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Renewable energy sources provide us with a unique opportunity. Not only for our natural environment, but also for our very own future: Q-Cells AG continues to grow. We are the worldwide largest independent photovoltaic cell manufacturer. Alongside our - currently - 1600 employees we produce in our state of the art production facilities at the Solar Valley in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Europe's best performing solar cells. We are a young and rapidly growing company whose production quality consistently sets new standards in the photovoltaic industry.For the Technology Division of our 100% owned subsidiary Solibro GmbH we are currently looking for a Manager of Module Efficiency (m/f).

Your tasks

• Ascertain that module conversion efficiency wattage is not unnecessary lost in any production step

• Drive development of Solibro's production technology towards higher module efficiency

• Survey an report CIGS relevant technology from suppliers, competitors and R&D organisations and based on that propose internal developments

• Analyze the production steps with respect to how they perform with respect to overall module efficiency

• Initiate, or together with the process engineers carry out, in-line experiments aimed increasing the average module efficiency. In this work use SPC and DOE tools

• Analyze yield losses in the production. Propose and verify remedies

• Obtain information from suppliers, publications, patent applications, conferences and other communication relating to the cell/module efficiency of competitors, institutes and universities. Report and suggest how they can be implemented at Solibro

Your profile:

• University degree in solid state physics or solid state chemistry

• Professional experience working as an yield improvement engineer in either semiconductor or thin film photovoltaic industry

• Excellent skills in applying statistical and mathematical tools in mathematical simulation of product yield related problems and analysis of production and product data.

• Strong communication skills, keeps people informed, ability to teach and to simplify matters

• Strong orientation to implement things, driving force attitude

• Experienced manager of R&D and production improvement projects

• Favourable to have a good network in the CIGS community

• Favourable to understand vacuum coating processes

• Excellent English language skills

A broad field of activity with creative freedom and attractive possibilities of development are expecting you in our company. You are going to work within a young and dynamic team. Interested?

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