Job Description

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

Basic Job Functions:

• Perform material and device research to enhance thin film solar cell performance and stability and to reduce manufacturing cost.
• Responsible for projects or functions that are enablers to department goals and deliverables.
• Plan, execute and characterize development engineering experiments in the laboratory and manufacturing environment.
• Applies statistical and engineering methods to optimize organizational effectiveness. Improves methods for use by others.

Education/Experience:

• 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.

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Extensive experience from physical vapor deposition thin film processing, preferably involving large area sputtering processes.

• Extensive knowledge within the field of sputter deposition techniques.

• Knowledge in semiconductor device physics and electrical as well as materials characterization methods, with experience from solar cell applications.

• Experience from statistical process analysis, preferably using JMP and preferably within an R&D setting.

• Skills and hands-on experience in execution of experiments in laboratory or manufacturing environment.

• Ability and willingness to work hands-on with deposition tools.

• Ability to make and execute detailed plans to achieve objectives with strong sense of ownership.

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data sets and translate findings into actionable insights.

• Agile way of working, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and navigate uncertainty in a dynamic R&D setting.

• Solution-focused attitude, with a proactive approach to identifying challenges and driving practical, results-oriented outcomes.

• Good communication skills across organizations.

Essential Responsibilities:

• 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.

• An effective communicator with internal and external partners and customers, combined with a strong ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams and take ownership of sub-deliverables

• May train, mentor and manage junior associates.
• Complies with Company's Environmental, Quality, Safety or any other policies that have been enforced.
• Other duties as assigned.
• subject to change at any time.

Reporting Relationships:

• Manager - Device Research, European Technology Center

Job location:

• The job is located to Uppsala, Sweden

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check band any other tests that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: First Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.