Principal/senior Engineer

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 - Tandem R&D, Cell Technology

RESPONSIBILITIES

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Tasks
- Develop and evaluate conventional or novel cell processing to enhance the efficiency of advanced tandem solar cell/module for various processes including new materials testing, new design for encapsulation layers, novel interconnections design and new electrical testing method.
- Transfer of newly developed processes to production as part of the delivery of R&D projects
- 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 and RPDM 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
- The KPI is zero safety cases
- Comply with the company’s safety protocol 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.

**ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Keep up-to-date on new external developments on processes for silicon solar cells.
- Develop a network in Singapore and abroad with experts in the field
- Depending on the competencies developed, the engineer may be rotated to different departments

QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum Master of science or engineering degree
- Good academic standing
- 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
- Fundamental knowledge of solar cell / semiconductor device physics
- Knowledge or hands-on experience with solar cell processes e.g wet bench, CVD, PVD, metallization and test/probe Experience with standard solar cell processes and characterization tools e.g SEM, FTIR, Ellipsometer, 4 point probe resistance measurement, Transmission Line Measurement
- Excellent team player
- Good presentation, interpersonal and communication skills
- 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
- Readiness to travel
- Proactive working attitude
- Excellent command on English Language is necessary. Additional knowledge of other languages is an advantage

**ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS**:

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