Development Engineer II

First Solar

Full time Engineers
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Location
United States, California, United States
Posted
July 04, 2026

Job Description

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 performanceΒ 

  • 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....