Systems Engineer - Materials
GT Solar

Engineering

Location: Merrimack : NH Region: North America Job Category: Engineering

Position Type: Full-time Website: Link

GT Solar Incorporated is currently seeking systems engineer with focus on materials science and applications to support advanced technology development and engineering design for crystalline silicon and sapphire casting equipment. This person will utilize her/his breadth and depth of knowledge on materials science to tackle technical problems, create innovative concepts, and provide engineering solutions. Travel might be needed but not more than 10% for this role.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

§  Lead the systems engineering activities on sapphire and multi-crystalline silicon crystal growth furnace design and engineering.

§  Generate initiatives of innovative solution in materials application for GT’s furnace product line.

§  Evaluate and improve materials selection and hardware design to enhance existing product’s performance.

§  Provide leadership and technical guidance in materials science on problem solving, systems engineering, and technology development.

§  Conduct design of experiments of materials testing and hardware evaluation.

§  Optimize improvements working with internal team and customers.

§  Test reproducibility of improvements and incorporate in upgrades to existing products.

§  Develop continuous improvement in processes and equipment.

§  Must be able to assist in the creation and maintain complex documentation sets, involving highly technical material, for training purposes under limited supervision.

§  Help to identify and implement standards and process improvements.

§  Perform simultaneous task and project coordination for multiple projects.

§  Knowledge of all aspects of capital projects, project management and planning skills

§  Must be able to work independently with limited supervision

Competencies

§  Be able to work and communicate in cross functional environment.

§  Be able to understand multidisciplinary technical issues at systems engineering level.

§  Action Orientation / Initiative

§  Communication Skills (Presentation & Written)

§  Organization Skills

§  Strategic Agility & Planning

§  Business Acumen

§  Creativity and Integrity

§  Approachability & Internal Customer Focus

Requirements

§  Ph.D. or MS in materials, physics, ME, EE, or ChE (Ph.D. in materials preferred).

§  Extensive experience in materials science research, engineering, and applications.

§  Prefer to have background/experience in graphite materials with focus on high temperature applications.

§  Prefer to have experience in silicon, ceramics, and metallurgy.

§  Familiar with and be able to understand and interact with vendors.

§  Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.

§  Excellent analytical, organizational, planning, project management and problem-solving/troubleshooting skills.

§  Comfortable in a manufacturing environment.

§  Minimum of 10 years of industrial experience in an engineering or manufacturing environment.

During our more than 15 years serving the solar power industry, GT Solar has developed a global reputation as a provider of value-added process design expertise and high quality equipment. This reputation, coupled with our in-depth technical know-how, service capabilities and industry-leading technology, has enabled GT Solar to establish relationships with many of the worlds most influential photovoltaic manufactures. As a result, we are today a global market leader in polysilicon reactors and converters, and multi-crystalline furnaces essential technologies for the production of solar cells and panels. We are also delivering premium standalone and turnkey solutions for every process involved in the photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing chain. GT Solar has recently achieved some significant milestones. We ended our 2009 fiscal year with record revenue of $541 million. During fiscal year 2009, we shipped our 1,000th Directional Solidification System (DSS) furnace and installed our first new 48-rod reactor; opened a new photovoltaic equipment manufacturing facility, nearly doubling our capacity; and, became a public company, trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SOLR. Some things, however, never change. GT Solar remains committed to the core principles on which our success was built: provide customers with comprehensive services, best-in-class delivery, and productivity-improving technology. These very principles will allow GT Solar to help the solar industry achieve cost parity with conventional power sources, and enable our customers to bring solar energy to the masses.