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Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

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  • Establish short-term and long-term technology roadmaps aimed at making the Company an industry leader in module technology in the areas of power, cost, energy yield and reliability

  • Manage the module technology team activities to ensure they meet their KPI’s

  • Make the annual budget for the team and manage the expenses

  • Work closely with the other technology teams to ensure activities in module technology complement activities in other teams

  • File patents on new innovations developed in the team

  • Apply for fresh research grants as well as manage ongoing grants

  • Actively participate in the weekly technology management group meeting and annual workshops

  • Work with product development and marketing teams to ensure customer needs are met

  • Work with other departments in Operations to ensure factory annual KPI’s are met

  • Meet KPI’s established together with immediate manager

  • Publish weekly and monthly reports

  • Plan teams budget and execute accordingly

  • Actively participate in product development decision gate meetings as well as process change review board meetings

  • Travel to attend conferences, meet research partners or internal meetings

  • Approve purchase requisitions raised by team members

  • Assist immediate manager in presentations to the board or any important visits

  • Act as a temporary replacement of immediate manager if needed

  • Recommend additional characterization tools for the lab

  • Set the technology roadmap for module technology

  • Set KPI’s for team members

  • Manage team budget

 

Ideal candidate would be:

 

  • Ph.D. in Physics/Chemistry/Materials Science

  • At least 10 years’ experience in crystalline Silicon PV module technology.

  • >7 years prior experience within PV industry. Must have experience industrializing technology innovations

  • > 5 years’ experience in managing technology teams

  • Ability to work in a team as well as independently

  • Detailed knowledge of PV module materials and manufacturing processes as well as test methods and measurement equipment

  • Detailed knowledge of future developments in PV module technology

  • Experience with FMEA, SPC, DOE

DIRECTOR, MODULE TECHNOLOGY

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