Head- and Prediction Analytics

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

• This highly visible leadership role is central to driving the rapid expansion of First Solar's manufacturing footprint and product capabilities. This position oversees the strategic direction and execution of all initiatives related to validating fielded product performance and enhancing energy prediction accuracy. The role is responsible for developing and implementing advanced experimental designs, managing long‑term data integrity across global field test sites and partner power plants, and applying cutting‑edge analytics to improve modeling and prediction algorithms.
  
  It leads efforts in algorithm development, performance analytics, risk assessment, and financial impact analysis. Operating across the full product lifecycle‑from R&D through manufacturing‑this role collaborates with multiple business units to ensure product excellence and reliability. Additionally, it serves as a technical ambassador, providing education and support to customers and third‑party laboratories, leveraging deep expertise to build trust and drive industry leadership.

• Technical bachelor's degree in engineering, Material Science or related discipline.
• Knowledge in Statistics, Modeling, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
• 15+ years of industrial experience in engineering discipline including volume manufacturing and process/product improvement.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience in related statistical analysis, data mining and problem solving.
• 10+ years of engineering leadership or management experience.
• 10+ years of technical experience in the PV industry preferred

• Accountability: Takes responsibility for one's actions, doesn't point fingers, and delivers results aligned with organizational goals. Strives for excellence daily and trusts others to do the same. Demonstrates Commitment, Ownership, Resilience, and Continuous Learning, turning failures into lessons learned.
• Collaboration: Works with others to achieve a common goal with the possibility of producing an outcome greater than one that would be developed in a silo. Leverages everyone's unique strengths and skills in an inclusive environment. Skilled at navigating the organization to get things done. Welcomes diverse thinking, open to different options, works to achieve optimal outcome for the business.
• Agility: Constantly evolves to capitalize on emerging opportunities in a rapidly changing environment, maintaining focus on tasks  intellectually curious about surrounding changes and seeks to understand potential future shifts.
• Effective Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Clearly articulates ideas, thoughts, and information to different audiences. Identifies and utilizes effective communication channels and methods. Tailors message to the level and experience of the audience. Maintains timely and consistent communication based on the needs of the project, goal, team, or individual.
• Strategic Thinking: Has a strategic mindset, identifies upcoming trends, opportunities and risks, and crafts effective strategies to meet both short‑term and long‑term objectives. Creates and operationalizes strategic plans to achieve goals that align with First Solar and function's vision, mission, and values. Adapts approach/plans to account for changes in the business environment.
• Technical Knowledge: Has the necessary knowledge relevant to their work to deliver the expected value and stays current with developments in their field of expertise. Demonstrates the ability to apply their technical knowledge to problem‑solving and offer creative/innovative solutions and outcomes, as well as communicate clearly with non‑technical stakeholders.
• Disciplined and Methodical: Approaches tasks in an organized and structured manner, commits to a plan, takes a systematic and logical approach, prioritizes tasks, and follows through with them. Breaks down complex tasks into manageable steps, develops a clear understanding of what needs to be done, and ensures each step is correctly completed before moving to the next.
• Analytical Aptitude: Visua…