Development Engineer III Wet Coating Equipment Design
Location: Phoenix ArizonaPhoenix Arizona United States Phoenix Arizona United States Phoenix Arizona United States
Basic Job Functions:
Design individual process equipment to enable thin film wet coating. Transfer new wet coating processes from lab to highvolume manufacturing scale. Troubleshoot the equipment and introduce hardware upgrades to improve functionality. Develop gravure roll coating processes and formulations for photovoltaic devices on glass panels for improved performance cost reduction and new product designs. Design execute and analyze screening and optimization experiments.
Education/Experience:
Bachelor s Degree in an engineering discipline (Chemical or Mechanical preferred) or similar technical
discipline (Materials Science Polymer Science or Physics preferred) and 10 years of relevant technical
experience
Master s Degree in an engineering discipline (Chemical or Mechanical preferred) or similar technical
discipline (Materials Science Polymer Science or Physics preferred) and 8 years of relevant technical
experience
Ph.D. in an engineering discipline (Chemical or Mechanical preferred) or similar technical discipline
(Materials Science Polymer Science or Physics preferred) and 5 years of relevant technical experience
Experience in engineering with exposure to highvolume manufacturing.
Experience with gravure roll slot die spray and curtain coating processes a plus.
Demonstrated fluency with design of equipment and experiments.
Experience with coating equipment chemical vendors and collaborating with R&D teams on formulation
development. Develop manufacturable process windows to meet coated layer functional requirements.
Required Skills/Competencies:
Capability of handson equipment upgrades and troubleshooting.
Experience with wet coating and drying equipment.
Experience with fluid mechanics and drying unit operations.
Familiarity of semiconductor device physics at basic level.
Familiarity with film characterization techniques and measurements such as XRD SEM SIMS AFM XPS and etc. Be able to know when to request tests.
Demonstrated experience with statistical data analyses such as Multivariate Analysis Regression Analysis Design of Experiments and Measurement System Analysis.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate and execute multifactor experiments in a manufacturing production environment.
Experience with using statistical software (JMP preferred)
Knowledge of MS Office software (strong knowledge of MS Access preferred).
Excellent communications skills.
Proven organizational skills.
Essential Responsibilities:
Design and qualification of wet coating equipment its components and configurations
Develop gravure roll coating drying processes and characterization methods for functional wet coated films in photovoltaic devices.
Develop formulation scale up with vendors: Mixing / filtration / packaging.
Design execute and analyze multifactor experiments.
Provide clear written and verbal direction to a team of technicians.
Participate in cross functional team reviews.
Communicate results of engineering tests in a clear and concise manner. Be able to communicate with
upper management R&D engineers and technicians.
engineering disciplines,wet coating,film characterization techniques,chemical engineering,engineering design,statistical data analyses,design of experiments,drying equipment,troubleshooting,process equipment design,ms office (ms access),statistical software (jmp),fluid mechanics,gravure roll coating,equipment upgrades
DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER III
