Engineer- Manufacturing II

Position: Engineer- Manufacturing II USA
Location: Trinity

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

Basic

Job Functions:

Install and qualify new process equipment. Troubleshoot day-to-day manufacturing issues on the production line in a timely manner. These include tool down issues, yield, quality issues and identify actions to prevent repeat issues. Identify and/or implement system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield and product performance goals.

Education/

Experience:

* Associates Degree in a technical discipline with 2 years of experience as First Solar Manufacturing Engineer I or 3 years Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting, or 2 years Engineering experience and 6 years technical experience in a manufacturing setting or

* Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with 2 years of experience as First Solar Manufacturing Engineer I or 3 years Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting or 2 years Engineering experience and 3 years technical experience in a manufacturing setting or

* MS Degree in a technical discipline with 2-4 years Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting or

* PhD Degree in a technical discipline with 0-3 years Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting

* Demonstrated Proficiency in Statistical Data Analysis

* Excellent problem-solving skills

* Demonstrated Proficiency Metrology and measurement best practices

* Demonstrated Proficiency in writing complete manufacturing documentation

* Understands and can apply Design of Experiments

* Demonstrated Proficiency in applying Statistical Process Control)

* Structured Problem-Solving Method (such as DMAIC)

* Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes

* Demonstrated proficiency in generating and maintaining FMEAs

* Demonstrated capability to train operators, technicians, and new engineers

* Ability to work autonomously to achieve goals

* Excellent oral and written communications skills

* Preferred to have knowledge on deposition principles and vacuum fundamentals.

Required Skills/

Competencies:

Required Skills:

* Demonstrated Proficiency in Statistical Data Analysis

* Excellent problem-solving skills

* Demonstrated Proficiency Metrology and measurement best practices

* Demonstrated Proficiency in writing complete manufacturing documentation

* Understands and can apply Design of Experiments

* Demonstrated Proficiency in applying Statistical Process Control)

* Structured Problem-Solving Method (such as DMAIC)

* Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes

* Demonstrated proficiency in generating and maintaining FMEAs

* Demonstrated capability to train operators, technicians, and new engineers

* Ability to work autonomously to achieve goals

* Excellent oral and written communications skills

Preferred to have knowledge on deposition principles and vacuum fundamentals

Desired Skills

* Knowledge of General Electronics

* Knowledge in General Mechanical Systems

* Demonstrated proficiency with applying Robust Engineering principles to develop and implementing processes

Essential Responsibilities:

* Develop, continuously improve, and document robust solar module manufacturing processes to achieve the highest product performance in a cost-efficient manner

* Inject manufacturing requirements to new process development by working with development team

* Design and execute experiments to establish manufacturing process window

* Responsible for solving day-to-day production, equipment, and process problems

* Evaluate, Install and Qualify new equipment

* Design and execute planned process experiments, collect, and analyze data and report experimental results

* Responsible for data collection relating to daily equipment performance and associated product performance

* Responsible to interface with internal associates and supplier representatives as required to complete assigned projects

* Maintain effective communication with production associates and manufacturing engineers

* Set up new gauges and perform Gauge maintenance

* Develop and provide training to other engineers, engineering technicians, and production associates

* Champion continuous improvement activities using six-sigma and other statistical…