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𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 After nearly a decade at Intel, a place that felt like home, I’m embarking on a new journey—searching for my next professional challenge. During this time of reflection, interviews, and thinking about my next step, I was reminded of my first role as a process engineer in Neot Hovav, which was about 12 years ago. Back then, I was a young, sole engineer responsible for two facilities: one in its startup phase, handling industrial volatile waste, and the other, an older facility handling non-volatile waste. One of the issues in the older facility was an agitator in a reactor that kept failing once a year. My task was clear: to find a suitable raw material for an agitator that would remain reliable for the future. I was still gaining knowledge, and my experience was relatively limited at the time. Still, I had something else: curiosity, a strong desire to learn, and relentless determination to solve problems—no matter what it took. So, what did I do? • I looked for a fresh approach. • I reached out to one of my university professors, an expert in raw materials, and invited him for a tour of the facility (he happily accepted!). • Together, we analyzed the issue thoroughly. After additional testing, I chose a new raw material for the agitator. To this day, 12 years later, the agitator continues to function perfectly (yes, I check in now and then 😊). 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆? Because it represents who I am and what I bring to work every single day: I am passionate about tackling challenges, thinking outside the box, and digging deep to identify the root cause of problems. I persist until I find the ultimate solution—one that stands the test of time. 𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀: If you know of new opportunities in engineering or challenging technological projects, I’d love to hear about them! Attaching a picture to go with the story—because nothing beats a smile at work 😊

As organizations "start fast" in 2025, this article is such an excellent reminder that there is no substitute for engineering #secure, #reliable, #quality, #highperforming and #sustainable systems that enable groundbreaking technological outcomes. Shout-out to all the engineers, technicians, developers, database, cyber, compliance, project managers, agile coaches and "back end" or "behind the scenes" technologists that make up these pillars, and form the core of our technology advancements. And shout-out to the leaders who know, build and assure this framework that is fundamental to your technology's success. #Tech4good IEEE CQR (If you are unable to open the article, it is a beautiful piece about Brienna Hall, a customer support engineer at ASML who maintains extreme UV lithography machines essential to producing "the most advanced chips on the planet".) https://lnkd.in/gPXGPvf6

🌟𝗔𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! Today, we shine the spotlight on Magnus Thulesius, a 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 with over three decades of experience in hardware engineering. His journey covers a 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, along with a strong focus on system modeling, simulation, and quality assurance. Magnus has played a pivotal role in 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in fields such as ASIC design, mixed-signal integrated circuits, and RF technologies. His 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 enable him to tackle complex challenges, ensuring the delivery of robust and efficient products. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝘂𝘀? When asked about the skills that have shaped his career, Magnus highlights his passion for problem-solving. “𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦.” His hands-on approach, paired with teamwork, has been key to tackling challenges and driving innovation. Magnus thrives on the 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀, especially during the concept phase of projects. “𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵, 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴.”✨ To stay ahead in the 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, Magnus believes in learning by doing: “𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴-𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.” For those aspiring to join the hardware engineering field, Magnus advises: “𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴.” 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝘂𝘀'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, and stay tuned as we continue to highlight the talented individuals who drive Sigma Connectivity forward! 🚀

Hi Sanjay, Saw a job from Micron on wire bonding..... in your company's wire bonding operations the following needs to be done to keep and maintain over-all control. Not many see this due to the poor education system of today. The following needs to be done: 1 - SPC monitoring on each bonder, i.e. variances will be different from bonder to bonder, even the same make & brand. 2 - The algorithm used is key here, most Quality personnel miss this, and its not taught in classes. Avoid the usage of X-Bar-R, it averages out the issues you want to find. Use X-R! This provides the real range variance of each bonder. It catches everything, all potential issues. Then, what most miss, the range variances need to be investigated to determine cause. Since all range variance causes are unknown, they need to be investigated. While leading a team in this area, I instructed them to investigate variances as small as .3 sigma from the mean. They were surprised, and shook their heads, i.e. this is not taught in schools! Doing this, I investigated a .3 sigma variance and discovered an unknown process that Quality and Engineering had no idea it existed! It was associated with hybrid assemblies used in aerospace! It was major. Performing this operation, your team will catch any issues existing! Including potential unknown biases, some done by personnel thinking they are helping!!

Title: Exploring the Infinite Possibilities of Hardware Engineering! ✨🔧🌱 In this rapidly evolving digital age, hardware engineering is not just about stacking technologies; it's the intersection of innovation and sustainability. As a Director of Hardware Engineering, I firmly believe that future success lies in how we combine cutting-edge technology with eco-friendly principles to create products that are both efficient and sustainable. Imagine a smart device that not only enhances our quality of life but also reduces its impact on the environment. This is both our challenge and our opportunity! I look forward to sharing experiences, discussing trends, and collectively advancing our industry. What are your thoughts on the future direction of hardware engineering?

How do you transition a new technology/product from development lab to operation (manufacturing, field, and support)? Many years ago, I had the opportunity to program manage test development for a new mix signal technology, initial digital set top boxes. At the onset we set the goal to transform the legacy approach for developing manufacturing test solution from traditional rack and stack RF instrumentations to a more user friendly low cost and low skills solution. We were moving the manufacturing from highly killed Japanese partner to a brand new manufacturing site in Mexico. We hired 2 new graduates from Georgia tech university to start with a blank sheet for development. First design was to use Computer based instrumentation cards to automate and improve operations in manufacturing. This new approach resulted in 80% cost reduction in test rack, lowered operating costs and skills requirement on manufacturing floor. Measurement accuracy, completeness, and quality were not sacrificed. What is your story?

Generally speaking, building a semiconductor manufacturing facility, or Fab, costs billions of dollars, takes anywhere from 3 - 5 years, and requires several thousand workers. They’re no easy undertaking. But you’ve heard us say this before, Hoffman doesn’t do easy. We know that this project is all too familiar to some of our followers (Hello Team Mod 3!). But for the rest of you, we invite you to take a look at this time-lapse video of a Fab we built in Hillsboro, Oregon a couple of years ago to get a sense of the scope of Fab construction. In less than a minute you’ll see what we accomplished in just over 2 years. #hoffmanbuilds #semiconductormanufacturing

Do you want to better understand/apply normative Electromagnetic Compatibility "EM-Field-Testing, e.g. for CE product conformity? This 4.5 h Tutorial is upcoming on WED 4 Sept. 2024 (09:00 with breaks to 15:30, limited to 80 people) in Bruges , Belgium: https://lnkd.in/dDiT-N5c -> for detailed Abstract go to Wednesday, click on TUT- STAND-1 , Meeting Room 12 Tutorial on why are radiated Emission/Immunity EMC-Tests so tricky? For registered symposium attendees this tutorial is free! ______________________________________________________________________________ What can be learned and who is benefiting? In about 4.5h, based on pre-existing knowledge, delegates improve their awareness and understanding of tailored “EMC/ Radio/ Automotive Testing” optimized solutions. This is restricted to focus clearly on EM-field related testing tasks. Consequently, following the presented methods, safer, and economically prudent management decisions become more likely. Industrial EM-Consulting and Auditor experience from 400+ lab (IEC ISO EN 17025) assessments worldwide, in the past 30+years by the author, will additionally support teaching. “Help yourself by understanding the underlying physics” in your specific work-environment, rather than just blindly searching for the non-existing 10 golden EMC rules, will now become a more successful option. Parties benefiting from this specialized know-how are e.g., R&D/QA/ corp. STD Compliance Department, Test Organizations, Sales, Marketing, Legal Departments and Company, Management up to CEO level.

The engineering team can't be off doing their own thing, and the product can't make promises they can't keep. Rather than being "separate organs," product and engineering are more like the left and right hemispheres of the brain. They need constant, seamless communication to function effectively. Creating artificial organizational boundaries between them is like trying to improve your tennis game by making your arms operate independently. Your company's speed of innovation is directly tied to how quickly you can go from idea to execution. A powerful backhand takes two hands.

Keysight Learn is a phenomenal destination for engineers to engage in continuous learning no matter where they are in their career. Check out the courses and boot camps: https://lnkd.in/ek2GXvwM. #engineering #continuouslearning