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Process development, fabrication and validation.

Ph.D. in Mechatronic Engineering with more than six years of hands-on experience across MEMS fabrication, semiconductor process development, cleanroom manufacturing, device characterization and multidisciplinary R&D.

Munich, GermanyUnrestricted German work authorization

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6+Years in MEMS and microfabrication

100+Cleanroom fabrication runs

50%Unit-cost reduction through DFM

3Junior researchers supervised

01 · Experience

Engineering experience

A progression from thermal-fluid design to MEMS process development, integration and cleanroom engineering.

March 2025 – May 2026

Istanbul, Turkey

Independent Process Engineering Consultant

SUNUM Nanotechnology Research and Application Centre

MEMS and microfabrication process development through structured optimization, failure analysis and improved process-integration practices.

Identified fabrication parameters affecting yield and stability across lithography, thin films and cleanroom workflows.
Connected visible defect signatures to likely process origins and corrective actions.
Strengthened process documentation, integration protocols and repeatability.

July 2024 – January 2025

Istanbul, Turkey

Research Associate & R&D Engineer

SUNUM Nanotechnology Research and Application Centre

Multidisciplinary MEMS development spanning fabrication, optical integration, characterization and prototype qualification.

Led end-to-end fabrication using UV lithography, SU-8, PDMS and thin-film processes.
Resolved packaging and precision-alignment challenges for optical-fiber integration.
Coordinated fabrication, simulation, characterization and device-integration activities.

January 2019 – July 2024

Istanbul, Turkey

Research Associate & Ph.D. Candidate

Sabanci University

Polymeric MEMS development through iterative design, process integration, simulation and experimental characterization.

Completed 100+ cleanroom runs across lithography, EBL, DRIE, CVD, sputtering, SU-8 and PDMS processing.
Reduced unit-production cost by 50% through design-for-manufacturability improvements.
Developed integrated MEMS devices with sub-micron optical alignment and repeatable fabrication.
Designed, fabricated and validated MEMS thermal actuators and sensors.

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March 2016 – November 2018

R&D and Design Engineer

Azar Tahvieh Company

Mechanical equipment and thermal-fluid systems developed from concept through simulation, prototype evaluation and design refinement.

Designed heat exchangers, flow components and custom mechanical assemblies.
Used COMSOL and MATLAB to evaluate thermal, fluid and structural behaviour.
Translated simulation and test evidence into manufacturable design improvements.

02 · Capabilities

Technical scope

Capabilities organized around engineering responsibility rather than software proficiency scores.

Development

Process development

Process flows · DOE · Process windows · Yield · DFM · Root-cause analysis · Corrective-action verification

Fabrication

Cleanroom & microfabrication

UV lithography · EBL · DRIE · CVD · PVD · Sputtering · SU-8 · PDMS · Thin films

Evidence

Characterization & metrology

SEM · AFM · Profilometry · Raman spectroscopy · Probe-station testing · Device qualification

Prediction

Design & simulation

COMSOL · ANSYS · MATLAB · SOLIDWORKS · CATIA · Layout design · Thermomechanical analysis

Integration

Systems & validation

Interface definition · Precision alignment · Optical integration · Verification · Experimental validation

Transfer

Engineering documentation

Process records · Experimental protocols · Technical reports · BOMs · Acceptance criteria

Education

Ph.D. · Mechatronic EngineeringSabanci University · 2019 – 2024
SU-8 polymeric MEMS scanning probes with integrated thermal actuation and optical sensing

M.Sc. · Mechanical EngineeringTabriz Azad University · 2014 – 2016
Fluid dynamics and thermal systems

B.Sc. · Mechanical EngineeringTabriz University · 2009 – 2013