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| Job Ref: | 2013-3434 |
| Employer: |
SunPower. |
| City: | San Jose |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Country: | United States |
| Job Description: |
Overview: Do you want to make a bigger impact on the world? SunPower's vision is to change the way the world is powered, and we are doing that every day with a brilliant, passionate and driven team. SunPower is widely recognized as the global leader in high-efficiency solar for residential, commercial and utility markets. We operate in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and are seeking talented people to join us in building a global clean energy future. SunPower is committed to the success of our company, our employees and the communities around the world that need us most. We support our employees' commitment to their communities through a culture of volunteerism, and through The SunPower Foundation, which makes grants to green initiatives throughout the world. As a company, we operate with the highest sustainability standards. In an industry that is reshaping the world's energy future, there's no better place to be than SunPower. Summary of Role: SunPower is seeking a Process Development Engineer primarily for work on the backend (e.g. metallization) of the cell processfor Cell R&D in San Jose, CA. The Development Engineer willreport to theDirector of Cell RD&D, Metals and Lithography, and will be responsible for taking ideas from inception to transfer to manufacturing. This will include process development, characterization/metrology, and the resulting cell performance analysis. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned): - Design of experiments and analysis for backend process research and development - Hands-on owner of process steps under consideration in the research (patterning, deposition, thermal steps) - Help to drive resolution of key technical questions which gate the development. Minimum Requirements: - M.S. in EE, Materials Science, Physics, Chem. Eng., etc., will 2 years' experience in PV. - >2 years of hands-on semiconductor processing - Demonstrated understanding of the device physics of solar cells, including methods to measure performance (I-V, EL, PL, etc.) - Experience using or interpreting results from SEM, SIMS, XRD, EDX, Auger, and other commonly used materials characterization methods. - Ability to work well on a team and to present focused, and well ordered, summaries to them and higher level management Preferred Requirements: - Ph.D. with > 1 year of industrial PV experience or a M.S. with > 3 years of industrial PV experience. - Working knowledge of design of experiments (DOE) and the related statistical software (e.g. JMP). - >3 years of Si processing background together with the knowledge of how specific processing variables could affect cell performance OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION - It is anticipated that about 10% of the time will be spent on travel, usually to the manufacturing sites in Asia. |
| Post Date: | 07/25/2013 |
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