# Amir Samakar > Product Design Architect Location: Fremont, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/amirsamakar Lead design engineer offering 15 years of experience in development of complex hardware products integrating electronic, mechanical, thermal and fluidic components. Hands on experience on the full product life cycle from inception, engineering analysis, design to manufacturing and launch. A creative generalist with entrepreneurial spirit. ## Work Experience ### Product Design Lead @ Amazon Lab126 Jan 2020 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States Leading engineering design and technology development of innovative wearable and multimodal systems. ### Technical Lead Manager (Verily) @ Google Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 - Led development of a novel ocular device integrating fluidic, magnetic and wireless subsystems from user requirements to feasibility analysis, design, prototyping and test. - Led development of a MEMS sensor and actuator from conceptual design to simulation, microfabrication and characterization. - Designed computer controlled test systems with precision laser, thermal, and force sensors. - Filed multiple patent applications and presented the project in Google Research Conference. ### Senior Product Design Engineer (HW) @ Google Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 - Product design of thermal system of the first Google Tablet (Pixel Slate). - Selected and managed Asian vendors and outsourced the critical parts ( CPU heat sink, heat pipe, TIM) of the thermal system. ### Product Design Lead @ GenapSys Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area • Responsible for mechanical design of a next-generation DNA sequencing platform from product requirements to design, prototyping, DFM and documentation: DNA sequencer instrument, sample prep instrument, biochip package and consumables. • Chief designer of the instruments ( sequencer , sample prep): industrial design, system and mechanical architecture, subsystems ( pcba, mechanisms, precision fluidics, pneumatics and thermal ) and component design. • Developed the first scripting language, operation procedure and test plan of the sequencer . • Led microfluidic, thermal and detail design of the biochip sensor package including tolerance stackup analysis and thermo hydrodynamic simulation (patent pending). • Managed sequencer verification within a cross-functional team of SW, EE, ME and bio engineers. • Led the instrument team in rapid prototyping, manufacturing and test of 40 sequencers from initial concept to functional devices in 12 months. • Established and managed relationships with over 100 suppliers, OEMs and CMs in technology development and manufacturing. • Led outsourced design of the sequencer consumable cartridge from requirements document, conceptual and detail design to prototyping and test. • Led activities to outsource the sequencer production to an Asian CM (DFM, ECO, design revisions and engineering documentations) ### Engineering Manager @ Sarir System Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 • Led a team of ME/EE engineers in design of a novel prefabricated modular building system from initial concept and modeling to engineering analysis and drawings. The system reduces structure weight by 30% and doubles the building speed. ### Engineering Manager, Co-founder @ Armancar Jan 1998 – Jan 2010 • Cofounded Armancar, an OEM suppler of a Peogeot JV, delivered over 15 million automotive parts. • Led a team of mechanical, electrical and quality engineers in development of 16 OEM auto parts ( switches, relays and electronic components) from DFM to high volume manufacturing. . • Managed development of products according to APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) framework encompassing all phases of detail design, process and tool design, quality control and assurance, launch and continuous improvement. • Designed and supervised fabrication of myriad production equipment including precision sheet metal dies, plastic molds, assembly machines, test benches and PLC-controlled robots. • Developed and implemented a business development plan increasing company revenues 10 fold to $2 million through continuous improvement in production efficiency in 4 years. • Designed and implemented company quality management system (TQM) which led to certification by IATF (International Automotive Task Force) according to ISO 9001 standard . • Implemented Statistical Process Control in production lines that reduced product defects by 50%. • Led lean manufacturing initiatives for Kanban, JIT, 5S, FMEA, root-cause analysis, mistake-proofing and continuous improvement in production processes. • Represented the company in business and technical meetings with customers and suppliers. • Managed procurement and sourcing electronic components and manufacturing equipment from vendors in East Asia. • Developed custom Microsoft Office applications for enterprise resource planning (ERP) based on Access, Excel and VBA. ## Education ### Mechanical Engineering Sharif University of Technology ### MBA in Technology Managment Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samakar - GitHub: https://github.com/samakar --- Source: https://flows.cv/amirsamakar JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/amirsamakar/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13