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First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. Basic Job Functions: The Test & Measurement Engineer II is responsible for the development, validation, and continuous improvement of methodologies that accurately characterize the performance of First Solar photovoltaic products and systems. He/she will achieve results through leadership of cross-functional teams to identify research needs, develop and execute methods and test plans, and ensure quality of data collection, analysis and reporting. The successful candidate will be able to adapt quickly to new data and analytical requests from across the First Solar organization. This may include engineering statistical analysis, contract analysis, policy analysis and project management tasks. The ideal candidate will build relationships with internal and external groups to research state of the art Simulator IV measurements, third party lab validation, meteorological analysis, statistical analysis, and energy prediction methods & tools. He/she will be capable of independently identifying novel solutions to problems presented and communicating results to both a technical and non-technical audience. Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Physics or Electrical Engineering required, with 3-5 years of experience in Photovoltaics, Power Engineering, or other renewable energy field, and 1-3 years of experience in solar module power measurements. Or Master's degree in Materials Science, Physics or Electrical Engineering required, with 1-3 years of experience in Photovoltaics, Power Engineering, or other renewable energy field, and 1-3 years of experience in solar module power measurements. Or Doctoral degree in Materials Science, Physics or Electrical Engineering required, with 0-3 years of experience in Photovoltaics, Power Engineering, or other renewable energy field, and 0-1 years of experience in solar module power measurements. 1-3 years in physical/technical data analysis required. Required Skills/Competencies: Familiar with solar PV module IV characterization, Solar Simulator Calibration, Third Party Lab collaboration. In-depth understanding of solar PV device behaviors and field performance of various technologies. Proficient with programming languages (Python, Matlab, R, or similar), relational databases (SQL server), data analysis and visualization software's (preferably jmp, Tableau, SAS). Familiarity with renewables energy prediction modeling (preferably solar) and processing meteorological data and understanding of power engineering. Excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills, comfortable to interpret data and modeling efforts to a large audience on a regular basis and publish results in reputed PV conference and journals. Strong self-direction, initiative, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks from various requestors, demonstrated ability to manage multi-faceted projects. Demonstrated results in developing and delivering customer-facing technical collateral Essential Responsibilities: Develop solar module device characterization methods Collaborate with third party labs for external validation. Design, plan and execute testing to evaluate module performance to obtain competitive knowledge and insights. Forecast/Model long-term energy performance of First Solar modules in production/field environments, perform model vs actual analysis on a periodic basis. Identify areas of improvement in the models. Validate model predictions with measured data from plant monitoring systems and field test results. Evaluate the feasibility of new products, model energy performance of new module technologies under various meteorological climates, improve model through successive iterations, ensemble results to develop a robust model and validate model prediction w