Thomas Palumbo, PE
Senior Staff Engineer at Kulicke & Soffa- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Kulicke & Soffa
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Singapore
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Staff Engineer
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Apr 2022 - Present
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Brooks Instrument
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United States
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Mechanical Engineering Team Lead
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Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
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Kulicke & Soffa
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Singapore
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Engineer, Research and Development
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May 2018 - Aug 2020
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CAES
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Engineer
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Feb 2001 - May 2018
• Lead mechanical engineer for transmit/receive phased array pod mounted subsystems for use in a US military airborne vehicle • Lead mechanical engineer for antennas used in a space application • Lead mechanical engineer for solid state replacement of a TWT RF subsystem used in a high-power transmitter on US military fighter/jammer platforms • Lead mechanical engineer for the design of the power distribution system on a US armored medium mine protection vehicle (MMPV) • IPT lead for the design/manufacture/integration of an airborne electronic equipment cooling system on an avionic test bed • Lead mechanical engineer for various programs including the design of an optical/RF system on a USAF reconnaissance aircraft; modification of existing US aircraft electronic attack/protection system to be installed into US Navy surface ships; design of various low and high-power RF modules (hermetic and non-hermetic); design of various high and low voltage power supply modules, design of various high and low power receive/transmit antennas • Lead mechanical engineer for internal research and development programs including: o Packaging of high-power RF amplifiers with associated control and power supplies into a VITA 48.3 liquid flow-thru module for use in military airborne environments o Design of a pumped liquid refrigerant flow-thru chill plate module for use in military shipboard applications o Thermal management of extremely high heat flux GaN/SiC discrete and MMIC amplifiers targeted for high reliability operation in harsh/military environments. Show less
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Automatic Control Systems
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Norristown, PA
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Control Systems Engineer
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Jan 2000 - Feb 2001
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Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Jun 1999 - Jan 2000
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Greene Tweed
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Test Lab Co-Op
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1996 - 1999
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United States Air Force
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Aerospace Propulsion Specialist
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Dec 1990 - Dec 1994
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Education
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Villanova University
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering -
Temple University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering