First Solar
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How First Solar hires
Truth index
B 84/100
Median time to fill
4 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
85%
Reposted roles
0%
First Solar scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 99 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 85% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 4 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
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- United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 45 · green card filings: 15
Overview
Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, First Solar is a global solar energy technology company and manufacturer of advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules. The company specializes in designing and producing utility-scale solar power solutions utilizing proprietary semiconductor technology engineered for high energy yields and a low carbon footprint. Additionally, it operates large-scale manufacturing facilities worldwide and provides high-value solar panel recycling services to support sustainable energy infrastructure for power producers and commercial clients.
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at First Solar over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
71
Postings analysed
114
Stack modernity
85/100AI adopter
Languages
SQL60%
Python25%
C#7%
MATLAB4%
Frameworks & libraries
NumPy4%
PyTorch4%
TensorFlow4%
Matplotlib3%
Databases
MS SQL6%
Cassandra1%
RavenDB1%
Redis1%
Cloud & platforms
Windows19%
Power BI9%
Azure5%
Kubernetes4%
AI & ML
ControlNet17%
Stable Diffusion17%
LLM2%
ChatGPT1%
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Full First Solar tech stack
71 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$76k
Typical range
$42k – $293k
Open positions
115
100
Jobs
Intern
20%
Junior
23%
Middle
37%
Senior
14%
Staff
4%
Principal
1%
Architect
1%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 20 | $50k | $42k – $50k |
| Junior | 23 | $52k | $50k – $98k |
| Middle | 37 | $115k | $52k – $156k |
| Senior | 14 | $135k | $50k – $220k |
| Staff | 4 | $129k | $66k – $187k |
| Principal | 1 | $115k | $115k |
| Architect | 1 | $293k | $293k |
Highest paying role
Director of Trade Policy
$293k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at First Solar
By role, level and city, against the market · 115 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
91/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
223
79 opened / 111 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
3 days
faster than 89% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
51%
Industrial Engineering
17% ▲
Science & Research
9% ▲
QA
5%
Early Careers
5% ▲
Hardware
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+66 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+6 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
Added SciPy to stack
Oct 2026
Added Digital Twin to stack
Oct 2026
Added Transfer Learning to stack
Oct 2026
Added OpenCV to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Project to stack
Sep 2026
+6 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
New location: United States
Sep 2026
Added Streamlit to stack
Sep 2026
Added Rest API to stack
Sep 2026
+5 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
New location: Trinity
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
9
Hiring now
8
Countries
1
Busiest office
Perrysburg
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Tempe
United States
HQ
Perrysburg
United States
Plant / site
PGT1 First Solar Perrysburg Manufacturing
116 open roles 101 posted in 90 days 14% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $82k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, QA
27876 Oregon Road
Trinity
United States
Plant / site
DRT1 First Solar Decatur Manufacturing
44 open roles 33 posted in 90 days 2% engineering 200-500 est. staff $79k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Administrative
1 First Solar Way
New Iberia
United States
Plant / site
NAT1 First Solar New Iberia Manufacturing
18 open roles 32 posted in 90 days 6% engineering 200-500 est. staff $83k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Administrative
1400 Corporate Drive
Gaffney
United States
Plant / site
GYT1 First Solar South Carolina Manufacturing
18 open roles 21 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $105k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
121 Logistics Drive
Walbridge
United States
Plant / site
PGT2 First Solar Perrysburg Manufacturing
15 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $88k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering, Operations
28380 Tracy Road
Santa Clara
United States
Plant / site
First Solar, Inc. - CA Advanced Technology
12 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 8% engineering 50-200 est. staff $159k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service, QA
1035 Walsh Ave
Phoenix
United States
Corporate office
First Solar, Inc.
6 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 17% remote 50-200 est. staff $104k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers, Administrative, Finance
4300 E Camelback Road, Suite 220, Phoenix, AZ 85018 USA
Washington
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $293k Avg Salary
hires for Public Policy
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