Dan Marohl

About Dan Marohl

An engineering leader with extensive background in semiconductor capital equipment and solar startup companies. Known for:Leadership: Building and leading strong engineering and product development teams, involving all aspects of engineering (electrical, mechanical, software and system integration).Creativity: Defining tool architectures and specifications used to drive product development.Results: Managing large complicated engineering projects within tight budget and timetables.Innovation: Designing and developing new products and processes for high volume production.Key Accomplishments• Led an engineering organization of 79+ ees and >$115M capital and expense budget to develop key technology and process equipment for a state-of-the-art mass production solar panel factory.• Started all key development efforts on a new type of solar panel that led to the first round of funding for a startup. Hired key engineering staff and managed the development of CIGS round solar cells and their scale up to 1M long tubes.• Generated new product development teams and built engineering organizations to develop and release several successful semiconductor tools into production.• Developed effective teams and created work processes for R&D including complex process and automation systems. Awarded 25 patents related to semiconductor capital equipment.• Worked closely with multiple vendors to ensure all outsourcing of modules and development of new products. Met production schedules and company specifications.Specialties: Semiconductor Capital Equipment Design, Solar Capital Equipment Design. Automation Equipment Design. CIGS Evap Source Development/Design, Rotary sputtering target design for large area coaters.

Experience

1. Cvp Csbg Engineering

   Lam Research

   Feb 2025 — Present · Fremont, CA, US

Education

• Edwardsville highschool

  Highshool, Electronics

  1982 — 1986

• DeVry Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology

  1986 — 1989

• The University of Texas at Austin

  MSTC, Technology Commercialization

  2001 — 2002

Skills

• Failure Analysis
• Semiconductor Industry
• Testing
• Systems Engineering
• Product Management
• Characterization
• Automation
• Vacuum
• Solar Energy
• Pcb Design
• Integration
• Process Simulation
• Engineering Management
• Solar Cells
• Software Documentation
• Metrology
• Root Cause Analysis
• Labview
• Optics
• Pvd
• R&D
• Simulations
• Pecvd
• Process Engineering
• Troubleshooting
• Fmea
• Spc
• Robotics
• Engineering
• Renewable Energy
• Materials
• Electronics
• Sensors
• Design for Manufacturing
• Electricians
• Product Development
• Preventive Maintenance
• Process Control
• Product Engineering
• Photovoltaics