Staff Process Engineer

The role

You will lead process engineering activities for TOPCon unit processes. You will provide technical leadership, drive process stability, and collaborate with R&D and cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Lead process engineering activities for key TOPCon unit processes
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to process engineers
• Drive process stability and continuous improvement using data
• Establish and maintain process baselines, control plans, and documentation
• Partner with Equipment, Metrology, and Quality teams
• Lead root cause analysis for yield excursions and efficiency losses
• Support technology transfer and process qualification activities
• Collaborate with R&D and device engineering on next-generation development
• Represent process area in cross-functional technical reviews

Required qualifications

• MS or BS in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
• 6+ years of process engineering experience in solar cell fabrication
• Specific experience in TOPCon technology
• Solid understanding of TOPCon unit processes including tunnel oxide growth, polysilicon deposition, doping, and/or contact formation
• Hands-on experience with PECVD, LPCVD, diffusion furnaces, ALD, or related toolsets
• Working knowledge of process integration, yield analysis, and statistical process control
• Experience mentoring or providing technical guidance to junior engineers
• Exposure to technology transfer activities from development to high-volume production

About the company

T1 Energy is an American solar manufacturer headquartered in Austin, Texas. They are building a domestic solar supply chain with facilities in Wilmer and Rockdale, Texas.