Senior Equipment Engineer - Solar Cell Fab Uptime Leader

T1 Energy Inc.; Rockdale (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

T1 Energy Inc. is seeking a Staff Equipment Engineer for our G2 solar cell fab in Rockdale, Texas. You will own equipment engineering and maintenance for your assigned tool group and set the standard for uptime in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

You’ll lead preventive and predictive maintenance, mentor engineers, and partner with Process, Facilities, and EHS teams to keep tools safe, reliable, and within specification while ramping new equipment and upgrades.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in equipment engineering and maintenance within semiconductor, solar, or advanced manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with multi-platform toolsets including wet process, diffusion/thermal, CVD/ALD, and metallization.
• Proven track record building and managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Strong understanding of OEE metrics and systematic reliability improvements.
• Experience setting maintenance standards and mentoring engineers or technicians.

Responsibilities

• Own equipment engineering and maintenance for your assigned tool group at the G2 fab.
• Set maintenance and troubleshooting standards; mentor the equipment engineers and maintenance technicians.
• Establish preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize uptime.
• Drive installation, qualification, and acceptance for new tools and upgrades.
• Own spare parts strategy and vendor coordination for rapid responses.
• Monitor and improve OEE across your toolset; identify downtime contributors.
• Lead root cause analysis for equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with Process, Facilities, and EHS teams to ensure safe tool operation.
• Engage vendors on failures, modifications, and hardware improvements.
• Support fab ramp activities, including tool installation and operator training.

Skills

Equipment engineering

Maintenance strategy

OEE improvement

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

CVD/ALD tooling

Diffusion & Thermal tooling

Semiconductor tooling

Job description

T1 Energy Inc. is seeking a Staff Equipment Engineer for our G2 solar cell fab in Rockdale, Texas. You will own equipment engineering and maintenance for your assigned tool group and set the standard for uptime in a high-volume manufacturing environment.

You’ll lead preventive and predictive maintenance, mentor engineers, and partner with Process, Facilities, and EHS teams to keep tools safe, reliable, and within specification while ramping new equipment and upgrades.