Christopher Barton

Senior Mechanical Engineer at VELO3D
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Experience

    • United States
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Mechanical Engineer
      • Sep 2020 - Present

    • United States
    • Semiconductor Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Mechanical Design Engineer
      • Aug 2015 - Sep 2020

      • Design a broad range of complex mechanical assemblies to interface machines, hardware and software using Solidworks  Rapid design, prototyping, and testing • Coordinate with account managers, operations staff, suppliers, and customer engineers to complete design requirements to customers’ specifications  Research and analyzes data such as customer design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.  Conducts design review meetings internal staff and customers for design verification and validation  Presentations to customers on design approach, cost reduction, and performance enhancement • Oversees the introduction of new products into manufacturing  Coordinates fabrication and installation activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and customer specifications. • Perform FEA on new and established products and customer designs  Review geometric dimensioning & tolerancing and perform assembly tolerance stack analysis  Perform in depth research, analysis, and simulation testing  Prepare reports of findings and conclusions along with solutions for management • Provide technical, engineering or troubleshooting assistance to manufacturing or customers.  Review and recommend rework for non conforming materials  Increase factory throughput with new fixture designs and introduction of new assembly technologies  Progression to Factory 4.0 • Promotion of internal corporate engineering expertise  Creation and delivery of CAD templates  Design and execution of Solidworks and design verification training  Management of corporate PDM

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Mechanical Engineer
      • Jan 2015 - Aug 2015

      • Designed equipment for the verification and testing of new semiconductor components and devices in Solidworks  Fixtures and test hardware  Thermal control units  Custom load cell assemblies • Validated processes for new components • Worked with fabrication and assembly to improve product manufacturability • Helped establish product line template system and standards for Solidworks models and drawings • Wrote and executed ECOs, updated procedures and SOPs • Designed equipment for the verification and testing of new semiconductor components and devices in Solidworks  Fixtures and test hardware  Thermal control units  Custom load cell assemblies • Validated processes for new components • Worked with fabrication and assembly to improve product manufacturability • Helped establish product line template system and standards for Solidworks models and drawings • Wrote and executed ECOs, updated procedures and SOPs

    • Design and Validation Engineer
      • 2012 - 2013

      • In charge of mechanical and electrical design and development high speed, waterproof connectors for USB 3.0 and other applications  Designed circuit boards, USB connectors, and fixtures  Modeling and design in Solidworks  Researched and selected materials and components to meet design challenges  Analyzed materials for dielectric strength, lack of piezoelectric effects, durability, water resistance, and cost  Validated circuit design using HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulator) • Built prototypes for validation testing and customer evaluation  Evaluated processes for prototyping, final processes developed included milling, 3-D printing, and thin film sputtering  Performed bench level assembly of final prototypes  Evaluated and qualified sources for raw materials and components • Established testing protocols and executed verification and validation of testing of prototypes including reliability testing • Oversaw pilot production and verified process capabilities  Evaluated and specified manufacturing processes to meet cost and design requirements  Selected and specified capital equipment for manufacturing and negotiated contract terms with suppliers • Provided technical support in the development of key partnerships  Presented technical overviews of technology and product capabilities  Presented at ICCE conference - Las Vegas 2013

    • United States
    • Medical Device
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Contract Engineer
      • Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

       Verification of schematics, art masters, details, assemblies, and BOMs for all active PBCs and mechanical assemblies in SAP prior to migration.  Verification of schematics, art masters, details, assemblies, and BOMs for all active PBCs and mechanical assemblies in SAP prior to migration.

Education

  • University of California, Davis
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Optical Science and Engineering
    2009 - 2013

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