Manufacturing Engineer

Basic Job Functions:

Install and qualify new process equipment. Troubleshoot day-to-day manufacturing issues on the production line in a timely manner. These include tool down issues, yield, quality issues and identify actions to prevent repeat issues. Identify and/or implement system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield and product performance goals.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop, continuously improve, and document robust solar module manufacturing processes to achieve the highest product performance in a cost efficient manner

• Inject manufacturing requirements to new process development by working with development team

• Design and execute experiments to establish manufacturing process window

• Responsible for solving day-to-day production, equipment, and process problems

• Evaluate, Install and Qualify new equipment

• Design and execute planned process experiments, collect and analyze data and report experimental results

• Responsible for data collection relating to daily equipment performance and associated product performance

• Responsible to interface with internal associates and supplier representatives as required to complete assigned projects

• Maintain effective communication with production associates and manufacturing engineers

• Set up new gauges and perform Gauge maintenance

• Develop and provide training to other engineers, engineering technicians, and production associates

• Champion continuous improvement activities using six-sigma and other statistical problem-solving methods

• Provide mentorship to Junior engineers and Technicians

• Develop Process Control Plans and Preventive Maintenance Plans

• Develop and maintain drawings, process specifications, develop and enforce standard operating procedures

• Perform data collection relating to daily equipment performance and associated product performance

• Works with minimal supervision

• Adhere to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards

• Other duties as assigned. Job description subject to change at any time