Phuong Nguyen
About Phuong Nguyen
Phuong Nguyen is a Sr Test Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories and a Test Engineer III at Honeywell, with extensive experience in semiconductor technology and product development.
Title at Sandia National Laboratories
Phuong Nguyen currently holds the position of Senior Test Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories. Since 2019, he has been based in Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. His role involves significant responsibilities within the domain of test engineering.
Title at Honeywell
Since 2017, Phuong Nguyen has also been employed by Honeywell as a Test Engineer III. His work is based in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area, where he continues to apply his engineering expertise.
Previous Role at Intel Corporation
From 2003 to 2016, Phuong Nguyen worked at Intel Corporation as a Product Development Engineer. During this 13-year tenure in Chandler, AZ, he focused on the validation of design-for-testing (DFT) for high-speed serial protocols such as USB, DMI, HDMI, and PCIe during both pre- and post-silicon design phases.
Previous Role at Philips Semiconductors
At Philips Semiconductors, Phuong Nguyen served as a Technology Development Engineer from 1994 to 2003 in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. He conducted new bench characterizations of CMOS/Bipolar devices and played a pivotal role in defect analysis and yield improvement. His work led to significant product cost reductions, saving over $10 million through optimized test workflows.
Educational Background
Phuong Nguyen has an extensive educational background in engineering. He earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Science from the College of Santa Fe (1999-2000) and an Associate of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Central New Mexico Community College (1970).