error Rate (BER) Testing, Tests stability under high/low temperatures, Optical Return Loss to ensure signal integrity, hardware reliability, and equipment compatibility.
- Debug test failures by visually check and clean end-faces of module and fiber, match module specs (speed, wavelength) with the other end. Ensure correct fiber type, reload firmware and use a power meter to check Tx/Rx levels before de-assemble modules.
- Quality Control: Inspect work, document results, and ensure products meet strict quality criteria. Collaborated with engineering teams to troubleshoot and resolve assembly issues efficiently. work with BOM, drawings, diagrams, and basic soldering in correcting solder defects, realigning components, or upgrading the board with new elements on PCB.
- Utilized precision measuring instruments to verify product specifications and performance metrics by using tunable laser, optical spectrum analyzer, optical lightwave/power supply meter.
Computer Test Technician
HP Enterprise Services
05.1992 - 06.2008
- Conducted comprehensive testing on hard drives, tape drives, power supplies, load software and configure work station and server.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues effectively.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced testing efficiency and accuracy.
Education
Associate of Science - Computer Science
San Jose City College
San Jose, California, CA06.1989
Skills
- Precisely aligning and assembling optical systems, testing and measuring the performance of optical components
- Through-hole assembly and soldering
Timeline
Photonic Alignment/Assembly Test Technician
Coherent Inc
04.2021 - Current
Computer Test Technician
HP Enterprise Services
05.1992 - 06.2008
Associate of Science - Computer Science
San Jose City College