Principal / Senior Engineer

at  REC Group

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Founded in Norway in 1996, REC Group is an international pioneering solar energy company with a strong footprint in North America, Europe and Asia. We are part of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company that shares our passion for bold innovations that empower people with clean energy solutions and drive global energy transitions. A trusted partner for customers, consumers and employees, we are Solar’s most trusted!
DESIGNATION : Principal / Senior Engineer (Thin Film Deposition)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Minimum Master degree in Engineering or Science.
• Minimum 3 years experience for Senior level or 5 years experience for Principal level in an R&D or engineering department of Solar/Semiconductors/Electronics company.
• Proven track record of implementing new processes into pilot and/or mass production.
• Prior process knowledge to thin film deposition on PECVD process, magnetron sputtering process, evaporation process.
• Research experience of back contacted solar cell is advantageous.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with n-Mono crystalline solar cell processes and integration.
• Excellent team player and proactive working attitude.
• Good presentation, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective problem solving skills and ability to use systematic approaches to solve problem.
• Ability to gather and review resources and select and synthesize data for reports and other written materials.
• Ability to work in cross-department and cross-functional duties not limited to engineering jobs (includes project planning, liaise with different levels within organization to speed up development process). High exposure to fast pace manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work with limited supervision and through extended hours when needed to meet business commitments.
• High level of accuracy with special attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Readiness to travel - Overseas travel is required for technology transfer activities (< 20% a year).
• Able to perform standing work for longer period of time when performing hands-on experiment.
• Able to wear chemical personal protective equipment (safety shoes, gloves, goggles).

Additional Advantageous Skills

• Experience with advanced processes for high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells.
• Experience in using simulation software e.g. PV lighthouse, PC1D, AMORSFET.
• Proficient in Software statistical tools is an added advantage (Minitab, JMP, etc).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Tasks

• Bring in the expertise in n-Mono solar cell process development and integration to increase cell efficiency in production.
• Bring in the next generation and novel solar cell processes for CVD and PVD for High-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells applications.
• Transfer of newly developed processes to production as part of the delivery of R&D projects. This position is specifically for the latest expansion on G12 wafer size and overlook the technology transfer activities to overseas production lines.
• Design, evaluate and specify the tool requirements for production line upgrade and capacity expansion.
• Perform characterizations of the experimental samples and data analysis.
• Manage project and report project status.
• To overlook the full implementation of the improved process of the first pilot production run in accordance to REC project management guidelines i.e. PCRB (Process Change Review Board) and RPDM (REC Project Development Management) including writing of proper documentations at different stages of process development and technology changes (for example implication and interactions with other processes, lessons learnt) for the handover to Operation.

Safety

• Achieve zero safety incidents
• Comply with the company’s safety protocols at all times
• Participate in projects related to safety improvement

Communication and Presentation

• Ability to communicate and present at all levels of the organization

Others

• Perform other duties as assigned. Duties will vary according to the degree of difficulty and involvement of the specific targets set in the department.
• Keep up-to-date on new external developments on processes for silicon solar cells.
• Develop a network with experts in Singapore and abroad in the field
• Depending on the competencies developed, the engineer may be rotated to different departments