Alejandro Villarreal Electronic Engineer (Components and Reliability)
Matamoros Mx LinkedInAlejandro Villarreal Valles
Electronics Engineer
ITESM
I am an Electronics Engineer with a Master’s Degree Studies in Electronic Systems (MSE) at ITESM, campus Monterrey, México. I am currently employed by Robertshaw in Matamoros, México. Robertshaw is dedicated to design and manufacture of Electronic and Electromechanical controls for commercial and home appliances, and automotive/off road temperature and fluid controls. Our customers are Dexter, SubZero, Tesla, Whirlpool, Wolf, etc.
I am in the Strategic Electronics Development Department as Electrical and Environmental Laboratory Supervisor and Component Engineer. Right now, my main duties are focused on three different programs. One program is the End of Life components (EOL). My activities include the coordination to build Engineering Samples in production lines. Develop Electrical and Reliability Tests Plan. All tests and test conditions need be according to Safety requirement (UL, CB, CSA, IEC, UL, etc) and Design guidelines. The second program is the Cost reduction program; in coordination with purchasing department, we develop a test plan in order to approve second sources, making similar activities like on EOL program; from September 2016 to date we tests components in order to obtain a Cost saving of 800,000 dlls. The third program is the Global Electronics Part Numbering System. I participated in the Global Electronics Part Identification Standards (defining the main attributes for each electronics component) develop new component specification and attend requests for new part numbers using the Global Electronics Part Identification Standards. This program was required due to the company hand multiple parts numbering systems from business acquisitions increasing the difficulty for global procurement to take advantage of global supply agreements and inventory in global manufacturing locations.
At Sensata and Tyco Power Systems in Matamoros, México. I served as Electrical Engineer; in this position I produced design proposals to improve the reliability and safety of our products; proposals are based on a complete electrical and mechanical analysis; components stress analysis, and datasheet comparison. In addition, we also provide field failure analysis, using 8D Failure Mode Analysis to determine root causes. We also provide engineering support to our production lines helping to improve production yields based on statistical analysis.
I have attained a Green Belt (Six Sigma) certification; the project to be certificated was completed in January of 2008 with Hard Savings to Tyco Power Electronics for over $100,000.
At LG Electronics I served as a Reliability and Safety Coordinator in Design Department. Managing all safety tests for new products, allowing LG to be listed by regulatory Agencies like UL, EIC, CSA, CUL, NOM, FCC, ISTA and ANSI.
Alejandro Villarreal Valles
Cel: +52 (1) 868 110-190
Work Phone Mex: +52 868 8112521
Work Phone USA: +1 956 5542521
E-mail: [email protected]
Education
- 1994/1996 Power Electronics Master Degree Studies at ITESM - Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Experience
- 2015 / To Date Reliability Laboratory Supervisor and Component Engineer. at Robertshaw
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Lead component qualification efforts in support of new product development and continuing engineering
Create and execute validation test plans in order to qualify components substitutes
Manage and support EOL (Component End of Life) and PCN (Part change Notifications) process
Provide technical support to supply-chain management and quality for component quality issues
Researches product application requirements and specifications in order to determinate the worst case to perform Environmental and Electrical tests.
Define a part number reservation for new parts from a global parts standard
Coordinate build of engineering samples to ensure on-time qualification prior to volume production - 2008 / 2015 Sr. Electrical Engineer. Design Engineering Department. at Siltech - Sensata
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Realize electronics design activities. All related to electrical design stage: Schematics, BOM, DFMEA. Design Validation. Customer Requirements, Product specifications, etc.
Customer’s claims from Field Failures (RMA/RGA analysis over site and support).
Failure Analysis and Circuit Modifications.
Sorts through design vs. manufacturing or supplier issues on site
First line of defense for production issues
Oversight and participation in NPI activities
Liaising with the Manufacturing and Quality dept in the Business Units, in assessing and addressing quality issues.
Management of the supplier corrective action process.
Manage and drive continuous improvement activities focusing on supplier quality.
Identify and leverage best practices in relation to Supplier Quality Management. - 2002 / 2008 Continues Improvement Engineer. Continues Improvement Department. at Tyco Electronics
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Responsible for Engineering Support, Failure Analysis and Circuit Modifications.
Redesign Our Products (Power Supply) to improve its Reliability and Safety.
Attend the customer’s claims from Field Failure of Our Products.
HALT and HASS Tests. Technical Support.
Make reports of FMA (8D) to our Customers
Statistical analysis to improve the data from production lines (CPK, Yield, etc)
Support to Test Equipment Department
Continues Improvement.
Cost Reduction Analysis.
Coordination to introduce changes to our products on manufactory lines.
Support to Introduction of new products.
Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt). - 1996 / 2002 Reliability and Safety Coordinator of Electrical Design Department. Design Staff Member at LG Electronics
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Coordinate all Reliability Tests for New Products (TV’s and Monitors).
Coordinate Safety Tests for New Products to be listen by Regulator Agencies like UL, CSA, CUL NOM
Identify and resolve reliability and safety risk to achieve the reliability goals.
Planning and Implementation of Reliability Programs
Test and Analysis on Reliability Issue (Reliability Engineering)
Planning and Implementation of Safety Programs
Made Safety Test in UL, IEC and ISTA laboratories