
Technician - Manufacturing Engineer I (m/w/d)

First Solar
Company Overview
First Solar
Tempe, AZ, United States
1999
Business Model
Renewable Energy
Manufacturing solar panels and providing utility-scale PV power plants
Sales of solar modules, project development, and energy generation
Locations & Geography
United States, Canada, India, Japan, and Australia
Company Culture
They are committed to creating enduring value for their stakeholders by providing sustainable energy solutions.
They promote a collaborative and innovative work environment focused on safety and sustainability.
They offer various training programs and career advancement opportunities.
Activities & Projects
They are currently involved in several large-scale solar projects across the globe, including the Mount Signal Solar project in California.
They have developed advanced thin-film solar technology that enhances efficiency and reduces costs.
They focus on sustainable manufacturing processes and have a commitment to recycling solar panels.
Career Opportunities
Typical job openings include roles in engineering, project management, and manufacturing.
They offer competitive salaries, health benefits, retirement plans, and employee stock purchase options.
Contact Information
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Job Description
First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.
Basic Job Functions
Assist in the installation and qualification of systems, troubleshoot day-to-day manufacturing issues, identify and/or implement system improvements that contribute to the achievement of throughput, yield and product performance goals. Will include supporting the operation of pilot-line equipment to define a new process followed by a transition to start-up, qualification, and implementation of the new production process with the eventual evolution into a standard production MET position.
Experience & Education
- High School Diploma or GED required and must meet one of the following criteria to qualify:
- Associates degree in a technical discipline
- 2+ years machine or mechanic experience as a primary job function
- One year First Solar technical experience
- Six months experience as Temporary Manufacturing Engineering Technician at First Solar
Required Skills/Competencies
- Safety first mindset
- General electrical/electronic and mechanical knowledge
- Self-directed, ability to work with minimal supervision
- Good written and oral communications skills in English
- Able to trouble shoot and solve problems on the manufacturing line
- Ability to deal with administrative as well as technical tasks
Essential Responsibilities
- Solve day-to-day production, equipment, and process problems
- Identify and implement yield and product performance improvements.
- Develop methods to assign causes to yield excursions
- Set up and maintain gauges
- Ensure all processes are running on target as defined by the Process Control Plan
- Respond to SPC process control alarms, bringing processes back into control
- Execute planned process experiments, collect and analyze data and report experimental results
- Collect data relating to daily tool performance and associated product performance
- Provide training to production associates
- Develop and update internal documentation including drawings, standard operating procedures, and process specifications
- Interface with internal associates and supplier representatives, as required, to complete assigned projects
- Develop a complete understanding of area processes, equipment, and support systems
- Provide training to production associates
- Maintain effective communication with production associates and manufacturing engineers
- Disposition non-conforming product according to established criteria (NCP)
- Adhere to all safety procedures and good housekeeping standards
- Ensure waste materials are discarded in their designated containers
- Ensure hazardous waste containers stay closed except when adding or removing waste
- Ensure satellite accumulation containers stay in their designated locations
Reporting Relationships
- This position will not have direct reports.
Travel
- If hiring to a new plant prior to plant start, associate will be required to spend extended time (60-80%) in another plant in either Ohio or Alabama for training until their assigned plant starts equipment installation
Estimated Salary Range
- $18.56 - $25.98
US Physical Requirements
- Will sit, stand or walk short distances for up to 12 hours per day
- Will climb stairs on an occasional basis
- Will exert up to 50 pounds of force to lift, push or pull on a seldom basis
- Will lift, push or pull up to 27 pounds on a frequent basis
- Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects repetitively on a frequent basis
- 20/40 vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required
- Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures
- May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis
- May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective jacket or apron and arm guards)
- All associates working on the production floor may be required to wear a respirator at any given time and thus, the ability to wear a respirator is a condition of employment and continued employment (requires little or no facial hair)
Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check, pre-employment drug screen, and any other test that may be required for the role.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: First Solar Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.
About the role
August 3, 2025
On-site
USD 18–25 hourly
- New Iberia, Louisiana, United States
Entry-level
UTC-06:00
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