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Xu Yi

Summary

  • Highly motivated engineering professional with 16 years experience in optics and sensor packaging field.
  • Strong leader and problem-solver, developed and qualified more than 20 multi-million dollar sensor products.
  • Craving for challenges, with proven track record to deliver results in dynamic environment, under high pressure.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President, R&D

ams-OSRAM Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
02.2020 - Current
  • Evaluated new product development strategies and steered overall development direction
  • Established way of work with business unit to identify & develop new opportunities
  • Drove packaging technology roadmapping for Singapore and co-owned packaging technology roadmap company wide
  • Collaborated with cross functional management team members in Singapore to improve factory performance

Senior Director, R&D

ams Sensors Singapore Pte Ltd
06.2017 - 02.2020
  • Collaborated with Zurich design centre to transform new ideas and designs into products
  • Led new product development, including optics, optical sensor, illuminator and micro camera
  • Executed product roadmap and technology roadmap per alignment with business units
  • Refined new product development organization structure in Singapore

Director, New Product Development

Heptagon Advanced Micro Optics
01.2015 - 06.2017
  • Focused on new product development for integrated optics & sensor
  • Qualified new technology Vacuum Injection Molding to produce world's smallest proximity sensor in 2016
  • Led three dedicated teams to deliver three major new products into mass production in 2017

Manager/Senior Manager, New Product Development

Heptagon Advanced Micro Optics
08.2012 - 01.2015
  • Led new product development of integrated sensor modules
  • Supported production team with post ramp yield improvement activities
  • Collaborated with procurement team to qualify new assembly partners in Taiwan and launched the first ToF sensor product

Engineer/Senior Engineer, NPI

Heptagon Micro Optics
08.2008 - 08.2012
  • Completed one year training in Zurich HQ and transferred two new optics products back to Singapore
  • Handled various new product development and supported production team with yield improvement activities

Process Engineer

Opto-Precision Pte Ltd
06.2007 - 08.2008
  • Developed optical coating (dielectric, metal) with plasma assisted evaporation system
  • Qualified reflowable anti-reflection coating for Heptagon's wafer level optics

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

National University of Singapore
2007

Skills

  • Product Development
  • Technology Roadmapping
  • Problem Solving
  • Budget Planning

Languages

English
Chinese (Mandarin)

Timeline

Vice President, R&D

ams-OSRAM Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
02.2020 - Current

Senior Director, R&D

ams Sensors Singapore Pte Ltd
06.2017 - 02.2020

Director, New Product Development

Heptagon Advanced Micro Optics
01.2015 - 06.2017

Manager/Senior Manager, New Product Development

Heptagon Advanced Micro Optics
08.2012 - 01.2015

Engineer/Senior Engineer, NPI

Heptagon Micro Optics
08.2008 - 08.2012

Process Engineer

Opto-Precision Pte Ltd
06.2007 - 08.2008

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

National University of Singapore
Xu Yi