Development Engineer II

*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. - Design experiments, hands-on fabricate core layers, characterize devices/material properties, apply statistical and engineering methods to optimize material and stack performance - Hands-on leading specifying, commissioning, qualifying, retrofitting (where needed), troubleshooting and sustaining key process/test equipment related to project, ensuring timely supply of raw material/consumables/spares, developing standard operation procedure, providing cross-training to peers when necessary - Responsible for projects or functions that are enablers to department goals and deliverables. - Plan, execute and characterize development engineering experiments in the laboratory. - Apply statistical and engineering methods to optimize organizational effectiveness. Improve methods for use by others. Education/Experience: - Associate’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 15 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer I at First Solar. - Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 5 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer I at First Solar. - 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. - Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Materials Science strongly preferred. - Prior experience working with scalable spray, inkjet print, slot die, and blade coat, etc, of function coatings strongly preferred. - Prior experience working on wet coating of perovskites strongly preferred. Required Skills/Competencies: - Expert knowledge in at least one area among the following: solution-based perovskites fabrication, scalable wet coating process, such as spray coating, slot die, blade coat, and inkjet print, etc. - Working knowledge in selective thin film processes (ALD, CVD, PVD, Thermal evap, dry/wet etch, laser scribing, lamination, etc) and device integration. - Familiarity with solar cells and relevant physics devices. - Experience with reliability and accelerated testing. - Skills and hands-on experience in execution of experiments in laboratory environment. - Analytical skills to interpret data and derive conclusions. - Ability to present technical progress and findings with clear logic. - Ability to make and execute detailed plans to achieve objectives with strong sense of ownership. - Demonstrated capability to practice critical thinking and common sense, and to effectively troubleshoot process and equipment challenges. - Good communication skills across organizations. Essential Responsibilities: - Perform material and device research to enhance perovskite film quality at various band gap values, solar cell performance and stability, reduce/eliminate key factor driving coating/device instability during perovskite fabrication process, post-PK steps and accelerated stress tests. - Design and optimize synthetic routes for fabricating high-quality perovskites, utilizing various synthesis techniques that are scalable. - Prototype solar cell devices and conduct electrical and photophysical characterizations. - Meet internal program goals and personal performance goals. - Mentor and advise other team members working on related projects where apply, collaborate with internal and external collaborators where apply, which may involve domestic and international travel. - May train, mentor, and manage junior associates. - May be responsible to determine and evaluate material specifica…