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Design experiments to parametrize developed models and verify their accuracy and dependability.\nEducation/Experience:\nAssociate’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 15 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer I at First Solar.\nBachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 5 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer I at First Solar.\nMaster’s Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 3 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer I at First Solar.\nPh.D. in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline, without prior technical work experience.\nSkills/Competencies:\nTechnical expert and innovator in one area of photovoltaic processes and/or equipment development.\nExpert and hands on experience in laboratory or manufacturing environment.\nIn depth knowledge in several fields from the list of photovoltaic device theory, materials science, process engineering, characterization techniques and other fields relevant to First Solar's technology.\nStrong sense of project ownership with hands-on and can-do attitude.\nStrong communication skills across organizations.\nKnowledge of Microsoft suite of applications\nKnowledge of jmp or other statistical analysis tools\nKnowledge of Matlab\nKnowledge of Python and/or c++\nEssential Responsibilities:\nDevelop, parametrize, and verify models thatquantitatively describe defect chemistry and mass transport in semiconductor stack during fabrication and field operation, as well as resulting device performanceassess durability of device design and packaging in terms of its resistance to moisture ingress, electro-chemical corrosion, and abnormal operating conditions\n\nUse developed models to optimize device architecture and fabrication process in terms of performance and reliability of PV moduleProvide data-driven recommendations to management on specific changes to improve device performance and reliability.\n\nIdentify opportunities for improvement in solar cell efficiency, material selection and process/equipment design through engineering, scientific or empirical methods.\nImprove state of the art techniques for material analysis, statistical analysis of data, or execution planning of experiments. Develop a work plan that has unclear solution paths.\nMay be responsible to determine and evaluate material specification for improved performance. May be responsible to determine and evaluate tool/equipment specifications.\nEffective communicator with internal and external partners and customers. 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