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You will collaborate closely with process, equipment and manufacturing engineers to evaluate technical trade-offs, validate concepts and support industrial implementation while remaining deeply involved in hands-on technical work.\nWe are looking for a Senior Engineer (m/f/d) to join our Engineered Wafers team in Freiburg. In this role, you will combine semiconductor device physics, modelling, experimentation and data analysis to develop next-generation wafer concepts for high-efficiency solar-cell applications.\nJoin our international team and contribute to the development of innovative silicon-wafer technologies that enable the next generation of solar energy solutions.\nYour Mission\nAnalyze and investigate solar cell performance using device physics, modelling, characterization data and targeted experiments. \nDevelop engineered silicon wafer concepts and assess the impact of wafer properties on device performance.\nBuild and apply physics-based models linking wafer design, process conditions and solar-cell performance.\nDesign experiments, analyse results and identify root causes of performance-limiting mechanisms.\nTranslate technical findings into manufacturable wafer, process and device improvements.\nWork with process, equipment and manufacturing engineers to evaluate implementation pathways and industrial feasibility.\nCollaborate with customers, research institutes and technical partners where external validation or characterization is required.\nContribute to new technical concepts, invention disclosures and NexWafe's intellectual-property portfolio.\nProvide technical guidance to colleagues while remaining actively involved in modelling, experimentation and engineering problem solving.\nYour profile\nAdvanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or a related field.\nMinimum 5 years of industrial R&D experience in silicon solar cells, semiconductor devices or a comparable semiconductor technology area. Purely academic research experience alone is not sufficient for this role.\nStrong understanding of semiconductor device physics and silicon solar-cell architectures, ideally including PERC. HJT and/or TOPCon.\nStrong cross-functional leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive complex technical programs across teams and organizations without direct reporting authority.\nStrong practical understanding of semiconductor device physics and crystalline-silicon solar-cell technologies.\nHands-on experience with HJT/SHJ, TOPCon or comparable high-efficiency solar-cell architectures.\nExperience combining modelling, experimental work, electrical characterization and data analysis to solve complex engineering challenges and translate findings into technical decisions.\nStrong communication skills written and oral and the ability to work effectively across technical disciplines while balancing physics, engineering trade-offs and business impact.\nComfortable operating directly with senior customer engineers, scientists and technical leadership.\nWhy us?\nBuild technology that goes beyond products: At NexWafe, we are developing and industrializing a unique gas-to-wafer manufacturing platform for the next generation of solar wafers for space and terrestrial applications. \nSolve complex engineering challenges: Work on process development, equipment design, automation and manufacturing scale-up, and see the impact of your work firsthand as innovative concepts become industrial reality.\nAttractive remuneration package: A permanent position with competitive salary, company pension scheme and upside-sharing through our VSOP program.\nSupport for your wellbeing: Annual health budget and Hansefit membership.\n Expand your language skills: Language courses and continuous development opportunities.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4236,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T20:26:17Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":22,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.487,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":56,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:2","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nexwafe-senior-engineer-engineered-wafer-development-mfd","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nexwafe-senior-engineer-engineered-wafer-development-mfd.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T17:50:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":91,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2196088},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2196088"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnexwafe-senior-engineer-engineered-wafer-development-mfd"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnexwafe-senior-engineer-engineered-wafer-development-mfd"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnexwafe-senior-engineer-engineered-wafer-development-mfd"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/nexwafe-senior-engineer-engineered-wafer-development-mfd\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnexwafe-senior-engineer-engineered-wafer-development-mfd"}]}