Development Engineer I

First Solar (US)•Perrysburg, OH

16h•$68,800 - $98,000•Onsite

About The Position

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. Basic Job Functions: Use tool and process understanding to convert DOE plans into execution plans for technicians throughout the factory Test first of kind submodule routing and robotic workflows Analyze planned vs actual execution and report out in postmortem meetings Plan, execute and characterize development engineering experiments in the laboratory and manufacturing environment. Apply statistics and engineering methods to optimize workflow and effectiveness.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent and 20 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as an Associate Engineer or Development Engineer Technician III at First Solar.
Associate’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 10 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as an Associate Engineer or Development Engineer Technician III at First Solar.
Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 3 years of relevant technical experience or 1 year of experience as an Associate Engineer or Development Engineer Technician III at First Solar.
Master’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 1 year of relevant technical experience or 1 year of experience as an Associate Engineer at First Solar.
Comprehensive understanding of functional business units core area (e.g., sputter or materials science), with expert knowledge in at least one area.
Skills and hands-on experience in execution of experiments in laboratory or manufacturing environment.
Analytical skills to interpret data and derive conclusions.
Ability to make an execute detailed plans to achieve objectives with strong sense of ownership.
Good communication skills across organizations.

Responsibilities

Use tool and process understanding to convert DOE plans into execution plans for technicians throughout the factory
Test first of kind submodule routing and robotic workflows
Analyze planned vs actual execution and report out in postmortem meetings
Plan, execute and characterize development engineering experiments in the laboratory and manufacturing environment.
Apply statistics and engineering methods to optimize workflow and effectiveness.
Identify opportunities for improvement in solar cell efficiency, material selection and process/equipment design through engineering, scientific or empirical methods.
Apply state of the art techniques for material analysis, statistical analysis of data or execution/planning of experiments. Develop a work plan that can address problems with well understood solution paths.
May be responsible to determine and evaluate material specification for improved performance. May be responsible to determine and evaluate tool/equipment specifications.
Effective communicator and coordinator within the organization. Effective team member that can support cross-functional project and take ownership of sub-deliverables.
May direct work of hourly associates and coach them.
Complies 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.