T1 Energy builds domestic solar and battery supply chains through advanced American manufacturing. Scalable, reliable, and low-cost energy for America. Backed by Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET).
About the role
G2 is T1 Energy’s new TOPCon solar cell fab in Rockdale, Texas. Deposition lays the passivation and coating films that set cell efficiency: ALD alumina and front- and rear-side PECVD films. These are the most complex tools in the fab, and the least forgiving when chamber condition drifts. We’re hiring Equipment Engineers to keep them running. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- A hands-on equipment engineer who would rather be at the tool than in a meeting
- Systematic about failure: you fix the cause, not the symptom, and you check that it held
- Decisive when a tool is down and the line is waiting
- A direct communicator with process, production, facilities, EHS, and vendors
- Comfortable with vacuum and plasma systems, and disciplined about chamber condition and leak integrity
- A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Mechatronics Engineering, or an associate degree with equivalent hands-on experience
More about this role
G2 is T1 Energy’s new TOPCon solar cell fab in Rockdale, Texas. Deposition lays the passivation and coating films that set cell efficiency: ALD alumina and front- and rear-side PECVD films. These are the most complex tools in the fab, and the least forgiving when chamber condition drifts. We’re hiring Equipment Engineers to keep them running.
You’ll own a set of vacuum deposition tools, from install through high-volume production. The set covers ALD platforms and front-side and rear-side PECVD platforms. It’s a hands-on role: most of your day is at the tool, and you’ll be trusted to make the engineering calls that keep it running.
This is an on-site, day-shift role at G2 in Rockdale, Texas, supporting a 24/7 fab. It includes an on-call rotation for critical tool-downs, as well as cleanroom and sub-fab work in full chemical PPE. You’ll be building a fab from the ground up: your PMs, your procedures, and your fixes become the standard.
• Own OEE, availability, MTBF, and MTTR for your toolset.
• Be first on the tool when it goes down. Make it safe, diagnose the failed component, and restore it. When you escalate to the vendor, bring clear data.
• Close root cause on chronic failures,...
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