Experience

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  National Robotics Programme

  • Singapore

  • Senior Research Officer

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • Singapore

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  Aria Health

  • Singapore

  • Senior Mechanical Engineer

    • Aug 2021 - Jun 2023
    • Singapore

    Spearheaded the mechanical aspect of product development for the pneumatic pump.Worked with cross-functional team across Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and San Diego to push out the product through 510K submission.Designed the functional interfaces for air and electrical connection to link up the pump to the pneumatic garment.Came up with novel designs for 3 parts to utilise pre-existing interfaces without modification, minimising part count and modification costs, while maintaining functionality and IP22 water ingress compliance.Designed and 3d printed prototyping parts.Built up testing rig with available parts for characterisation testing and tuning of prototypes to balance functionality, ease of use and durability.Created and maintained build standard of prototype build leading up to and including 510K build prototype.Worked with design partners and manufacturers to ensure that finished product is mechanically complaint with IEC60601-1.Communicated design and required properties of mechanical parts to manufacturing vendors in Malaysia and China, and resolved issues via DFM discussions.Heavily involved in troubleshooting testing and failure root cause analysis of complaint return units.o Used Jira and Kanban boards to track progress of troubleshooting and to share with the team.Identified manufacturing processes issues for 4 parts where design improvements or correcting manufacturer errors led to improved part performanceo Designed and tested manufacturing process improvements and successfully communicated the improvements to the vendors.o This led to the eradication of manufacturing issues with 2 parts and a 200% increase in tensile breakage force for the other, reducing returns due to those failure modes.o Design improvements to the 3rd part were in progress, up till the closure of the BUPerformed formal Verification and Validation testing based on 2 test protocols, and wrote their respective reports.

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  Merlin MD Pte Ltd

  • Singapore
  • Medical Device
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Research And Development Engineer

    • Feb 2019 - Jul 2021

    • Lead R&D team of 2 in the design and development of new neurovascular implant products and their delivery systems. o Designed all components of one of the neurovascular implant products and delivery system accessories (including 2 components for manufacturing via moulding).• Drive design process of pipeline products from conceptualisation to design verification and validation studies.• Helmed manufacturing process development optimisation and troubleshooting.• Developed parameters that reduced the dimensional variance of a core manufacturing process by 50%.• Wrote and implemented design verification and validation test protocols (20) and reports (10).• Build Risk Management File and Tech Dossier with Project Team.• Implemented jig modifications and last-stage process improvements that improved final process yield by 40%. • Exhibited in local trade show LINNC, and performed product demonstrations to Prof. Jacques Moret and Prof. René Chapot, the 2 top interventional neuroradiologists in the field. • Represented company in overseas trade show Med in Ireland.• Wrote product usage guide, filmed and edited training videos for clinicians. • Conducted 6 onsite product usage training for 12 surgeons and distributors, and 8 online trainings to 8 surgeons across 4 countries (Spain, Italy, Hungary, Turkey).• Supported 4 clinical trials in person in Poland, Vietnam and Malaysia. • Liaised with over 20 local and overseas vendors, and performed overseas site audits including 5 vendors in Ireland and 1 vendor in Japan.

  • R&D Engineer

    • Apr 2015 - Feb 2019

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  Biobot Surgical Pte Ltd

  • Singapore
  • Medical Device
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Product Engineer

    • Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

    • Implemented the design of the first prototype of the 7-axis biopsy robot that greatly reduces patient discomfort and recovery time.o Robot prototype was used to diagnose presence of prostate cancer among several local VVIP.• Co-designed in-house mounting bracket solution to reduce adoption costs by 30% vs commercially available brackets.• Led the commercialisation of product – first commercial unit sold to Tuebingen University Hospital (Germany) in May 2015.• Performed more than 15 usage demonstrations of the surgical robot system to clinicians and nurses at exhibitions and roadshows.• Conducted more than 10 product usage trainings to surgeons and nurses.• Provided onsite application support for robot prototype during clinical trials.

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    • Oct 2012 - Apr 2014