MOHAMED CHERIF

Materials & Mechanical Engineer

Mohamed Cherif

I am a materials engineer focused on bridging hardware design and advanced manufacturing. I use CAD, multiphysics simulations, and optical engineering to design and optimize products for various applications.

White Papers Focus Areas

Capabilities

Core areas spanning materials & mechanical design, optical designs, process development, and materials characterization.

CAD & and Drawings

Modeling devices, tooling, and fixturing with prescision to meet set specifications.

  • Utilized SolidWorks for the 3D modeling of complex mechanical components and assemblies
  • Drafted detailed drawings with precise Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) callouts to ensure strict adherence to manufacturing specs
  • Designing specialized hardware, including thermally stable CNC-ready enclosures and air-free transport containers, for sensitive environments
  • Applying Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles and reverse-engineering techniques to optimize component cost and mechanical performance

Simulation Expertise

Developed simulations for devices, CVD, and mechanical components.

  • Utilize finite element analysis (FEA) to validate mechanical integrity and prevent failure based on applicable conditions
  • Simulated chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using COMSOL Multiphysics (Plasma, Heat Transfer, and Chemical Species Transport modules)
  • Utilize computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to optimize fluid flow, mass transport, and thermal dissipation
  • Conducted high-frequency electromagnetic and thermal failure analysis using ANSYS HFSS

Metrology & Materials Characterization

Analyzing structural composition, impurity retention, and device performance for various applications.

  • SIMS and Raman spectroscopy for the analysis of doping uniformity
  • SEM, TEM, EDS, XPS, XRF analysis for structural & chemical charecterization
  • UV-Vis and ellipsometry for measuring film thickness, absorbance, and optical constants
  • DSC and tensile/compressive testing to evaluate thermal stability and mechanical integrity

Focus Areas

Laser Processing

Laser Materials Process Engineering

Ultrafast laser micromachining of hard, brittle materials, covering beam delivery optics, alignment and scan strategy to control throughput and surface finish.

Semiconductor Materials

Structure, Doping and Surfaces

Diamond, graphene, silicon oxide layer deposition, quantum dots and thin films, characterized by SEM, TEM, EDS, XPS, XRD, SIMS, Raman and UV-Vis to confirm composition, doping uniformity and surface quality.

Simulation / CFD

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Multiphase and transient flow modeling in ANSYS Fluent, SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation and COMSOL for purging, mixing and mass transport problems.

Simulation / Thermal

Thermal Simulation for Cooling

ATwo-phase and conjugate heat transfer models used to raise cooling performance in high-power electronics, correlated against measured hardware before they replace a test.

Simulation / RF

HFSS and RF Device Simulation

Ansys HFSS modeling of RF, millimeter-wave and photonic devices, including traveling-wave electrode design, S-parameter extraction and impedance matching.

Design for Manufacture

DFM, DFX and Part Drawings

Manufacturable component design backed by complete drawings with full GD&T callouts, so parts arrive to specification the first time.

White Papers

Write-ups and technical notes, available to read as PDFs.

    Contact

    Feel free to contact me about the work above, collaborations, or roles.

    Email emincherif@gmail.com
    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-cherif-/