Process Engineer: Vacuum Thin-Film & Pilot Manufacturing

Tandem PV

Colorado

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Tandem PV, a US-based startup, seeks a Process Engineer to advance thin-film vacuum deposition for R&D and pilot manufacturing. You will design DOEs, analyze results, and help scale processes from lab to pilot to high-volume production.

Strong data analysis and hands-on experience with PVD/CVD tools are essential, as well as the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Collaborate with device fabrication and equipment teams, draft SOPs and logs, and contribute to

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent hands-on experience.
Hands-on experience in vacuum thin-film deposition (PVD/CVD) such as sputtering, evaporation, or ALD.
Ability to analyze data, create clear plots, and draw conclusions with Excel/Sheets and stats tools.

Responsibilities

Design and execute DOEs on R&D and pilot manufacturing tools.
Analyze experimental data, summarize findings, and design follow-up experiments.
Characterize films using ellipsometry, UV-Vis, four-point probe.
Support scale-up from R&D to pilot to high-volume manufacturing.
Assist with bring-up and qualification of new deposition tools.
Troubleshoot hardware and processes and stabilize process windows.
Draft SOPs, run logs, and experimental logs.