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• Responsible for the Manufacturing Engineering team, focusing on production systems and product testing, reporting to the Plant Manager• Coordination of optimization activities in manufacturing processes for product assembly and electronic board testing both at EMS and Landis+Gyr factory• Responsible for maintaining CAPEX and OPEX in the testing and production processes, defining asset acquisition, prioritizing internal and third-party resources

• Administered the delivery of test jigs and NRE jigs for NPI• Developed test specification for PCBAs during NPI stage• Performed test coverage report for PCBAs• Specified test flow for PCBA during NPI stage• Coordinated functional test jig construction and equipment acquisition

• Managed Product, Process, and Maintenance engineering teams.• Communicated with vendors at China to identify capabilities, sourcing needs and cost-effective manufacturing methods.• Defined the production lines in terms of workflow, tooling, and equipment• Provided customer support for the development of manufacturing processes• Increased engineering staff's operating efficiency by supporting Lean and Continuous Improvement processes• Managed CAPEX and OPEX in Engineering and Maintenance.

• Research and development of hardware and software for Power PC microcontrollers• Software development for communication, tracing, and testing (C, C++, and Visual Basic)• Printed circuit board layout