Engineer- Reliability I USA

First Solar is seeking a Module Reliability Engineer in Perrysburg, OH, responsible for testing solar module performance to ensure reliability. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and at least 1 year of experience in renewable energy. Skills in data analysis and familiarity with testing equipment are essential. The role involves developing test plans, executing reliability testing, and analyzing data, with minimal travel required.
Job Description

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

Basic Job Functions:
• For this position, the role of Module Reliability Engineer is to perform standardized and non-standardized testing of device performance to ensure product reliability throughout the 30-year product warranty and beyond. The role will involve designing and conducting product testing along with compiling and analysing test data for review with engineering personnel to improve efficiency and stability of solar modules.

Education/Experience:
• Bachelor degree in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering required. PhD preferred.
• At least 1 year in a Photovoltaics, Power Engineering, or other renewable energy field.
• Experience working with databases and knowledge of applying advanced data analytics and data manipulation skills (JMP and SQL experience desirable).
• The candidate should have experience working with electronics and/or electrical measurement equipment and test equipment used in a laboratory setting (environmental chambers, power supplies, clamp-on current meters, IR camera, etc.).

Required Skills/Competencies:
• Plan, organize, and execute engineering experiments in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. (Good multitasking skills are a necessity).
• Knowledge of Semiconductor based technologies such as Photovoltaics or microelectronics, and ideally large area thin film technologies is a plus.
• Must be able to summarize experimental data and present it in a clear concise format, ability to do reliability data analysis a plus.
• Familiarity with photovoltaic measurement techniques is a plus.
• Familiarity with reliability test equipment, test methods and test structures used in support of failure analysis is a plus.
• Proven communications skills and attention to detail.
• Intermediate computer skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, OneNote, etc.).
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision, pay attention to detail and be results-oriented.
• Consistently demonstrates efficient and effective methods to deliver quality test results.

Essential Responsibilities:
• Develop test plans for qualification of new designs and materials.
• Organize and execute product reliability testing.
• Responsible to ensure that all the tests and measurements are complete per the schedule
• Perform data analysis of accelerated product lifetime testing, data modeling.
• Responsible to communicate immediately any abnormal findings on the product or testing equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Job description subject to change at any time.

Reporting Relationships:
• This position will report to Senior Module Reliability Engineer (Q&R Development USA)

Travel:
• 0-5% travel is required.

Estimated Salary Range:
• $54,700-$78,000 Annually.

US Physical Requirements:
• Will sit, stand, or walk short distances for up to 12 hours per day.
• Will climb stairs on an occasional basis.
• Will exert up to 50 pounds of force to lift, push or pull on a seldom basis.
• Will lift, push or pull up to 27 pounds on a frequent basis
• Will lift up to 51 pounds on an occasional basis, according to work instructions.
• Will lift up to 37 pounds on a frequent basis.
• Will push or pull up to 27 pounds of force on an occasional basis.
• Will push or pull up to 10 pounds of force on a frequent basis.
• Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects repetitively on a frequent basis
• 20/40 vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required
• Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures.
• May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis.
• May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective jacket or apron and arm guards).
• All associates working on the production floor may be required to wear a respirator at any given time and thus, the ability to wear a respirator is a condition of employment and continued employment (requires little or no facial hair).

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. In order to best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. First Solar is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check band any other tests that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: First Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.