SunPower Corporation
Job ID
6069
Job Location
San Jose, CA
Job Category
Engineering
What We Do
Are you ready to change the future? You have the
opportunity to join the company that helped
establish solar markets around the world and
continues to innovate in the renewable energy
space. SunPower is one of the top three global
solar companies by revenue with facilities in the
US, Europe and Asia and we are seeking talented
people to join us in building a clean energy future.
Widely recognized as the world’s standard for
solar, SunPower produces the world’s highest
efficiency solar products. Our quality and
reliability standards far exceed those of any
other company in the industry. And we focus on
our customers - such as Macy’s, Microsoft, Whole
Foods Market and the U.S. Department of Energy - by guaranteeing performance.
SunPower is committed to the success of our
company, our employees and the communities around
the world that need us most. We support our
employees’ commitment to their communities
through a culture of volunteerism, and through
The SunPower Foundation, which makes grants to
green initiatives throughout the world. As a
company, we operate with the highest
sustainability standards. We are also committed
to our employees’ growth through robust career development programs.
In an industry that is reshaping the world’s
energy future, there’s no better place to be than SunPower.
SUMMARY
This position will support the R&D effort on
current and next generation patterning
technologies used for the fabrication of
SunPower’s high efficiency solar cells.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Initiate, plan, and manage the development of
solar cell manufacturing equipment. Primary
technology areas are high accuracy printing,
feature/defect detection, motion control, and process control
• Lead machine control software development,
including both real-time and GUI software
• Work with our solar cell R&D team to determine
equipment requirements and design equipment to address these requirements
• Evaluate, design, test and start-up high-volume
and high-throughput manufacturing equipment
• Interface with vendors, contract engineering
and contract manufacturing to develop new tools
that integrate various printing and patterning subsystems
• Design machines that meet the needs of
production engineering, equipment maintenance, safety and facilities
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Electronics and Controls, or equivalent required; MS preferred
• Strong knowledge of machine design and machine control software required
• Knowledge and experience in solar or semiconductor industry preferred
• Knowledge of and at least 7 years direct
experience with development of precision
manufacturing machinery that includes servo motor control.
• Knowledge of and previous experiences with
selection and application of printing/patterning
technologies, alignment and inspection for
precision patterning, and feature/defect detection required
• Previous experience in software architecture
and application in the development/integration of
manufacturing machinery. Knowledge of C++
programming is a must. Expertise in APC feedback is also preferred
• Knowledge and previous experiences with Design
of Experiments (DOE), application of statistics (JMP) preferred
• Experience with cost analysis/modeling, product
life cycle and phase-gate development processes a plus
QUALIFICATIONS
• Hands on skills are essential
• Willing and able to travel, both domestic and
international, at a minimum of 25%
In addition to offering a competitive
compensation package, SunPower is a company
committed to offering a benefits package that
provides security and well-being to its employees
and their eligible dependents, including domestic partners.
If you are interested in joining SunPower, please
apply by following the link below or apply
on-line at
http://us.sunpowercorp.com/about/find-a-position.php . No phone calls please.
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Received on 2011-02-18 14:54:30