# Sil C.

> Senior Staff, Radio System Solutions (RSS) Lab Manager

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sil

Over 25 years' experience working in various dynamic Research and Product Development labs

Deal with industrial & consumer wearable electronic devices, portable computers, consumer prototypes/products since the beginning of career

More than 25 years' extensive hands-on experience with SMD rework on PCBs: 01005, 0201, 0402, TQFN, SOIC, BGA (0.35mm pitch), cut & jump traces, flex cables, fine/ultra find wires (32-44AWG), coaxial cables (SMA, U.FL, ultra-miniature, etc.), assemble & disassemble prototypes/products, assemble & modify cables, and ability to troubleshoot PCB down to component level

10 plus years' experience in electrical/hardware engineering lab management, which includes lab space planning, create lab layout, select furniture, set up labs, purchase components/lab supplies, purchase OpEx/CapEx equipment, CapEx & fixed assets annual audit, organize and maintain labs to OSHA laboratory standard

## Work Experience
### Senior Staff, Radio System Solutions Lab Manager @ MediaTek
Jan 2023 – Present | San Jose, California, United States
In charge of Radio System Solutions (RSS) labs & shield rooms.  Support RF & Wi-Fi RSS engineers and cross-function teams on undisclosed/prototypes/non-released consumer products development.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Set up soldering/rework stations
o	Handle all SMD rework & micro soldering (Install & Remove SiP, BGA, 01005, 0201, 0402, 28-44AWG wires, etc.)
o	Support RF tests, such as RX sensitivity, LTE & NR TRX RSV, etc.
o	Receive, allocate, & keep record of customers’ non-released materials/prototypes
o	Keep inventory of all high value (CapEx) & low value (OpEx) equipment/tools

o	Assist team with CapEx/OpEx purchase request submission
o	DRI of CapEx/OpEx & control assets annual audit
o	Organize & maintain labs/shield rooms to high standard of quality & safety
o	Purchased bench/handheld OpEx equipment, tools, electronic parts/components, consumable lab supplies, etc.
o	Contacted vendors for quotation & other inquiries, such as technical supports, borrow equipment, and engineering services, etc.

### Senior Manager, Technical Support @ NUVIA Inc
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Santa Clara, California, United States
In charge of multiple NUVIA R&D labs and supported 50+ (PCB Designer/HW/EE/ME/ FW/SW& Thermal) engineers on undisclosed consumer products development.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Set up soldering/rework stations & test benches
o	Handled all SMD rework & wiring (TQFN, 0201, 0402, 28-44AWG wires, cut & jump traces, etc.)
o	Assembled/disassembled prototypes
o	Created new & modified existing rework instructions
o	Received, kept record of, & allocated materials/prototypes/equipment/fixed assets
o	Organized & maintained labs to high standard of quality & safety
o	Purchased tools, lab supplies, electronic parts/components, hardware, etc.
o	Contacted vendors for quotation & technical supports/services
o	Coordinated with facilities on labs relocation

### Senior Manager, Technical Support @ Qualcomm
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Santa Clara, California, United States
In charge of multiple NUVIA R&D labs and supported 50+ (PCB Designer/HW/EE/ME/ FW/SW& Thermal) engineers on undisclosed consumer products development.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Set up soldering/rework stations & test benches
o	Handled all SMD rework & wiring (TQFN, 0201, 0402, 28-44AWG wires, cut & jump traces, etc.)
o	Assembled/disassembled prototypes
o	Created new & modified existing rework instructions
o	Received, kept record of, & allocated materials/prototypes/equipment/fixed assets
o	Organized & maintained labs to high standard of quality & safety
o	Purchased tools, lab supplies, electronic parts/components, hardware, etc.
o	Contacted vendors for quotation & technical supports/services
o	Coordinated with facilities on labs relocation

### RF Design Lab Manager @ Apple
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Cupertino, California, United States
In charge of RF HW Design labs & shield rooms.  Led a team of technicians to support 150+ RF & Wi-Fi HW Design engineers and support cross-function teams on various communication boards of undisclosed/prototypes/non-released consumer products.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Managed RF Design R&D labs, multiple shield rooms, & team of technicians
o	Kept inventory & record of calibration scheduling of over 2,000 CapEx/OpEx assets
o	Received, unboxed, tagged, & allocated CapEx/OpEx equipment/device to engineers
o	DRI of CapEx & fixed assets annual audit
o	Assisted team with CapEx purchase request submission
o	Contacted vendors for quotation, technical supports, borrow equipment, engineering services, etc.
o	Organized & maintained RF Design labs/shield rooms to OSHA standard
o	Purchased bench/handheld OpEx equipment, tools, electronic parts/components, consumable lab supplies, etc.
o	Coordinated with facility management on future lab space planning
o	Worked with facilities on lab space planning of new/future labs
o	Helped engineers with SMD rework when technician unavailable

### VR Hardware Engineering Lab Manager @ Oculus VR
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
In charge of Oculus VR HW labs.  Supported 100+ cross-function (Electrical/Hardware RF/Software/Product Design/Optical, Audio/Display, Sustaining, etc.) engineers on undisclosed, prototypes, & non-released consumer products development.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Handled all SMD rework & micro soldering (Install & Remove 01005, 0201, 0402, BGA, TQFN, cut & jump traces with 28-36AWG wires, etc.)
o	Modified flex cables (cut & jump traces with 44AWG magnet wires)
o	Reworked PCBs with ultra-miniature coaxial cables for RF engineers
o	Provided feedback to engineers to improve rework process
o	Designed and built acrylics for proto & EVT product development stages
o	Managed assigned tasks without any supervision
o	Organized & maintained HW labs to OSHA lab standard
o	Purchased OpEx equipment, tools, electronic parts/components, lab supplies, etc.
o	Contacted vendors for quotation, technical supports, borrow equipment, engineering services, etc.
o	Coordinated with facility management on new lab space planning
o	Worked with facilities on lab space planning of a new/future lab

### VR Hardware Engineering Lab Manager @ Meta Facebook
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | United States
In charge of Oculus VR HW labs.  Supported 100+ cross-function (Electrical/Hardware RF/Software/Product Design/Optical, Audio/Display, Sustaining, etc.) engineers on undisclosed, prototypes, & non-released consumer products development.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Handled all SMD rework & micro soldering (Install & Remove 01005, 0201, 0402, BGA, TQFN, cut & jump traces with 28-36AWG wires, etc.)
o	Modified flex cables (cut & jump traces with 44AWG magnet wires)
o	Reworked PCBs with ultra-miniature coaxial cables for RF engineers
o	Provided feedback to engineers to improve rework process
o	Designed and built acrylics for proto & EVT product development stages
o	Managed assigned tasks without any supervision
o	Organized & maintained HW labs to OSHA lab standard
o	Purchased OpEx equipment, tools, electronic parts/components, lab supplies, etc.
o	Contacted vendors for quotation, technical supports, borrow equipment, engineering services, etc.
o	Coordinated with facility management on new lab space planning
o	Worked with facilities on lab space planning of a new/future lab

### Silicon Validation HW Lab Manager @ Apple
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Cupertino, CA
In charge of SiVal HW labs.  Supported 80+ Electrical/Hardware/Software engineers on development boards to validate undisclosed various released/non-released silicon chips.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Handled all SMD rework & micro soldering (installed & removed 01005, 0201, 0402, BGA chip with 0.35mm pitch, 28-42AWG magnet wires, cut & jump traces, etc.)
o	Built prototypes on various bare PCBs/breadboards based of schematics and BOMs
o	Organized & maintained HW labs to OSHA lab standard
o	Purchased bench/handheld OpEx equipment, tools, electronic parts/components, consumable lab supplies, etc.
o	In charge of all development boards/materials allocation & tracking
o	Supported HW & SW with lab space planning:
        - Created layout for new HW & SW engineering labs
        - Recommended furniture to use inside labs
        - Coordinated with real estate development team & furniture vendors
o	Contacted vendors for quotation, technical supports, borrow equipment, engineering services, etc.
o	Worked with engineers on failure analysis
o	Assembled/disassemble non-released product development fixtures
o	Built & modified wiring harness & cables per specific requirements
o	Kept inventory of all high value (CapEx) & low value (OpEx) equipment/tools
o	Planned for space utilization & created lab layout of new/future labs

### Apple TV HW Lab Manager @ Apple
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Cupertino, CA
In charge of Apple TV HW labs.  Assisted more than thirty Electrical/Hardware/ Product Design engineers in undisclosed consumer products development.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Created lab layout for local and in region HW engineering labs
o	Set up local and in region HW engineering labs
o	Organized & maintained HW labs to OSHA lab standard of quality and safety
o	Kept inventory of all high value (CapEx) & low value (OpEx) equipment/tools

o	In charge of CapEx & fixed assets annual audit
o	Assisted team with CapEx purchase request submission
o	Purchased bench/handheld OpEx equipment, tools, electronic parts/components, consumable lab supplies, etc.
o	Contacted vendors for quotation, technical supports, borrow equipment, engineering services, etc.
o	Handled all SMD rework & micro soldering (installed & removed 0201, 0402, fine pitch components, cut & jump traces fine/ultra fine wire gages, etc.)
o	Generated SMD rework instructions
o	Troubleshot & performed failure analysis on prototypes
o	Tore down TVs & created report for case study
o	Assembled/disassembled/modified Apple released products & prototypes
o	Set up and aided engineers in regression rack testing
o	Built & modified wiring harness & cables

### Electrical Engineering Technician (consultant) @ Lime Labs LLC
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco
Supported Electrical/Mechanical/Firmware engineers in consumer products development. Responsible for organizing & maintaining a quality standard of R&D engineering lab.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Stuffed SMD components (0201, 0402, SOP, TQFN, etc.) on bare PCB
o	Reworked SMD components on various PCBs
o	Reworked & modified flex cables
o	Supported all engineering teams
o	Purchased components, consumable supplies, tools, lab equipment, etc.
o	Assembled/disassembled prototypes
o	Reorganized electrical engineering lab

### Electrical Engineer Support @ Osterhout Group
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area
Assisted Electrical/Hardware/Hardware Architect teams in consumer prototype products development, such as voice recorder glasses, video & voice recorder glasses, augmented reality glasses, etc.  Dealt with ARM Cortex-A9 OMAP4460/4470, TWL6040, and TWL6030.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Designed a 4-layer board to test predefined LCOS modules 
o	Modified & updated existing schematics, library symbols with OrCAD Capture
o	In charge of verifying schematics, library symbols against datasheets
o	Generated BOM and netlist with DRC
o	Reviewed PCB layout using Cadence Allegro
o	Created initial test plan for board bring-up
o	Inspected PCB quality when received from FAB house
o	Troubleshot PCB from board down to component level
o	Performed complex SMD rework (installed & removed 0201, 0402, 0.4mm pitch, SOIC, BGA, etc.)
o	Repaired flex cables using fine/ultra fine magnet wires
o	Generated PCB rework instructions with revision control
o	Supervised mid-level technicians
o	Often supported team after regular hours and on weekends
o	Worked offsite with field support team when team needed

### Product Support Engineer @ Sierra Nevada Corporation
Jan 2001 – Jan 2010 | Oakland Bay Area
Worked closely with Hardware Design/Electrical/Systems/FW engineers to develop handhelds, tablets, and wearable computer products, including Simple Key Loader (SKL); a ruggedized Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) tier 3.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Handled all complex SMD rework (installed & removed 0603, 144-pin, 0.5mm pitch, SOIC, QFN, LQFP, etc.)
o	Tested & verified prototypes to ensure quality met with product specifications
o	Troubleshot prototypes from board down to component level
o	Generated & updated PCB rework instructions with revision control
o	Evaluated & recommended alternative to replace End-Of-Life components
o	Built & modified in-house wire harness & cable assemblies
o	Purchased parts, components, tools, etc.
o	Organized lab equipment & maintained lab cleanliness
o	Supervised & trained entry-level to mid-level technicians
o	Often supported team after regular hours and on weekends
o	Worked offsite with field support team when support needed

### Electronics Engineering Technician @ Inter-4, LLC
Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 | San Francisco Bay Area
Supported Senior Hardware/Electrical engineers in product development.

Key Responsibilities:
o	Installed SMD components on PCBs based on BOM and OrCAD schematics
o	Performed functionality tests on prototypes/non-released products
o	Troubleshot circuits at PCB level
o	Assembled/modified prototypes
o	Organized & maintained R&D lab


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering
University of Silicon Valley

### Associate's Degree in Electronics Technology
Heald College

### Apple University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/silmailbox

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Last updated: 2026-04-13