COMPANY DESCRIPTION
REC Group is an international pioneering solar energy company dedicated to empowering consumers with clean, affordable solar power through high-quality solar panels with a leading power density. As Solar's Most Trusted, REC is known for its patented innovations and multiple award-winning products with reliable long-term performance. The cornerstone for REC's strong reliability is advanced and highly efficient manufacturing using Industry 4.0 practices. Founded in 1996 in Norway, REC has always been committed to a low carbon footprint in its solar materials and panels. REC is headquartered in Norway with operational headquarters in Singapore and regional hubs in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. As of December 2021, REC is part of Reliance Industries Limited, India's largest private sector company with revenues of USD 104.6 billion.
Find out more at recgroup.com
RESPONSIBILITIES
Encapsulants, Foils and Back-sheet Development:
- Develop, test and qualify new encapsulants, foils and back-sheets for next generation PV modules.
Process Development:
- Drive quality improvement in the reliability aspects of next generation PV modules.
Simulations and modeling:
- Build-up and develop the polymer degradation model to understand the failure mechanisms.
Others:
- Assist R&D and process teams with technical analyses, troubleshooting and improvement projects.
- Plan, coordinate and execute product enhancements to module design with external collaborators.
- Drive project schedule and technical enquiries.
- Strategize testing/characterization methods.
- Keep up to date with polymer manufacturing processes and materials.
- Ph.D in Polymer Science/Chemical Engineering Field.
- Minimally 3 years of relevant experience; working experience in Solar/Semiconductors/Electronics/Packaging industries will be an advantage.
- Knowledge and experience in polymer manufacturing.
- Knowledge and experience in characterization and analysis of polymers, familiar with analytical instruments such as DSC, TGA, UV-Vis spectrometer, FTIR and Ramen.
- Possession of project management skills, keeping track of key milestones and deliverables and providing regular updates to management team.
- Knowledge of statistical data analysis methods and DOE.
- Ability to co-operate with different professionals (operations, equipment suppliers, technology institutes, supply chain, operation).
- Self-driven, proactive and analytical team player.
- Travelling to conferences, seminars, and research institutes is to be expected.
Additional Advantageous Skills:
- Product Reliability Test Design: Familiar with reliability (accelerated aging) tests, e.g. Damp-heat, Thermal Cycling, Humidity freeze, UV exposure.
- Failure Analysis: To lead FA from technical part. In-depth understanding of module process structure property relations, and the degradation mechanism in actual application. To create test methodology to analyze failure samples and find out root cause. To document FA report based on technical understanding.
- Documentation: Experience in documentation of experimental observations & data in publications / literature.
