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Engineer - Materials & Process Sr - Solar Modules

Greater Seattle Area, US💼 Full-time💰 $133,500–$133,500🗓 2026-07-28 → 2026-09-25

Core

Develop and qualify materials and processes for photovoltaic modules to power next-generation satellite constellations and in-space transportation vehicles.

Role type

Senior IC materials and process engineer (solar arrays)

Builds

Solar power modules (SPMs) for aerospace power systems

Domain

Aerospace + Photovoltaics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Materials science, adhesive characterization, bonding and lamination, encapsulation, solar cell stringing, coatings, composites, process controls, first-article qualification, technology transfer, aerospace quality standards

Preferred skills

PhD in Materials Science/Chemistry/Physics, scaling photovoltaic fabrication from R&D to production, space-grade solar cell testing, photovoltaic device physics, radiation effects on materials, cryogenic/thermechanical qualification, thin-film photovoltaic technologies

Technologies

Vacuum lamination, tabbing and bussing, adhesive encapsulation

Responsibilities

Design and qualify manufacturing processes for solar module fabrication, collaborate with R&D to transition novel materials to production, implement process controls and qualification plans, solve materials and process challenges from lab to high-rate manufacturing, integrate photovoltaic cells into SPMs ensuring mechanical/electrical/environmental compatibility, document experimental data and support technology transfer

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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