Engineer/Senior Engineer - Maintenance

Job description

**Job Title:** Senior Maintenance Engineer Solar Cells **Location:** Navsari, Gujarat **Department:** Engineering & Maintenance **Part 1: Job Description** **Core Responsibilities:** - **Equipment Uptime & Reliability:** Lead the maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of critical solar cell manufacturing equipment, including Wet Benches (Texturing/Cleaning), Diffusion Furnaces, PECVD systems, ALD, Laser Edge Isolation, and Screen-Printing lines. - **Preventive & Predictive Maintenance:** Design, implement, and monitor robust Preventive Maintenance (PM) schedules to ensure maximum Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and minimize unplanned downtime. - **Root Cause Analysis:** Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex electromechanical, pneumatic, and vacuum system failures. Apply 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone methodologies to eliminate chronic breakdowns. - **Team Leadership:** Supervise, mentor, and deploy a team of shift maintenance technicians. Conduct on-the-job training for junior staff regarding advanced troubleshooting and safe machine handling. - **Process Improvement:** Collaborate with Process and Production engineering teams to optimize machine parameters, upgrade legacy systems, and drive Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives aimed at reducing Mean Time To Repair (MTTR). - **Spare Parts & Inventory:** Forecast and manage critical spare parts inventory. Liaise with OEM vendors for specialized repairs, warranty claims, and part procurement to prevent production halts. - **Safety & Cleanroom Compliance:** Enforce strict adherence to Class 100/1000 cleanroom protocols. Ensure all maintenance activities comply with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards, particularly Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and the safe handling of toxic/flammable gases (e.g., Silane, Ammonia) and hazardous chemicals (HF, HNO3). **Part 2: Job Specification** **Education & Qualifications:** - B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical Engineering. **Experience:** - 5 to 8 years of core maintenance experience in Solar Cell (Photovoltaic) manufacturing or Semiconductor fabrication. - Minimum of 2+ years serving in a senior, lead, or supervisory capacity. **Technical Skills:** - **Core Systems:** Deep understanding of vacuum technologies, RF generators, gas delivery systems, exhaust management, and fluid dynamics. - **Automation & Controls:** Strong hands-on proficiency in troubleshooting PLCs (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, etc.), SCADA systems, HMIs, and robotic handling systems. - **Analytical Tools:** Proficiency in maintaining equipment logs, MTBF/MTTR tracking, and generating data-driven performance reports.