Deposition Equipment Engineer — 24/7 Solar Fab

T1 Energy; Rockdale (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

T1 Energy is building a 5GW solar module facility in Wilmer, TX, expanding into Rockdale where G2 will deploy TOPCon equipment. We seek a hands-on Equipment Engineer to own vacuum deposition toolsets, manage PMs, and drive uptime in a fast-paced, on-site role.

You will run ALD/PECVD/LPCVD and related hardware, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with Process Engineering to optimize chamber conditions and film quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree with hands-on engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Own OEE, availability, MTBF, and MTTR for your toolset.
• Be first on the tool when it goes down. Diagnose, fix, and safely bring data to vendor if needed.
• Close root cause on chronic failures using 8D, FMEA, and Pareto; verify fixes hold.
• Analyze alarm histories, maintenance records, and tool data in JMP/SQL/Python/Excel.
• Own the PM schedule and refine vendor PM procedures with critical-spares planning.
• Maintain interlocks, gas detection, exhaust/abatement interfaces, and vacuum safety systems.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering on chamber conditions and cycle life.
• Train technicians; write procedures for install, SAT, and ramp.

Skills

Hands-on engineer

Failure analysis

Decisive under pressure

Effective communicator

Vacuum/plasma expertise

Chamber condition control

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical/Mechatronics

Tools

ALD

PECVD

LPCVD

Sputter

Vacuum pumps

Gas handling systems

PLCs/HMI

Job description

T1 Energy is building a 5GW solar module facility in Wilmer, TX, expanding into Rockdale where G2 will deploy TOPCon equipment. We seek a hands-on Equipment Engineer to own vacuum deposition toolsets, manage PMs, and drive uptime in a fast-paced, on-site role.

You will run ALD/PECVD/LPCVD and related hardware, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with Process Engineering to optimize chamber conditions and film quality.