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”!
We are looking for a Technology Engineer, with a keen mind for reliability, quality, and design of solar module products. The candidate will be responsible for the improvement and understanding of product reliability (both existing and future).
Product Reliability:
In-depth understanding of the module structure – materials – process relations and degradation mechanisms.
Develop test protocols and characterization methods/tools to improve reliability of existing and new PV products.
Module Design:
Design the PV products to improve reliability.
Process Development:
Bring and implement improved processes to improve the product reliability.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist R&D and process teams with technical analyses, troubleshooting and improvement projects.
- Plan, coordinate and execute product enhancements to module design with external collaborators.
- Drive project schedule and technical enquiries.
- Strategize testing/characterization methods.
Qualifications
- MSc / PhD in Engineering or Science is preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Product Research & Development / Manufacturing background.
- Knowledge of the functionalities of PV module components.
- Knowledge in characterization and analysis.
- Knowledge and understanding of the various standards of the PV product reliability testing (e.g. IEC, UL).
- Knowledge of and experience in the test protocols on product reliability (e.g. DH, TC, HF, LID).
- Possess excellent project management skills, keeping track of key milestones and deliverables and providing regular updates to management team.
- Working experience in Solar/Semiconductors/Electronics manufacturing industries is an advantage, but not necessary.
- Failure Analysis: Leading FA from technical points. Creating test methodology to analyze failure samples and find out the root cause. Documenting FA report based on technical understanding.
- Documentation: Experience in documentation of experimental observations & data in publications / literature.
- Software: Matlab, Finite element modelling and analysis (e.g. Solidworks, ANSYS), PVSyst
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