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Photovoltaic Device Scientist - Solar, Renewable Energy Careers
RoleResponsible for supporting the team with all aspects of device characterization. The scientist defines test structures, sets up and conducts the characterization and testing of photovoltaic devices related to Electronic Materials products. He/she interfaces closely with the formulation scientists to help establish structure-properties relationships between ink formulation, processing conditions and solar cell performance. As part of his/her role, the device scientist will develop processing guidelines for a company’s products and help optimize the value proposition through experimentation and computer simulation. He/she will interact with customers to organize trials and testing, review product performance, and discuss processing guidelines, test structures and methodologies. As part of this role, the device scientist will also investigate next generation cell structures and help the company identify future opportunities associated with these structures.
Responsibilities
• Leads the characterization efforts of electronic material devices especially solar cells.
• Leverages expertise in solar cell and device construction to help create product technology roadmaps for existing and future device architectures.
• Develops test methods, structures/patterns and leads device testing using internal or external capabilities.
• Perform statistical measurement system analysis and help reduce variability by developing new SOPs.
• Work closely with the formulation scientists in order to help test and improve product performance.
• Organize benchmarking of competitive materials and coordinate device printing and testing using customer substrates and/or test patterns.
• Selects and organizes installation of new equipment related to device construction and/or testing.
• Participate in the formulation development efforts for new materials, formulations and processes through experimentation and/or computer simulation work.
• Publishes reports and/or presentations at regular intervals on assigned work projects.
• Researches and analyzes open literature and patents related to the products or processes related to the assigned projects, and identify patent opportunities.
Typical Requirements
Competencies / Knowledge & Skills
• Experience with inorganic solar cell development
• Knowledge of Solar cell and Circuit simulation software such as PC1D and/or DESSIS.
• Project Management
• Understanding of IP processes
• Skilled in public and patent literature searching
Education and Experience
• Ph.D. in Physics, Electrical Engineering or Materials Science/Engineering. Electrical Engineering training or a formal degree is desirable.
• R&D experience in photovoltaic devices (c-Si and/or thin film PV such as CIGS and CdTe) including construction, characterization and testing.
• Additional experience with PCB design and testing, semiconductor and logic device structures and characterization.
posted by Ecacofonix at
7:36 PM
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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