Development Engineer III - Material Analysis

About the role

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced analytical techniques to assess composition, structure, defects, and degradation behavior
• Investigate failure mechanisms, provide root cause analysis and mitigation strategies
• Translate characterization data into recommendations for device design, materials selection, and process optimization in collaboration with R&D and process teams
• Develop, validate, and continuously improve analytical methods and workflows to support fast, reliable decision-making
• Partner cross-functionally and communicate complex materials insights clearly to relevant stakeholders
• May train, mentor and manage junior and peers on specific subject matters
• Comply with Company's Environmental, Quality, Safety or any other policies that have been enforced
• Contributes to continuous improvement of said policies
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Expertise in analysis of semiconductor materials and interfaces
• Experience with perovskite materials is a plus
• Strong command of advanced materials characterization techniques (e.g., XRD/GIWAXS, SEM/TEM, XPS/UPS, PL/TRPL, AFM, TOF-SIMS) and their application to device stacks
• Proven ability to translate analytical results into actionable guidance for process and device improvement
• Experience in data analysis with Python or JMP. Scripting for data automation is a plus
• Ability to work independently with no supervision, follow Safe Work Practices and communicate on a regular basis with all levels of associates
• Excellent written, oral, computer and presentation skills
• Demonstrated strength in critical thinking and attention to details
• Strong sense of project ownership with hands-on and can-do attitude
• Strong communication skills across organizations

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 20 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer II at First Solar
• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 10 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer II at First Solar
• Master’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 8 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer II at First Solar
• Ph.D. in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 5 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer II at First Solar

Skills

• Expertise in analysis of semiconductor materials and interfaces
• Experience with perovskite materials is a plus
• Strong command of advanced materials characterization techniques (e.g., XRD/GIWAXS, SEM/TEM, XPS/UPS, PL/TRPL, AFM, TOF-SIMS) and their application to device stacks
• Proven ability to translate analytical results into actionable guidance for process and device improvement
• Experience in data analysis with Python or JMP. Scripting for data automation is a plus
• Ability to work independently with no supervision, follow Safe Work Practices and communicate on a regular basis with all levels of associates
• Excellent written, oral, computer and presentation skills
• Demonstrated strength in critical thinking and attention to details
• Strong sense of project ownership with hands-on and can-do attitude
• Strong communication skills across organizations

Benefits

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Pay

Estimated Salary Range: 109,460 USD per year - 163,950 USD per year US

Schedule

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