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the Engineers:
David
Wang
Process
Integration Engineer
Tokyo Electron
 Job:Process
Integration Engineer at Tokyo Electron
Education:
University of Texas at Austin, B.S. Electrical Engineering
Why
engineering:
As an engineer, I enjoy the problem solving aspect of my job. Everyday
is something new and the wide-range of challenges in the field makes
my job rewarding, especially when I'm able to bring about creative
solutions to technology.
Engineering
Background:
I've worked for Tokyo Electron America for eight years. TEA is a
division of TEL, Tokyo Electron Limited, which is a global semiconductor
equipment supplier. We provide equipment to our chip-making customers,
who then produce computers, playstations, and cell phones. As a
process integration engineer, I help make tools work more efficiently
together, integrating the TEL technology processes. I previously
worked in the Etch Department at Tokyo Electron America as a process
engineer. In that role, I worked with customers across the U.S.
and developed etch technology processes; the specific tool I worked
with basically removes the unnecessary materials from a wafer by
using a specific plasma and reactive chemicals.
In
addition to my work at Tokyo Electron, probably one of the most
interesting jobs I've had is my first job out of college. I worked
as a systems engineer at NASA -Johnson Space Center in the Flight
Simulators Division. My job involved the construction and testing
of the instructor and operator stations for the fixed based flight
simulator. I developed real-time software that provides visual images
for training simulations. I'd like to emphasize that my experience
has shown that once you graduate college, you're not locked into
one specific type of engineering. I went from working in the aerospace
industry to now primarily aspects of chemical engineering.
Newest
Adventure:
Coaching an elementary-age soccer team. I enjoy coaching soccer
and the joys of seeing kids become better at a simple pass, and
develop important teamwork skills. I also collect sports memorabilia
from baseballs signed by Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Roger Clemens
and footballs signed by Jerry Rice and Troy Aikman.
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