# Vigneshwar K Raja

> 22+ years combined experience in engineering design, applications, business development, product marketing, RF & digital circuit design for 4G-LTE, 5G, RADAR, Avionics, SATCOM, complex wafer fab SEM inspection systems

Location: Morgan Hill, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/vigneshwarkraja

## Work Experience
### Product Marketing Manager for complex SEM wafer inspection systems - Global Service Organization @ KLA
Jan 2023 – Present | Milpitas, California, United States
Highly technical role with business development and marketing responsibilities
*Product Marketing Manager for Global Support & Service for complex semiconductor (Scanning Electron Microscope) inspection and review systems worldwide
*Cradle to grave responsibility on tool multi year service needs, including End of Life announcement
*Business owner for service and support functions worldwide
*Conduct business negotiations factoring to secure multi year service contracts
*Calculate Cost of Ownership based on customer needs
*Manage tool specifications and customer expectations on tool performance
*Manage service programs and revenue targets worldwide
*Actively communicate comprehensive service growth strategies across a matrix organization worldwide
*Participate in product and service sales cycle with worldwide sales teams
*Periodically review business progress with management teams, make strategic decisions as needed
*Keep track of product performance at customer bases and manage customer specifications on the product
*Calculate Gross Margin and Revenue from the business unit
*Drive relevant teams to meet company revenue goals and profit margins
*Validate business case and support product positioning in the competitive market

### Technical Product Marketing Manager: 5G Base station RF PA @ Wolfspeed
Jan 2018 – Jan 2023 | Morgan Hill
Product marketing/management for 5G-NR Cellular Infrastructure Base Station RF Power Amplifiers using LDMOS & GaN technlogies for Macro & mMIMO network applications 
Product Management...cradle to grave responsibility
Business case development for product launch
Product portfolio ownership, product prioritization and management
Customer communication and technical issues management
Next generation technology development and prioritization
Product quote generation. Competitive landscape and market intelligence.
Worldwide team coordination towards customer commitments.

### Team Lead: RADAR, Avionics and Broadcast RF Design & Applications @ Infineon Technologies, Morgan Hill, CA
Jan 2011 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area - Morgan Hill, CA
Microcontroller:::ATMEL Arduino Uno Micro-Controller programming with I2C, SPI, UART, LED, OpAmp, Bluetooth Modules, Wifi Modules, LCD displays, TTL Logic. Microcontroller interface for PIR sensor, thermistor, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, sound detector, photoresistor. 2-layer PCB design using ORCAD PCB/Fritzing PCB design software.

RF Applications Support:::Custom RF Broadband Matching Circuit Design, RF Power Amplifier Design for Radar/Avionics/Cellular/DVB-T Applications up to 1200W peak power, Competitive Product Market Analysis, Business Development, NPI Production Support, Periodic Domestic and International Customer Visits, Project Tracking, Product Portfolio Development, MS Project, Project Management, engineering resource allocation for projects.

RF Testing:::RF test bench automation using Matlab and GPIB/USB/VISA interface. RF Parameters testing for RF Power amplifiers, RF Mixers, RF upconverter, RF downconverter.

RF System Performance Analysis::: RF Mixer Up-Down Conversion, VCTCXO, PLL, LNA, Filter, Duplexer, RF Switch

### RF Design, Applications & Product Engineer @ Integra Technologies Inc, El Segundo, CA
Jan 2005 – Jan 2011
Custom RF Broadband Matching Circuit Design, RF Power Amplifier Design for Radar/Avionics Applications, RF Applications Engineering Support, Business Development, RF NPI Production Support, International Customer Visits, Project Tracking, Customer Interaction, On-site customer support, RF test bench automation using visual basic programming.

### Research Assistant, RF & Microwave Engineering Group @ University of Arkansas
Jan 2003 – Jan 2004
3D EM Modelling of wideband RF/microwave antennas for breast cancer detection. Slot antenna, patch antenna, bowtie antenna modelling using FDTD method. Scientific programming to detect cancer cells inside human tissues.
IEEE Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/WCACEM.2005.1469610


## Education
### Master of Science (M.Sc.) in RF Microwave & Electromagnetics Theory Specialization
University of Arkansas
Jan 2003 – Jan 2004

### Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation
University of Madras
Jan 1998 – Jan 2002


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vigneshwar-k-raja-5102602

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