First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. Basic Job Functions: The incumbent under limited supervision is responsible for the management of ramping new technologies from R&D to High Volume Manufacturing. The engineering solution development will ensure the processes ramps and is able to demonstrate defined goals for Efficiency, Stability, manufacturing yield, and throughput in a defined timeline. This person will be responsible for managing a group of engineers and technicians (and as needed, overseeing training content for engineers and operators), on new process introduction, implementation, and documentation. The incumbent is expected to provide strong leadership to the team, training personnel on all aspects of the semiconductor deposition process and coaching when changes or improvements are necessary. The position will manage the task of the solution development department workload, tasks, and priorities. This person will be responsible for defining and documenting the requirements of the new technology process books (includes control plan, WI, OCAP, FMEA....). At all times, the incumbent will maintain effective team interaction with Manufacturing Integration, New Process/ Product Introduction, Development Engineering, and Quality and Reliability Engineering. The incumbent will involve all needed parties in the successful qualification and implementation of new process changes. This person will lead/participate in global process and equipment fingerprinting and alignment activities. This person will be expected to define, set-up, and lead cross-functional forums to meet objectives detailed above. Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline or Physical Science Field or the equivalent required. Masters degree in Engineering Discipline or Physical Science Field or the equivalent preferred. 5+ years of strong process engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. Experience sustaining or developing thin-film deposition processes (Sputtering, CVD, Roll-Coating etc.), Thermal Annealing Processes in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Demonstrated experience with using appropriate Materials Characterization tools like SEM, TEM, XRF, SIMS for troubleshooting process and equipment issues. Demonstrated experience with optical metrology tools for thin-film measurements and process feedback. Fluent with Microsoft Office Suite and Data Analysis platforms like JMP or Minitab Knowledge of ISO 9000 standards, statistical methods and SPC tools. Required Skills/Competencies: Proven Leadership skills. Proven project management skills. Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes. Knowledge of Engineering Techniques and Practices. Knowledge of ISO 9000 standards and SPC tools. Robust Engineering/design of experiments, Six Sigma and FMEA. Proven quality Skills. Proven Technical problem-solving skills to include interpersonal applications. Possess excellent data analysis and collection skills, Knowledge of MS Office suite and statistical software. Good communications skills. Essential Responsibilities: Fills the requirements of the Manufacturing Process Qualification. Ramps new processes from Product Qual to Implementation. Performs regular performance reviews of Manufacturing Engineers and Manufacturing Engineering Technicians. Prioritizes personnel resources as directed. Provides strong leadership to the Engineering team, training personnel on all aspects of the deposition process, and coaching when changes or improvements are necessary. Responsible to interface with other Company, customer, and supplier representatives. Evaluates new proposed equipment according to process standards. Reviews process experiment proposals and subsequent results. Develops new operating procedures and accurate process des