Tom Grzybowski
About Tom Grzybowski
Tom Grzybowski is the Principal Electrical Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories with extensive experience in semiconductor device reliability and K-12 STEM education outreach.
Title
Tom Grzybowski currently holds the position of Principal Electrical Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories.
Company
Currently, Tom Grzybowski works at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as Principal Electrical Engineer, a role he has held since 2019.
Previous Experience
Tom Grzybowski has extensive previous experience. He worked as Principal System Engineer at Sandia National Laboratories from 2017 to 2019 and held the position of Encore Intel Fellow at Inquiry Facilitators, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. From 2005 to 2016, he worked at Intel Corporation as a Senior Technical Contributor, and before that, as Fab7/9-11X Quality and Reliability Manager from 2001 to 2005. His career also includes roles at ON Semiconductor, Motorola SPS, Bell Labs, GE, and Argonne National Laboratory.
Education and Expertise
Tom Grzybowski earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, completing his studies in 1984. Prior to that, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Siena College in 1978. His expertise includes Quality & Reliability in semiconductor fabrication, component testing, and data analysis, along with semiconductor device reliability characterization and validation testing.
Achievements
Among his notable achievements, Tom Grzybowski developed the Native American Voice Controlled Autonomous Robot (NAVCaR) to introduce robotics to youth in their native language. He also supports K-12 STEM education through classroom robotic products and workshops as an Encore Fellow at Inquiry Facilitators Inc. Additionally, he is an active member and Educational Outreach Director of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society, where he facilitates monthly K-12 STEM astronomy-based activities.