Sai Sanketh Mandumula
Milpitas
Summary
Highly Committed Manufacturing Quality Engineer with 10+ years of experience working on Process development & Quality tools for multiple generations of high volume Mechanical enclosures for iPhones ranging from External Metal Parts, Molded parts & Part Assembly. I have deep understanding in quality experience & I well versed in most of the Inspection & Problem Solving tools.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Apple Inc.
Cupertino
02.2020 - Current
- Manage a team of quality engineers responsible for process development & quality control of end to end industrial Design of the highly visible Apple iPhones Cover Glass & Housing Enclosures.
- Lead weekly meetings with Design, Supply & Process teams to assess yields, improvement actions, Design of Experiment (DOE) timelines, alternative material implementation & identification improvement opportunities.
- Trained employees on SPC, GDT & new inspection techniques.
- Collaborate with Industrial Design team & provide product ID feedback, Manufacturing limitations, Design tolerances complexities & negative yield implications due to certain manufacturing limitations. Worked closely with many ID teams over the years to achieve alternative solutions.
- Lead CAPA actions on Customer returns & provide short term & long term solutions immediately.
- Provide quarterly updates to Senior Executive team on the quality/process health of the overall program.
- Lead weekly Capex discussions with Apple Finance team to review Equipment health, C/Ts, Line layout, OP head count, Module Yield health & align on Yield targets.
- Owner of end-to-end process & quality and offer guidance to the team to achieve >99% FPY on one of the most complex products in iPhone Enclosure Space.
- Successfully demonstrated abilities to solve challenging technical issues and help the technical team achieve higher quality output.
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Apple Inc.
Cupertino
05.2015 - 02.2020
- Manage multiple designs of parts across various vendor factories for highest quality products in mobile industry.
- Review engineering 2D/3D and provide feedback to Product Designers on GDT/ ability for design for manufacturability. This contributed to design development.
- Develop quality control plans, inspection fixture designs/gauges and standard operating procedures.
- Developed process/measurement tools at all contract-manufacturing (CM) sites.
- Introduced new and complex inspection strategies to support mass production.
- Developed Air Leak Tester machines to support Apple's goal of Water Resistant products.
- Worked closed at vendor sites to bring up process tools to manufacture some of the complex assemblies
- Developed various reliability tests for In Process Quality Control and OQC evaluation.
- Initiate spec relief discussions with Product Design after understanding the current capabilities and reviewing field performance.
- Identified gaps & improved efficiency of products & elimination of non-value added activities.
- Created multiple SOPs for continuous Quality Assurance improvement.
- Developed a robust Quality Control Plan to ensure the quality levels out of production floor are of the highest quality.
Manufacturing Engineer
Cummins. Inc.
Columbus
02.2012 - 04.2015
- Manufacturing Engineer at CMEP-Cummins, the world's largest producer of Mid-range Diesel engines with main focus on the Quality/Machining of the Engine Block by applying the principles of process quality planning, evaluation, and control in support of the manufacturing and installation operations of the organization
- Drive Six Sigma Initiatives to reduce waste from Cylinder Bore Machining Operation. Saved company $1.635 M.
- Owned continuous improvement activities at factories and champion the cause to reduce waste & improve effeciency.
- Utilized GDT and statistical knowledge to engage with spec discussions with Product Design/manufacturing team
- Resulted in scrap elimination of >$100000 each year
- Hands on knowledge about FMEA to analyze root case failure and reduce potential failures
- Owner of Control/reaction plan on the production floors
- Convey/Own all Key Critical Major Characteristics of the product and monitor performance and drive improvement actions.
- Responsible for understanding and reviewing CMM (Co-ordinate Measuring Machine) reports to make sure the component is in conformance to all the Tolerances and positioning.
- Performed Value Stream mapping to decrease the lead-time on the manufacturing line from 7 hours to 5 hours for a finished block.
Quality Control Engineer for Steam Turbine Machinery
B.H.E.L
Hyderabad
07.2008 - 12.2009
- Worked as a Quality Control Engineer for Steam Turbines at BHEL
- BHEL is one of the leading producers of Steam Turbines with main customers being in China, Japan, Dubai, and U.A.E, KAZAKHSTAN and Quality being its main focus
- I was responsible for the quality of overload valve, Internal Bypass cooling system, low reaction diagonal blades
- Ensured correct steam pressure at the turbine inlet and high steam quality (steam without condensate entrapment) to ensure high turbine reliability
- Setup Time Reduction, Lean Implementation, 5S implementation, Installation of checklists and assisted in the grading for equipment.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial Engineer & Engineering Management
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo 01.2011 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Chaitanya Bharthi Institute of Technology
Hyderabad 09.2004 - 05.2008
Skills
- Six Sigma (DMAIC & DFSS)
- Quality Control
- Statistical process control
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Computer-Aided Design
- Process Improvement
- Quality Control
- GDT
- SPC Techniques
- JMP Pro
- 5S methodology
Personal Information
Visa Status: Currently on H1-B Visa, Visa sponsorship required.
Languages
Proficient in English, Hindi & Telugu.
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Apple Inc.
02.2020 - Current
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Apple Inc.
05.2015 - 02.2020
Manufacturing Engineer
Cummins. Inc.
02.2012 - 04.2015
Master of Science - Industrial Engineer & Engineering Management
Western Michigan University
01.2011 - 12.2012
Quality Control Engineer for Steam Turbine Machinery
B.H.E.L
07.2008 - 12.2009
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Chaitanya Bharthi Institute of Technology
09.2004 - 05.2008