Development Engineer IV - Perovskite Physics
Job in
Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio, 43551, USA
Listed on 2026-06-03
Listing for:
FIRST SOLAR INC
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-03
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Quality Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.
Basic
Job Functions:
* Serve as a senior technical contributor within First Solar's Perovskite Physics group.
* Support development and scale‑up of First Solar's next‑generation perovskite technology through physics‑based mechanism understanding, advanced metrology development, and root‑cause analysis.
* Operate at the intersection of materials science, device physics, and pilot manufacturing engineering, acting as a technical leader in defining measurement strategies, correlating metrology data to performance and reliability, and resolving complex process‑structure‑property relationships.
* Responsible for developing and deploying manufacturing‑relevant characterization and diagnostics for perovskite pilot line, enabling improved process control, faster learning cycles, and robust yield and performance outcomes.
* The position requires strong independent problem‑solving capability, deep technical expertise, and close collaboration with cross‑functional process, equipment, and integration teams.
Education/
Experience:
* Bachelor'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 III at First Solar.
* Master'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 III at First Solar.
* Ph.D. in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 10 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer III at First Solar.
Required Skills/
Competencies:
* Advanced understanding of optoelectronic device physics and correlation of physical measurements to IV, QE, reliability, and low-level device metrics.
* Strong understanding of perovskite materials physics, including crystallization behavior, defect states, interfaces, and degradation mechanisms.
* Demonstrated expertise in advanced materials and device characterization and data‑driven root‑cause analysis.
* Advanced skills in data analysis, experimental design, and statistical interpretation.
* Physics‑driven problem solver with strong mechanistic intuition.
* Comfortable with ambiguity and early‑stage technologies with an ability to reduce ambiguity through structured, physics‑based problem solving.
* Strong experimental rigor and data discipline.
* High ownership mindset; capable of independently driving complex technical programs with company‑level impact.
* Independently defines technical approaches within program objectives.
* Strong cross‑functional communicator.
* Commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Preferred Skills/
Competencies:
* Hands‑on experience with inline or high‑throughput metrology in a manufacturing or pilot‑line setting.
* Experience supporting technology transfer from R&D to manufacturing.
* Record of publications, patents, or externally recognized technical contributions in perovskite photovoltaics.
Essential Responsibilities:
* Develop and validate mechanistic understanding linking perovskite deposition, crystallization, interfaces, and post‑processing to device‑level electrical and environmental performance.
* Perform deep root cause investigations of yield loss, efficiency variability, and reliability excursions using metrology data, physics‑based models, and cross‑functional inputs.
* Lead failure analysis and excursion response efforts, including hypothesis generation, experimental design, data interpretation, and corrective action definition.
* Design, develop, and deploy advanced inline, at‑line, and offline metrology methods to monitor perovskite film formation, interfaces, microstructure, defects, and uniformity and their correlations with device performance and stability.
* Lead qualification of novel optical, spectroscopic, electrical, and structural characterization techniques suitable for pilot‑line operation (e.g., hyperspectral imaging, PL/EL spectral analysis and mapping, Raman, including in‑situ diagnostics).
* Define metrology requirements and…
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