Encapsulation and Testing Engineer

Position Description

encapsulation and Testing Engineer (Multiple Positions)

Optony Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art thin-film photovoltaic cells and modules, and our manufacturing facility is located in HangZhou, China. We are looking for highly motivated and goal oriented hands-on Engineers and Scientists to join our team. Relocation assistance may be available for exceptional candidates. If this type of organization appeals to you, and you have the required qualifications, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

• Develop an encapsulating/packaging process for our photovoltaic modules, including material selection and process development. The process needs to be qualified through accelerated lifetime testing as well as mechanical cycling.
• Lead implementation, testing and scale-up of photovoltaic packaging from concept in lab to pilot production and manufacturing.
• Drive correlation of process configurations to product performance.
• Perform failure analysis on devices and process development.
• Document and communicate results both internally and to our scale-up partners.
• Recommend engineering and manufacturing changes to obtain design objectives in the most economical manner possible.

What You'll Need:

• M.S. in Chemical, Electrical, or Materials engineering (concentration on semiconductor materials/polymers desirable) or equivalent.
• Knowledge and experience in packaging methodologies and reliability testing.
• 3+ years hands-on experience in PV product encapsulation, and the ability to design, build and test packaging equipment.
• Knowledge of packaging materials, adhesives, interconnect materials and their vendors.
• Successfully completed design, qualification, and introduction of electronics packaging, including design rules, drawings, prototyping, reliability screening, industry certification, and manufacturing volume ramp-up are desirable.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and higher power data analysis tools.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in processes such as thermo-compression bonding, conductive polymers, pressure contacts, potting materials, and structural adhesives desirable.

Please send your resume directly to: careersCN@optony.com