Senior Solar Reliability & Failure Analysis Leader

Qcells Georgia, Inc.; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Qcells Georgia, Inc. in Cartersville, GA seeks a Team Leader to head the Reliability & Failure Analysis Team within the Quality Excellence Office.

You will drive the reliability test strategy for solar modules, oversee the failure analysis lab, and coordinate global field test bed programs to predict field lifetime. You will lead a cross-functional team, develop technical direction, and partner with development, manufacturing, and global counterparts to translate findings into design and process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field (Materials, Chemical, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics), etc.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in reliability engineering, failure analysis, or quality roles.
• Reliability experience with solar modules or a comparable industry.
• Working knowledge of solar module reliability testing and applicable standards.
• Hands-on experience operating a failure analysis laboratory and performing failure analysis.
• Strong data-driven analytical, statistical, and root cause problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a technical team and manage cross-functional projects.
• Excellent teamwork and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and operate the reliability test strategy for solar modules.
• Define, track, and report reliability KPIs.
• Benchmark competitor degradation and failure rates and develop response strategies.
• Verify the reliability of new technologies such as TOPCon and tandem.
• Set up, operate, and manage the failure analysis laboratory and its equipment.
• Lead root cause analysis of field returns and in-house failures.
• Apply a broad range of failure analysis techniques to isolate failure mechanisms.
• Define and validate corrective and recurrence prevention measures with the responsible functions.
• Build and integrate field test beds representing diverse climate environments.
• Monitor energy yield and environmental conditions on a daily basis.
• Track degradation trends through power measurement at STC conditions.
• Verify field reliability of new models and analyze correlation with laboratory test results.
• Analyze and model key degradation mechanisms.
• Correlate accelerated test results with field data. Build and maintain degradation and lifetime prediction models.
• Prepare and present detailed reliability reports to management and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Data-driven analysis

Root cause analysis

Statistical analysis

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field (Materials, Chemical, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Physics)

Job description

Qcells Georgia, Inc. in Cartersville, GA seeks a Team Leader to head the Reliability & Failure Analysis Team within the Quality Excellence Office.

You will drive the reliability test strategy for solar modules, oversee the failure analysis lab, and coordinate global field test bed programs to predict field lifetime. You will lead a cross-functional team, develop technical direction, and partner with development, manufacturing, and global counterparts to translate findings into design and process