Engineer- Manufacturing I USA

First Solar (US)•Perrysburg, OH

4d•$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. The position requires identifying actions to prevent repeat issues and 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 OR Journeyman certification in a relevant technical discipline such as Machinist or Electrician combined with 5 or more years industry experience at Journeyman level OR 10 or more years’ experience as a highly skilled technician/specialist in a relevant discipline.
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.
Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures.
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).

Nice To Haves

Industry-recognized certification strongly preferred.
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.

Responsibilities

Install and qualify new process equipment.
Troubleshoot day-to-day manufacturing issues on the production line in a timely manner, including tool down issues, yield, and quality issues.
Identify actions to prevent repeat issues.
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.
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.