Ben Chen
Sr. Maunfacturing Engineer
Taoyuan City
Summary
Resourceful Manufacturing Engineer with 17 years of experience. Trained in leadership and production floor maintenance from NPI to HVM. Successful at cultivating relationships with ODM and suppliers, making win-win situation.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Sustaining Manufacturing Process Engineer
Solidigm, Inc
03.2022 - Current
- Quality issue management including FA/RCI/CA/PA/BKM/Cost/DFX/FMEA with cross team
- Revenue increasing by expired material extension, deviation plan, recycle study, ~$5M saving
- Error-Proof system development to reduce HVM yield loss(0.5%) & improve output(1%)
- Change control management(SMT_Stencil inline control ; New dis-assy tool design ; Xray limited…etc)
- Served as technical liaison between customer, manufacturing, quality assurance and vendor and supplier personnel to resolve technical and quality issues.
Sr. NPI Engineer
Kingston Technology Far East Co. Ltd
10.2017 - 09.2021
- NPI development from SMT to BackEnd, New tech(Underfill, Edge bond, IR rework) release to HVM
- Special Infrared rework process released for critical components & condition limited, ~$1M saving
- Define Strain gauge validation (IPC-9704A) and documentize: FMEA, MFG golden SOP, DFM.
- Drove continuous improvement culture in engineering to provide clear product design standards, improve manufacturability through enhanced documentation and reduce engineering cycle time.
Sr. NPI Engineer
Powertech Technology, Inc
03.2015 - 08.2017
- Lead a team to follow up each NPI project/milestone from SMT to Assembly casing
- NPI development, New tech.(Underfill, Gap filler, Wave-soldering, Assy/Dis-assy) release to HVM
- Define Strain gauge validation (IPC-9704A) and documentize: FMEA, MFG golden SOP, DFM.
SMT Process Engineer
Unimicron Technology Co.
02.2014 - 03.2015
- Improve C01005(0.4*0.2mm) of SMT process yield from 90% to 99.9X%(meet HVM target)
- Setup SPC function to monitor SMT performance & alert with OCAP flow
SMT Engineer
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc
06.2008 - 01.2014
- Lead a team to support NPI & HVM in SMT stage, and setup SMT line expansion
- Initiate the advanced process: Module-SiP and release C01005(0.4*0.2mm) process to HVM.
- Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components, and systems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
I-SHOU University
Kaohsiung 04.2001 -
Skills
SMT process
NPI development management
Sustaining HVM process
Supply Chain Management
Cross-Functional Teamwork
Quality issue management
Quality Management Systems
Cost saving
Production Scheduling
Material Selection
Timeline
Sustaining Manufacturing Process Engineer
Solidigm, Inc
03.2022 - Current
Sr. NPI Engineer
Kingston Technology Far East Co. Ltd
10.2017 - 09.2021
Sr. NPI Engineer
Powertech Technology, Inc
03.2015 - 08.2017
SMT Process Engineer
Unimicron Technology Co.
02.2014 - 03.2015
SMT Engineer
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc
06.2008 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
I-SHOU University
04.2001 -