James Yap is a DFM Engineer specializing in Supplier Industrialization at Tesla since May 2025, focusing on High Voltage PCBA design for manufacturability, cost, reliability, safety, and sustainability. Prior experience includes working as a DFX Engineer at Meta, where responsibilities encompassed DFX for AR devices and smart glasses, and a decade-long tenure at Apple as a DFM Engineer, supporting Macintosh product development from proof of concept to manufacturing ramp. Earlier roles involved process engineering at Creation Technologies for PCB assembly in advanced aerospace and defense applications, reliability analysis for semiconductor packages at Siliconware Precision Industries, and quality engineering at Amkor Technology, Inc. James Yap holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from De La Salle University and is the inventor of two notable patents related to flexible connectors and SMT connections in computing devices.
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