Director of Technology Development
Spectrawatt

Engineering

Location: Hopewell Junction : NY Region: North America Job Category: Engineering

Position Type: Full-time

Director of Technology Development  

POSITION SUMMARY: This person is expected to build and lead the development team which will take the prototype technologies developed by SpectraWatt’s research team in OR to factory-readiness.   He/she will work closely with the research team to evaluate technology pathways for manufacturability, and translate new technologies into a pilot scale technology focusing on both process and equipment development.  He/she will also be responsible for investigating ongoing technology improvements for existing cell production lines in NY.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·        Evaluate manufacturing tool and processing options for NOC technology.  Provide a feedback loop to Research for Design for Manufacturing /Design for Cost & Quality.

·        Responsible for post-prototype pilot and scale manufacturing development.

·        Lead new silicon process and tool assessment of Si cell line optimization / improvement alternatives.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·        Experienced leader and manager.

·        Prior experience scaling small scale prototypes to product sizes and volumes.

·        Prior development experience with thin film devices (preferable solar).

·        Expert at processing and deposition techniques associated with typical thin films (hands-on familiarity with a wide variety of techniques, demonstrated out of box thinker).

·        Nice to have:  prior experience with silicon processing/manufacturing/development.

Qualifications:

·        PhD Engineering/Physics/Material Science or similar required

·        Solar industry experience required – 5 years minimum

 

 

Training Requirements:

·        General Safety.

Personal Protective Equipment:

·        Safety Glasses

·        As required per Corporate Safety Policy

Work Environment:

·        Based in New York, with frequent travel to OR.

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

 

SpectraWatt manufactures and distributes high performance silicon solar cells for use in solar modules. Our company is dedicated to furthering the development of advanced solar cell technologies and improving current manufacturing processes in order to reduce the cost of photovoltaic energy generation. SpectraWatt aims to enable solar generated electricity to compete, on an unsubsidized basis, with conventional sources of electricity. SpectraWatt was formed from assets spun out of Intel Corporation in June 2008 and complimented by a $50M Series A investment from multiple investors. SpectraWatt has operations in New York and Oregon. In 2009, the company constructed its first solar cell factory in Hopewell Junction, New York which is capable of housing over 200 MWp of capacity. Initial production has begun on SpectraWatt's first 60 MWp manufacturing line. SpectraWatt's research and development team is working on new technologies to increase cell efficiencies well beyond today's average silicon solar cell efficiencies. Our research team is comprised of some of the brightest minds in the industry who have spent years at places such as Stanford, UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech honing their research skills. Our extensive laboratory facilities enable us to quickly move from idea to prototype testing. As our new technologies enter production and reach the market, they will significantly lower the levelized cost of solar energy for end users.