Kuan-Lin (Brian) Chen

Director of HW Engineering @ Google

About

Versatile leader in various technology areas with hands-on experience in motion, optical, health, force and biometric sensors development and product integration. Extremely familiar with the full spectrum of product development process and insightful around market trends. Well-connected in the sensor industry with vendors world-wide. Passionate about working with cross-functional teams and comfortable in deep diving into engineering issues. Experienced in managing multi-nation team and growing talents with diverse backgrounds.

Country

United States

City

Sunnyvale

Industry

Consumer Electronics

Skill

Medical Devices, Regression Testing, System Requirements, Sensor Fusion, Analytical Skills, Product Development, Use Case Analysis, Presentation Skills, Architecture, Leadership, Image Sensors, Biometrics, Motion sensor, Haptics, MEMS, Microfabrication, L-Edit, Matlab, Sensors, Supplier Quality

Experience

Director of HW Engineering

Google

2024-10 - Present · 2 yrs

Mountain View, California, United States

Senior Staff Engineering Manager

Google

2020-7 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

Leading the sensor development and integration for all Pixel phones and Wearable products for Google.

Senior Engineering Manager

Google

2017-12 - 2022-8 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Grow and lead the global sensor team to develop and integrate wide range of sensors (motion, optical, health, biometric and haptic) into millions of phones and wearable products. Work closely with the cross-functional teams to define sensor roadmap and user-facing features.

Director (Sensor R&D)

Huawei

2017-2 - 2017-11 · 10 mos

New sensor and MEMS technology development and incubation. Some of the initiatives include: - Color Temp. sensor for camera (P20) - 3D object scanning for AR application (Mate 20 / 20Pro) - Better navigation experience in metro city.

Sr. Engineering Manager

Apple

2013-10 - 2017-2 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Develop next-generation motion sensors, including accelerometer, gyroscope and pressure sensor. Define architecture and specifications of sensors to enable user-facing features. Innovate sensor integration solutions that are unique to Apple products. Program management and quality assurance of sensor products.

Motion Sensor Lead

Apple

2011-11 - 2013-10 · 2 yrs

Oversee motion sensor integration and development.

MEMS Design Engineer

TDK InvenSense

2010-4 - 2011-11 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Design and develop next generation high performance 3-axis gyroscope, including reduced order modeling, FEA modeling and mechanical design. • Develop test procedures for 3-axis gyroscope. Procedures are implemented in large volume production. (>1M unit/per month) • Interface with foundry to analyze fabrication quality and solve process issues. • Oversee sustaining gyroscope projects, including dual-axis, 3-axis and 6-axis motion sensor, failure analysis, reliability and yield improvement, and temperature compensation of gyroscope parameters.