Space-Driven Electroplating Process Engineer

Solestial, Inc.

United States

On-site

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay
Medical, dental, vision coverage
PTO 15+ days
401K with match
Disability & life insurance
Space industry impact

Job summary

Solestial, Inc. seeks a Chemical Process Engineer to advance electroplating and wet chemical processes used in solar cells and modules.

The role includes maintaining copper plating operations and leading the scale-up of nickel and gold plating, collaborating with Manufacturing and Process Engineering teams. This hands-on engineer will develop, troubleshoot, and deploy new technologies, improve process capability, yield, and throughput while ensuring safe, compliant operation across manufacturing

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Chemical Engineering or related field.
  • Experience with electrochemical plating and wet chemistry in manufacturing.
  • Strong understanding of process development, control, and scale-up.
  • Experience troubleshooting complex process and equipment issues.

Responsibilities

  • Support and optimize electroplating processes for solar cell manufacturing.
  • Develop, characterize, and scale nickel and gold plating processes for production.
  • Maintain copper plating operations and drive continuous improvement.
  • Design and execute experiments to improve process performance, yield, and reliability.
  • Monitor critical process parameters and implement process controls.

Skills

Electroplating
Process development
Scale-up
Chemical engineering
Analytical thinking

Education

Chemical engineering degree

Tools

DOE methods
SPC
Wastewater treatment

Job description

Solestial, Inc. seeks a Chemical Process Engineer to advance electroplating and wet chemical processes used in solar cells and modules.

The role includes maintaining copper plating operations and leading the scale-up of nickel and gold plating, collaborating with Manufacturing and Process Engineering teams. This hands-on engineer will develop, troubleshoot, and deploy new technologies, improve process capability, yield, and throughput while ensuring safe, compliant operation across manufacturing

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