Tamás, how would you describe yourself?
  • Innovator
  • Solution Finder
  • Networker
  • Foodie
  • Bartender

What is special about working at Infineon?

The fact that my team and I can work in an international environment with broad experience, have many opportunities to learn more, and – with new technologies – can develop great new technical solutions capable of creating a better and greener future for everyone. 

What are your main tasks?

My job is to execute the automation roadmap and strategy and to manage individual automation ratio projects (which aim to identify the relationship between the cost and benefits of a project). I also focus on process, material handling, and visual inspection automation, and look to increase productivity at our site through successful, smart automation projects. While managing my pool of resources, I seek to develop all engineers within my team. Ultimately, we leverage our operational knowledge and experience to help reach volume and yield targets.

What are the results of your work?

My team and I deliver automated solutions for our module production. The outcome is automation projects with positive financial results. In other words, a good business case and efficient resource utilization (e.g. automated frame assembly machine, automated packing line, automated loading/unloading, automated ultrasonic welding (USW) cell). The benefits of our projects include headcount savings, yield improvements, failure analysis report (FAR) reductions, and cost savings for our business unit.

What are your job highlights?

My team and I contributed to several product transfer and capacity increase projects. To date, we developed various new process systems and processes (vacuum potting machine, automatic pin insertion, riveting and gluing machines). We have successfully delivered many automation projects offering a lot of benefits. And I developed a really great and diverse team in order to execute these projects.

What are your biggest challenges?

Biggest challenge is to achieve the best business case for our automation projects. The investments are constantly rising due to higher requirements and the global business situation but the benefits are the same. Also to increase headcount and find the right engineers for my teams.

What are you most proud of?

I am really proud of both of my teams (automation, tooling and packing design teams). I can always count on them, individually and as teams. If we run into problems, they always find a solution. I’m also very proud to work for Infineon. I started as a student writing my diploma thesis. And now I’m able to lead two different teams. This year, I also started an MBA program supported by Infineon.