T1energy
Staff Equipment Engineer
Rockdale, TX. Posted a month ago
The role
Staff Equipment Engineers will own equipment engineering and maintenance for major tool groups at the G2 solar cell fab. This senior technical role involves managing maintenance programs, driving tool installation and qualification, and improving OEE.
What you will do
- Own equipment engineering and maintenance for assigned tool groups.
- Set maintenance and troubleshooting standards and mentor engineers and technicians.
- Establish and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Drive installation, qualification, and acceptance for new tools and upgrades.
- Own spare parts strategy and inventory and work with vendors.
- Monitor and improve OEE across the toolset.
- Lead root cause analysis for equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
- Partner with Process, Facilities, and EHS teams.
- Engage equipment vendors on failures, modifications, and hardware improvements.
- Support fab ramp activities including tool installation, qualification, and operator training.
Required qualifications
- 7+ years of equipment engineering and maintenance experience in a semiconductor, solar cell, or advanced manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience in multi-platform equipment environments, including wet process, diffusion and thermal, CVD and ALD, metallization, and related toolsets.
- Proven track record building and managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Strong understanding of OEE metrics and systematic approaches to equipment reliability improvement.
- Experience setting maintenance standards and mentoring equipment engineers or maintenance technicians.
- Hands-on experience with equipment installation, qualification, and vendor management.
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
About the company
T1 Energy is an American solar manufacturer building a domestic solar supply chain. They operate manufacturing facilities including G1_Dallas and the G2_Austin solar cell fab.