Development Engineer II- Thermal Process USA
- Perrysburg, OH
- $78,600-112,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Utilize thermal process equipment to develop and scale PV films.
- Own equipment reliability, uptime and process troubleshooting for new technologies including tool down issues, yield, and quality issues.
- Design, execute, and analyze screening and optimization tests in conjunction with integration and technical development teams. Implement manufacturable processes to meet production timelines.
- Identify and/or implement system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield and product performance goals.
- Responsible for solving day-to-day production, equipment, and process problems
- Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 5 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer I at First Solar.
- Master's Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 3 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer I at First Solar.
- Ph.D. in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline, without prior technical work experience.
- Comprehensive understanding of functional business units' core area (thermal annealing or materials science), with expert knowledge in at least one area.
- Skills and hands-on experience in execution of experiments and equipment and process troubleshooting on manufacturing environment.
- Analytical skills to interpret data and derive conclusions.
- Proficient in Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control and Structured Problem-Solving Methods
- Ability to make and execute detailed plans to achieve objectives with strong sense of ownership.
- Good communication skills across organizations.
- Develop, continuously improve, and document robust solar module processes to achieve the highest product performance in a cost-efficient manner
- May be responsible for determining, evaluate and document process and equipment specifications for improved performance.
- Design and execute planned process experiments, collect and analyze data and report experimental results
- Effective communicator with internal and external partners. Effective team member that can support cross-functional projects and take ownership of deliverables.
- May train, mentor and manage junior associates.
- Comply with Company's Environmental, Quality, Safety or any other policies that have been enforced.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Job description subject to change at any time.
- Reports to Development Manager or Development Director.
- May have direct reports.
- Limited travel required (
- $78,600-$112,000 Annually.
- Will sit, stand, or walk short distances for up to the entire duration of a shift.
- Will climb stairs on an occasional basis.
- Will lift, push, or pull up to 27 pounds on an occasional basis.
- Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis.
- 20/40 vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required.
- Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures.
- May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis.
- May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; steel-toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective jacket or apron and arm guards).
- All associates working on the production floor may be required to wear a respirator at any given time and thus, the ability to wear a respirator is a condition of employment and continued employment (requires little or no facial hair).