Equipment Engineer - Solar Cell Manufacturing Automation

Qcells North America; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Qcells North America in Cartersville, GA seeks an Equipment Engineer to oversee maintenance and operation of automated, laser, metallization, sorter, and related process equipment in our solar cell production facility.

You will analyze data, optimize preventive maintenance, reduce downtime, and develop automation improvements to increase yield and productivity. A BS in engineering and semiconductor/manufacturing experience are required.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of equipment experience in automation, laser, wet etching, metallization, sorter, thermal, or vacuum.
• Experience in semiconductor or display manufacturing; strong automation, PLC, and robotics knowledge; SQL and MS Office for data analysis.
• Preferred: basic understanding of solar cell production.

Responsibilities

• Process Productivity Improvement.
• Conduct data analysis to define equipment issues and apply corrective measures.
• Examine causes of product damage and quality defects to improve yield.
• Improve equipment productivity by reducing cycle time and optimizing preventive maintenance.
• Reduce downtime from equipment errors and breakdown maintenance.
• Develop at the component level to increase productivity and production yield.
• Improve control system of equipment to increase process precision.
• Analyze equipment data to optimize automation and components setting.
• Improve system automation and logics (PLC) to streamline equipment process.
• Reduce spare parts expenses through maintenance optimization.
• Develop internal manufacturing technology essential for high-performance production.
• Manage inventory of maintenance-related consumables and parts.
• Analyze lifetime of equipment components and increase lifetimes.
• Research equipment development trends in solar cell manufacturing technology.
• Establish intelligent manufacturing system and automated monitoring system.
• Set equipment specifications with optimized production conditions and raw material usage.

Skills

Automation systems

PLC

Robotics

SQL

MS Office

Education

BS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Qcells North America in Cartersville, GA seeks an Equipment Engineer to oversee maintenance and operation of automated, laser, metallization, sorter, and related process equipment in our solar cell production facility.

You will analyze data, optimize preventive maintenance, reduce downtime, and develop automation improvements to increase yield and productivity. A BS in engineering and semiconductor/manufacturing experience are required.