Deposition Equipment Engineer — Solar Cell Fab

T1 Energy; Georgia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

T1 Energy in Rockdale, Texas, seeks an hands-on Equipment Engineer to own vacuum deposition tools across the G2 fab. You’ll install, qualify, and bring tools into production while building PMs and procedures.

You’ll diagnose failures, drive root-cause analysis, and work with Process Engineering to tune chamber conditions, safety, and gas handling. The role is on-site with a fast-paced 24/7 operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Mechatronics Engineering or an equivalent hands-on track record.
• 3+ years of hands-on equipment engineering in high-volume manufacturing (semiconductor, solar, etc.).
• Hands-on repair of vacuum deposition tools (ALD, PECVD, LPCVD, or sputter) and associated pumps, gauges, valves, RF gear, and chamber kits.
• Able to troubleshoot from electrical schematics, pneumatic drawings, P&IDs, and PLC/HMI diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Own OEE, availability, MTBF, and MTTR for your toolset.
• Be first on the tool when it goes down and diagnose the failure with clear data.
• Close root cause on chronic failures using 8D, FMEA, and Pareto; verify fixes.
• Analyze alarm histories, maintenance records, and tool data to spot failure trends.
• Own the PM schedule; refine vendor PM procedures and set critical-spares levels.
• Maintain interlocks, gas detection, exhaust and abatement interfaces, and vacuum safety systems with EHS.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering on chamber condition, cycle seasoning, and kit life.
• Bring tools from install through SAT and qualification into production; write procedures and train technicians.

Skills

Hands-on engineer

Root cause analysis

Decisive

Clear communicator

Vacuum/plasma systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Mechatronics Engineering

Associate degree with equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

ALD

PECVD

LPCVD

Sputter equipment

Dry pumps

Turbo pumps

RF generators

Valves

Chamber kits

Job description

T1 Energy in Rockdale, Texas, seeks an hands-on Equipment Engineer to own vacuum deposition tools across the G2 fab. You’ll install, qualify, and bring tools into production while building PMs and procedures.

You’ll diagnose failures, drive root-cause analysis, and work with Process Engineering to tune chamber conditions, safety, and gas handling. The role is on-site with a fast-paced 24/7 operation.