Senior TOPCon Process Leader - Solar Manufacturing

T1 Energy Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

T1 Energy is hiring a Process Manager to lead process engineering at the G2 solar cell fab in Rockdale, Texas. This senior technical leadership role requires hands-on expertise in TOPCon technology and the ability to translate knowledge into a high-yield production environment.

You will own all process engineering activities, guide a team of engineers across unit processes, and drive continuous improvement with data.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in a relevant engineering or science field.
• 10+ years of process engineering in solar cell fabrication with TOPCon expertise.
• Deep understanding of TOPCon unit processes including tunnel oxide growth, polysilicon deposition, doping, and contact formation.
• Hands-on experience with PECVD, LPCVD, diffusion furnaces, ALD, and related toolsets.
• Experience leading high-volume manufacturing teams and technology transfer from development to production.

Responsibilities

• Own all process engineering activities at the G2 solar cell fab, with direct responsibility for TOPCon cell process development, integration, and optimization.
• Lead a team of process engineers across key unit processes including tunnel oxide, polysilicon deposition, diffusion, passivation, and metallization.
• Drive process stability and continuous improvement across the fab, using data to identify and close yield and efficiency gaps.
• Establish and maintain process baselines, control plans, and process documentation across all cell fab process steps.
• Partner with Equipment, Metrology, and Quality teams to ensure process and tool readiness, control, and compliance.
• Lead process-related root cause analysis for yield excursions, efficiency losses, and cell performance deviations.
• Support technology transfer and process qualification activities for new tools, materials, and process flows.
• Collaborate with R&D and device engineering on next-generation process development and integration.
• Represent process engineering in cross-functional leadership reviews and external technical discussions.

Skills

TOPCon expertise

Technical leadership

Data-driven

Process optimization

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional teamwork

Yield analysis

Education

PhD or MS in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics

Tools

PECVD

LPCVD

ALD

Diffusion furnaces

Job description

T1 Energy is hiring a Process Manager to lead process engineering at the G2 solar cell fab in Rockdale, Texas. This senior technical leadership role requires hands-on expertise in TOPCon technology and the ability to translate knowledge into a high-yield production environment.

You will own all process engineering activities, guide a team of engineers across unit processes, and drive continuous improvement with data.