Solar Cell Equipment Engineer: Automation & Yield

Qcells USA Corp.; Cartersville (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS is seeking an Equipment Engineer to oversee maintenance and operation of automated, laser, metallization, sorter, and other process equipment in our Cartersville facility.

You will drive productivity, develop equipment, manage spare parts, and ensure safety, with a minimum 3 years of experience in related equipment and a background in semiconductor or display manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in equipment (automation, laser, wet etching, metallization, sorter, thermal, vacuum).
• Experience in semiconductor, display manufacturing, or a related industry.
• Strong understanding of automation, PLC, and robotics.
• Analysis skills in SQL and MS Office to interpret data and derive conclusions.
• Basic understanding of solar cell production.

Responsibilities

• Conduct data analysis to identify equipment issues and apply corrective actions.
• Examine the cause of product damage and quality defects to improve product yield.
• Improve equipment productivity by reducing cycle time and optimizing preventive maintenance.
• Develop at the component level to increase productivity and production yield.
• Improve the control system of equipment to increase process precision.
• Analyze equipment data, or video recording of equipment process if needed, to create better optimization of 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 consumable goods and parts.
• Analyze the lifetime of equipment components and develop a method to increase components lifetime.
• Research equipment development trend of state-of-the-art solar cell manufacturing technology.
• Establish intelligent manufacturing system and automated operating and monitoring system.
• Set equipment specifications with optimized production conditions and create utility specification that includes raw material usage and hookup description.
• Establish safeguards through risk assessment of equipment based on environmental, health, and safety standards.
• Document standard operating procedures of equipment maintenance and operation and conduct necessary training to Technicians.
• Manage any activities conducted on assigned equipment, such as maintenance, operation, or production testing.
• All other duties assigned by management or that require immediate attention by Team members.

Skills

Data analysis

Automation

PLC

Robotics

SQL

MS Office

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

BS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Hanwha Q CELLS is seeking an Equipment Engineer to oversee maintenance and operation of automated, laser, metallization, sorter, and other process equipment in our Cartersville facility.

You will drive productivity, develop equipment, manage spare parts, and ensure safety, with a minimum 3 years of experience in related equipment and a background in semiconductor or display manufacturing.