Engineer- Manufacturing I USA (Finishing)
First Solar (US)•Friendly Village II Mobile Home Park, OH
•$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. This role involves installing and qualifying new process equipment, troubleshooting day-to-day manufacturing issues on the production line in a timely manner, including tool down issues, yield, and quality issues, and identifying actions to prevent repeat issues. The position also focuses on identifying and/or implementing system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield, and product performance goals.
Requirements
- Associate’s Degree in an engineering or similar technical discipline combined with 3 or more years of First Solar technical experience, OR 6 or more years of technical work experience in a Manufacturing setting.
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or Ph.D. in an engineering or similar technical discipline with no experience required. Technical work experience in combination with a degree is preferred.
- 3 or more years’ experience as a First Solar Maintenance Technician III, MET III, EPT III or Equipment Coordinator III.
- Journeyman certification in a relevant technical discipline such as Machinist or Electrician combined with 5 or more years industry experience at Journeyman level.
- 10 or more years’ experience as a highly skilled technician/specialist in a relevant discipline. Industry-recognized certification strongly preferred.
- Understands and can apply Statistical Data Analysis
- Good problem solving skills
- Understands metrology and measurement best practices
- Good oral and written communications skills.
- Ability to write manufacturing documentation
- Understands and can apply DOE
- Understands and can apply Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Understands and can apply structured problem solving (such as DMAIC)
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- General Electrical / Electronics
- General Mechanical
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in the areas of thin-film deposition processes (Magnetron Sputtering, CVD, evaporation) OR thermal processing in semiconductor or glass industry (continuous or batch ovens) is highly desirable.
- Demonstrate skills and experience in peer training/mentorship and basic data analysis (required if using certifications/experience in lieu of degree requirements)
- Industry-recognized certification strongly preferred (if using 10+ years of experience in lieu of degree requirements)
Responsibilities
- Responsible for solving day-to-day production, equipment, and process problems
- Install and Qualify new equipment
- Maintain Gauges
- Design and execute planned process experiments, collect and analyze data and report experimental results.
- Perform data collection relating to daily equipment performance and associated product performance.
- Interface with internal associates and supplier representatives as required to complete assigned projects
- Maintain effective communication with production associates and manufacturing engineers
- Develop and provide training to engineering technicians, and production associates
- Identify and implement yield and product performance improvements
- Develop and maintain drawings, process specifications, develop and enforce standard operating procedures
- Develop and maintain process control plans
- Adhere to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards
- Domestic and International travel as required
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
