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4955 - Senior Manager, IT - San Jose, CA
The Senior Manager, IT will be responsible for driving application development for Customer Applications at SunPower. This position will report to the Delivery Applications Director.
This position will interface closely with the functional business managers across our Global Business Units, including but not limited to Directors of Global Business Processes within the business Units. The IT Senior Manager will work closely with Global Processes Owners to understand the business requirements and then drive development and deployment of relevant supporting IT systems to achieve business goals.
The Senior Manger, IT will be responsible for SunPower’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) processes and systems, including parts of Forecast to Delivery and Order to Cash core processes. This individual will have primary IT project leadership for these process areas, working closely with the key business stakeholders to drive all aspects of business transformation and IT support. To succeed in this role, you will possess detail-oriented execution skills, overall business savvy, strong communication abilities and a focus on service excellence.
In addition, the Senior Manager, IT will be responsible for planning, budgeting, people management, career development, quality management, compliance and other typical team leadership responsibilities for their team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Responsible for the effective functioning of all customer facings applications including SFDC CRM, SFDC PRM, Partner Portal and custom built partner facing tools
• Manage a team of IT Project Managers, Analysts and contract/outsourced resources to deliver IT solutions. Hire quality resources, motivate and build a high performing team
• Managing Vendor relationships and negotiations related to contracts, SOW for work being executed by third party providers
• Partner with senior IT management and peers to define application roadmap to ensure a scalable and effective IT application infrastructure.
• Conduct technology / solution evaluation and recommend appropriate solution for business needs
• Focus on continuous improvement and identify opportunities to provide IT related services more efficiently and effectively
• Monitor performance of outsourced providers to ensure adequate and continuously improving service levels
• Consult with Business Unit management to determine business goals and identify effective information systems and business process solutions to achieve these.
• Advise business stakeholders on business process improvement and reengineering opportunities.
• Working closely with sales management to assure proper business stakeholder participation, sponsorship and engagement.
• Work with global process owners to ensure that relevant information systems serve the business needs effectively.
• Build Client Relations: establish productive and reciprocal relationships, manage stakeholders.
• Overall responsibility for SDLC process & documentation for customer applications.
• Project leadership through all phases of the project lifecycle, including: Analysis, Requirements Definition, Design, Build & Test, Conversion, User Acceptance Test, Training, and on-going Support
Necessary Skills
• Extensive knowledge of Salesforce.com and Force.com platform.
• Process Knowledge in sales and marketing. Supply chain helpful.
• Client-facing Skills: business networking, consulting and partnering, influence
• Strong judgment and decision making abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication / presentation abilities, including facilitation, negotiation, presentation and demonstration..
• Excellent organizational skills. Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Good people management skills, including recruiting, mentoring, and career development.
• Familiarity and successful working experience using key process excellence and quality principles such as Six Sigma, 8D, Process Enterprise. Familiarity and successful working experience with applicable industry standards such as PMP, CMM, ITIL, and ISO 9001
• Deep expertise and successful working experience with IT Service Providers covering all phases of the systems development lifecycle
• Hands on experience with all aspects of the project lifecycle, including detailed deliverable development as well as team management at all levels.
• Strong analytical capabilities (market, financial, operations)
Related Experience & Educational Requirements
• B.S. degree MIS or computer science. MBA a plus.
• 10+ years experience in a combination of IT development, project management and line management.
• At least two successful CRM project implementations. Salesforce.com preferred.
• Proven leadership and influencing abilities from core team up through executive levels.
• Strong stakeholder management, communications, and facilitation experience across the full lifecycle of complex products.
• Proven ability to hire, train and motivate a team.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
This position will interface closely with the functional business managers across our Global Business Units, including but not limited to Directors of Global Business Processes within the business Units. The IT Senior Manager will work closely with Global Processes Owners to understand the business requirements and then drive development and deployment of relevant supporting IT systems to achieve business goals.
The Senior Manger, IT will be responsible for SunPower’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) processes and systems, including parts of Forecast to Delivery and Order to Cash core processes. This individual will have primary IT project leadership for these process areas, working closely with the key business stakeholders to drive all aspects of business transformation and IT support. To succeed in this role, you will possess detail-oriented execution skills, overall business savvy, strong communication abilities and a focus on service excellence.
In addition, the Senior Manager, IT will be responsible for planning, budgeting, people management, career development, quality management, compliance and other typical team leadership responsibilities for their team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Responsible for the effective functioning of all customer facings applications including SFDC CRM, SFDC PRM, Partner Portal and custom built partner facing tools
• Manage a team of IT Project Managers, Analysts and contract/outsourced resources to deliver IT solutions. Hire quality resources, motivate and build a high performing team
• Managing Vendor relationships and negotiations related to contracts, SOW for work being executed by third party providers
• Partner with senior IT management and peers to define application roadmap to ensure a scalable and effective IT application infrastructure.
• Conduct technology / solution evaluation and recommend appropriate solution for business needs
• Focus on continuous improvement and identify opportunities to provide IT related services more efficiently and effectively
• Monitor performance of outsourced providers to ensure adequate and continuously improving service levels
• Consult with Business Unit management to determine business goals and identify effective information systems and business process solutions to achieve these.
• Advise business stakeholders on business process improvement and reengineering opportunities.
• Working closely with sales management to assure proper business stakeholder participation, sponsorship and engagement.
• Work with global process owners to ensure that relevant information systems serve the business needs effectively.
• Build Client Relations: establish productive and reciprocal relationships, manage stakeholders.
• Overall responsibility for SDLC process & documentation for customer applications.
• Project leadership through all phases of the project lifecycle, including: Analysis, Requirements Definition, Design, Build & Test, Conversion, User Acceptance Test, Training, and on-going Support
Necessary Skills
• Extensive knowledge of Salesforce.com and Force.com platform.
• Process Knowledge in sales and marketing. Supply chain helpful.
• Client-facing Skills: business networking, consulting and partnering, influence
• Strong judgment and decision making abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication / presentation abilities, including facilitation, negotiation, presentation and demonstration..
• Excellent organizational skills. Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Good people management skills, including recruiting, mentoring, and career development.
• Familiarity and successful working experience using key process excellence and quality principles such as Six Sigma, 8D, Process Enterprise. Familiarity and successful working experience with applicable industry standards such as PMP, CMM, ITIL, and ISO 9001
• Deep expertise and successful working experience with IT Service Providers covering all phases of the systems development lifecycle
• Hands on experience with all aspects of the project lifecycle, including detailed deliverable development as well as team management at all levels.
• Strong analytical capabilities (market, financial, operations)
Related Experience & Educational Requirements
• B.S. degree MIS or computer science. MBA a plus.
• 10+ years experience in a combination of IT development, project management and line management.
• At least two successful CRM project implementations. Salesforce.com preferred.
• Proven leadership and influencing abilities from core team up through executive levels.
• Strong stakeholder management, communications, and facilitation experience across the full lifecycle of complex products.
• Proven ability to hire, train and motivate a team.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
4938 - Product Management: Rooftop Mounting Systems - San Jose, CA or Richmond, CA.
This job description covers two available positions within the rooftop systems product management team. The individual titles and areas of responsibility are:
• Residential Rooftop Mounting Systems Product Manager: residential rooftop mounting systems for the residential PV market.
• Commercial Rooftop Mounting Systems Product Manager: commercial rooftop mounting systems for the commercial and utility PV markets.
In both cases, the individuals filling these positions will have product management responsibility for their respective product areas. You will work closely with Sales, R&D and other product managers to deliver industry leading products and solutions for customers. You will represent the voice of the customer for market needs both current and future, in order to define new products and to tactically manage existing products. You will be knowledgeable of industry trends in commercial and/or residential photovoltaics (PV) systems. You will own your product line from conception through development, deployment and end of life.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with R&D to develop and maintain SunPower’s residential or commercial rooftop product strategies by engaging with customers on their system requirements, examining competitive offerings, tracking industry trends, and establishing a successful product roadmap.
• Manage our existing rooftop product lines with an eye toward reducing product cost and driving further market adoption.
• Work with engineering teams in developing make / buy recommendations and the associated vendor analyses.
• Document product strategy (including technical requirements and business cases) in product requirements documents.
• Play an active role in cross-functional product team meetings by guiding product trade-off decisions and otherwise assisting R&D and Manufacturing to ensure successful, on-schedule product development.
• Develop and implement go-to-market plans with cross-functional teams.
• Lead preparation of product-specific sales training and sales support collateral.
• Reconcile sales forecasting and operations build planning with market share goals.
• Travel domestically and internationally to customer, vendor and internal company sites.
RELATED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Required
• BS/MS in technical field (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or equivalent) from a leading engineering program.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a technical capacity with PV system vendors. This experience may come from a traditional product management role or from technical support or sales engineering roles.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
Preferred
• Experience in energy fields such as PV, wind or conventional fossil fuel technologies.
• Knowledge of PV rooftop mounting systems, residential or commercial roofing materials (e.g. tile, membrane, steel, concrete), and associated technologies.
• MBA.
LOCATION
• Positions will be based in either San Jose, CA or Richmond, CA
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
• Residential Rooftop Mounting Systems Product Manager: residential rooftop mounting systems for the residential PV market.
• Commercial Rooftop Mounting Systems Product Manager: commercial rooftop mounting systems for the commercial and utility PV markets.
In both cases, the individuals filling these positions will have product management responsibility for their respective product areas. You will work closely with Sales, R&D and other product managers to deliver industry leading products and solutions for customers. You will represent the voice of the customer for market needs both current and future, in order to define new products and to tactically manage existing products. You will be knowledgeable of industry trends in commercial and/or residential photovoltaics (PV) systems. You will own your product line from conception through development, deployment and end of life.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with R&D to develop and maintain SunPower’s residential or commercial rooftop product strategies by engaging with customers on their system requirements, examining competitive offerings, tracking industry trends, and establishing a successful product roadmap.
• Manage our existing rooftop product lines with an eye toward reducing product cost and driving further market adoption.
• Work with engineering teams in developing make / buy recommendations and the associated vendor analyses.
• Document product strategy (including technical requirements and business cases) in product requirements documents.
• Play an active role in cross-functional product team meetings by guiding product trade-off decisions and otherwise assisting R&D and Manufacturing to ensure successful, on-schedule product development.
• Develop and implement go-to-market plans with cross-functional teams.
• Lead preparation of product-specific sales training and sales support collateral.
• Reconcile sales forecasting and operations build planning with market share goals.
• Travel domestically and internationally to customer, vendor and internal company sites.
RELATED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Required
• BS/MS in technical field (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or equivalent) from a leading engineering program.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a technical capacity with PV system vendors. This experience may come from a traditional product management role or from technical support or sales engineering roles.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
Preferred
• Experience in energy fields such as PV, wind or conventional fossil fuel technologies.
• Knowledge of PV rooftop mounting systems, residential or commercial roofing materials (e.g. tile, membrane, steel, concrete), and associated technologies.
• MBA.
LOCATION
• Positions will be based in either San Jose, CA or Richmond, CA
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
4909 - R&D Administrative Assistant - Richmond, CA
The role involves providing administrative support for the R&D department in Richmond, CA.
The role supports a variety of functions within the R&D department including the organization of technical information; maintaining a library of codes and standards; support of the creation and release of new parts into the engineering change system; facilitating the movement of engineering changes through the EC process for the R&D department; and other administrative duties as required.
The ideal person will be well organized and familiar with the use of spreadsheets and other computer tools used to manage and analyze various information. A general understanding of databases and ERP systems is also highly desired. The person must also be detail oriented and familiar with basic financial analyses.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide primary administrative support to the Richmond R&D team
• Scheduling meetings and department functions
• Create reports, presentation materials with charts & illustrations, proofread and edit.
• Maintain standards and codes library
• Organize intranet sites for technical information
• Prepare materials for presentations using current standard software programs
• Make travel arrangements and process all necessary paperwork, including expense reports.
• Record meeting minutes and action items and distribute as necessary
• Coordinate activities with other departments in support of technical projects or infrastructure development
• Facilitate and track engineering changes
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 2 years experience in related work.
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate discretion.
• Organizational skills needed to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines.
• Knowledge and understanding of typical work processes performed daily in an office environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
The role supports a variety of functions within the R&D department including the organization of technical information; maintaining a library of codes and standards; support of the creation and release of new parts into the engineering change system; facilitating the movement of engineering changes through the EC process for the R&D department; and other administrative duties as required.
The ideal person will be well organized and familiar with the use of spreadsheets and other computer tools used to manage and analyze various information. A general understanding of databases and ERP systems is also highly desired. The person must also be detail oriented and familiar with basic financial analyses.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide primary administrative support to the Richmond R&D team
• Scheduling meetings and department functions
• Create reports, presentation materials with charts & illustrations, proofread and edit.
• Maintain standards and codes library
• Organize intranet sites for technical information
• Prepare materials for presentations using current standard software programs
• Make travel arrangements and process all necessary paperwork, including expense reports.
• Record meeting minutes and action items and distribute as necessary
• Coordinate activities with other departments in support of technical projects or infrastructure development
• Facilitate and track engineering changes
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 2 years experience in related work.
• Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills; ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the organization.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with appropriate discretion.
• Organizational skills needed to manage time well, prioritize effectively, and handle multiple deadlines.
• Knowledge and understanding of typical work processes performed daily in an office environment.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
4898 - Hammer Systems Mechanical Design Engineer - Richmond, CA
The ideal person will have experience in product design, machine design, and testing. The majority of the work will be split between doing product design work (CAD, SolidWorks) and building and testing prototypes. The ideal candidate will be very comfortable with a) designing parts and products using SolidWorks, b) building and testing prototypes using standard machine tools and various rapid prototyping techniques, and c) working with suppliers to transition parts from release into production. Familiarity with low-cost structure design and mechanisms highly desirable. Familiarity with welding, machining, sheetmetal design, and industrial design practices also considered positively. The candidate must have a basic understanding of DC electrical systems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Participate with other members of the product development team to define conceptual design options and narrow those options to a final preferred solution.
Develop detailed design models and fabrication drawings to support prototype releases.
Build and test prototypes and support the transition of the products from engineering to manufacturing.
Work closely with vendors to receive quality parts on time.
Analyze and test concepts and detailed designs.
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
• 1-5 years experience in mechanical design or product design
• Strong mechanical design aptitude
• Hands-on prototyping capability, experience with coming machining practices desirable
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative and innovative design solutions
• 4-year degree in a mechanical design related field Excellent CAD skills, SolidWorks preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Self motivated, with ability to work both independently and with multiple teams.
• Strong communications skills required
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Participate with other members of the product development team to define conceptual design options and narrow those options to a final preferred solution.
Develop detailed design models and fabrication drawings to support prototype releases.
Build and test prototypes and support the transition of the products from engineering to manufacturing.
Work closely with vendors to receive quality parts on time.
Analyze and test concepts and detailed designs.
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
• 1-5 years experience in mechanical design or product design
• Strong mechanical design aptitude
• Hands-on prototyping capability, experience with coming machining practices desirable
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative and innovative design solutions
• 4-year degree in a mechanical design related field Excellent CAD skills, SolidWorks preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Self motivated, with ability to work both independently and with multiple teams.
• Strong communications skills required
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
4897 - Hammer Systems Test/ Rel Engineer - Richmond, CA
The ideal person will have experience in design and performance of experiments involving long life outdoor materials. They would have extensive knowledge of statistics, acceleration factor calculation, test chambers and regimes. This person would work closely with design engineers and would ideally have some design experience: designing parts and fixtures, working with vendors and outside consultants, rapid prototyping, etc. We are not looking for someone who says “you can’t do that”, we’re looking for someone who says “we can do it like this”. Familiarity with low-cost structure design and mechanisms and outdoor structural materials highly desirable. Familiarity with welding, machining, sheet metal design, and industrial design practices also considered positively.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Participate with other members of the product development team to define evaluate and test products to their required specification.
Develop experiments, execute the tests and document findings.
Identify product requirements and develop specifications accordingly.
Identify and execute the most critical tests within a constrained timeframe.
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
• 3-5 years experience in reliability engineering
• Strong mechanical design aptitude
• Hands-on prototyping capability, experience with coming machining practices desirable
• 4-year degree in a mechanical design related field.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Self motivated, with ability to work both independently and with multiple teams.
• Strong communications skills required
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Participate with other members of the product development team to define evaluate and test products to their required specification.
Develop experiments, execute the tests and document findings.
Identify product requirements and develop specifications accordingly.
Identify and execute the most critical tests within a constrained timeframe.
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
• 3-5 years experience in reliability engineering
• Strong mechanical design aptitude
• Hands-on prototyping capability, experience with coming machining practices desirable
• 4-year degree in a mechanical design related field.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Self motivated, with ability to work both independently and with multiple teams.
• Strong communications skills required
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
4877 - North America Capital Equipment Commodity Manager - San Jose, CA
SunPower Corporation, a leader in the solar industry and provider of the world’s highest efficiency solar panel, is searching for an experienced Capital Equipment Commodity Manager for its San Jose Office. The position reports to the Vice President of Capital Procurement and will be responsible for the commodity management activities relating to SunPower’s capital equipment supply base in North America. The North America Commodity Management position will work closely with supply chain peers, manufacturing personnel, and R&D personnel located in the United States, The Republic of the Philippines, and Malaysia.
The Capital Procurement organization is responsible for assessing, sourcing, and managing SunPower’s capital equipment suppliers, supporting the company’s solar cell and module manufacturing operations located primarily in the Republic of the Philippines and soon Malaysia.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•Work collaboratively with Philippine- and Malaysia-based Equipment Engineers and Commodity Managers to develop and execute commodity management strategies
•Assess and select potential new equipment suppliers
•Utilize SunPower’s standard Supplier Management System to hold suppliers accountable to meet tool specifications, product development roadmaps, and commercial requirements.
•Act as the primary liaison for all supplier interaction, own the relationship
•Achieve cost, quality, and delivery goals and objectives for solar cell and module equipment
•Work with equipment suppliers to develop value engineering roadmaps
•Support the company’s strategy of developing alternative sources to increase competition so that the company can strive and continue to participate in the competitive solar markets.
•Develop and negotiate supply contracts
•Develop and maintain productive business relationships with key executives at suppliers
•Contribute to the enhancement of SunPower’s Supplier Management System
•Measure and improve supplier performance and capability development
•Travel to SunPower’s manufacturing operations in the Republic of the Philippines and Malaysia is a requirement
Experience
•10+ years experience in a procurement, manufacturing operations, or sales environment
•5+ years supplier / supply chain management
•Experience with highly technical capital equipment a must, preferably semiconductor equipment
•Experience assessing and rating the financial and operational capability of companies
•Demonstrated capability creating and maintaining productive business relationships, internally and externally
Education
•BS/BA degree required; Engineering degree preferred
•MBA degree or MS in Operations Engineering or Industrial Engineering a plus
Qualifications
•Experience sourcing/selling high-tech, complex capital equipment, preferably semiconductor manufacturing equipment
•Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a highly matrixed environment
•Ability to successfully interact and positively influence at all levels within organizations, included executive levels
•Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Fluent in English.
•Ability to assess the financial condition and operational capability of suppliers
•Strong business acumen an absolute must
•Experience with Asia-based capital equipment suppliers
•Outsourcing experience a plus
•Extensive contract negotiation experience
•Strong analytical skills (i.e. cost modeling, quotation analysis, supplier selection)
•Ability to support Asia-based operations
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
The Capital Procurement organization is responsible for assessing, sourcing, and managing SunPower’s capital equipment suppliers, supporting the company’s solar cell and module manufacturing operations located primarily in the Republic of the Philippines and soon Malaysia.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•Work collaboratively with Philippine- and Malaysia-based Equipment Engineers and Commodity Managers to develop and execute commodity management strategies
•Assess and select potential new equipment suppliers
•Utilize SunPower’s standard Supplier Management System to hold suppliers accountable to meet tool specifications, product development roadmaps, and commercial requirements.
•Act as the primary liaison for all supplier interaction, own the relationship
•Achieve cost, quality, and delivery goals and objectives for solar cell and module equipment
•Work with equipment suppliers to develop value engineering roadmaps
•Support the company’s strategy of developing alternative sources to increase competition so that the company can strive and continue to participate in the competitive solar markets.
•Develop and negotiate supply contracts
•Develop and maintain productive business relationships with key executives at suppliers
•Contribute to the enhancement of SunPower’s Supplier Management System
•Measure and improve supplier performance and capability development
•Travel to SunPower’s manufacturing operations in the Republic of the Philippines and Malaysia is a requirement
Experience
•10+ years experience in a procurement, manufacturing operations, or sales environment
•5+ years supplier / supply chain management
•Experience with highly technical capital equipment a must, preferably semiconductor equipment
•Experience assessing and rating the financial and operational capability of companies
•Demonstrated capability creating and maintaining productive business relationships, internally and externally
Education
•BS/BA degree required; Engineering degree preferred
•MBA degree or MS in Operations Engineering or Industrial Engineering a plus
Qualifications
•Experience sourcing/selling high-tech, complex capital equipment, preferably semiconductor manufacturing equipment
•Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a highly matrixed environment
•Ability to successfully interact and positively influence at all levels within organizations, included executive levels
•Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Fluent in English.
•Ability to assess the financial condition and operational capability of suppliers
•Strong business acumen an absolute must
•Experience with Asia-based capital equipment suppliers
•Outsourcing experience a plus
•Extensive contract negotiation experience
•Strong analytical skills (i.e. cost modeling, quotation analysis, supplier selection)
•Ability to support Asia-based operations
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
4871 - Senior NPI Operations Engineer, Electrical - Richmond, CA
This Senior New Products Introduction (NPI) Operations Engineer position will be responsible to ensure products and supply chains are robust to achieve Cost, Quality, and Delivery objectives throughout the Product Life Cycle. This position will work within the Supply Chain / Operations organization. This role will work closely with R&D, Engineering, Quality and other Operational functions to evaluate supplier, materials, manufacturing process capability and product design robustness in support of new products and production ramp.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Core team member for Product Development Team(s) through Stage Gate (Lifecycle) Process
• Engage w/ R&D engineering to evaluate, select and qualify materials and material suppliers in support of New Product Introduction.
• Analyze Product designs relative to DF* Criteria (Design-For-Manufacturability, Design-For-Assembly, Design-For-Constructability, Design-For-Logistics, Design-For-Supply Chain).
• Analyze supply chain design and postponement options for optimal, lean supply chain that achieves high customer service levels.
• With Engineering, contribute to FMEA Analysis on product design
• Drive second-sourcing qualification activities at component level
• Review and approve all product specifications prior to ECO release
• With Engineering, develop Qualification Control Plan and Test Plan
• With Engineering, drive the Part Number creation process
• With Engineering, execute or source packaging design / specifications.
• With Engineering and Supplier Quality Engineering, develop Quality Control Plans for manufacturing
• With Supplier Quality Engineering, conduct suppliers’ qualification audits
• Manage all ECO cut-in / phase in process for the smooth integration of product changes
• Analyze ECO cut-in / phase-in to achieve optimal cost, quality, delivery objectives
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) toward dispositioning Non-Conforming product.
• Drive resolution of Non-Conforming product/specification related issues.
• Conduct First-Article Inspections on new products and revisions
• Conduct CpK studies on relevant manufacturing process
• Monitor and react to quality and reliability excursions through product life cycle.
• Support Engineering with Purchase Orders issuance to Suppliers on “uncontrolled” BOM for proto-typing, first article, miscellaneous material requisitions and ramp production MRP requirements.
• Drive value-engineering cost improvement activity.
• Drive design of fixtures and tooling’s to support/improve manufacturing productivity & efficiency of outsourced products.
• Execute smooth transitions to production buyers as necessary.
• Drive continuous improvement on all relevant operational processes.
Education and Experience
• 8-10 Years plus experience in design or manufacturing of electronic / electro-mechanical products
• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management required.
• Ideal candidate has significant experience in bringing fabricated, electronic or electro-mechanical products to market.
• Experience in power conversion electronics
• MBA or MS Degree Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred.
• Significant experience in surface mount, through-hole, pcb assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, storage/memory devices, and radio frequency devices.
Qualifications
• Knowledge & experience in product engineering or manufacturing for mechanical assemblies in a global environment.
• Extensive knowledge in DF* methodologies
• Extensive knowledge in multiple electronics mfg processes.
• Extensive knowledge in Statistics, Process, and Process Capability assessment.
• Extensive Knowledge in Six-Sigma methodologies, with demonstrable Green Belt degree.
• Familiarity with global supply chain operations for direct material procurement.
• Knowledge and experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Knowledge and experience with ISO9000 requirements and their deployment.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of Oracle ERP system is preferred.
• Expertise in the use of Microsoft Excel and MS Projects required.
• Proven track record in value-engineering cost reduction.
Desired Individual Qualities
• Comfortable with up to 25% domestic and international travels.
• Tenacious problem solver – can accurately assess, solve, implement, and communicate outcomes of problems
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Fluent in English.
• Exceptional ability to solve problems and coordinate with global team members.
• Ability to work in a rapid pace, very dynamic and changing environment.
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Core team member for Product Development Team(s) through Stage Gate (Lifecycle) Process
• Engage w/ R&D engineering to evaluate, select and qualify materials and material suppliers in support of New Product Introduction.
• Analyze Product designs relative to DF* Criteria (Design-For-Manufacturability, Design-For-Assembly, Design-For-Constructability, Design-For-Logistics, Design-For-Supply Chain).
• Analyze supply chain design and postponement options for optimal, lean supply chain that achieves high customer service levels.
• With Engineering, contribute to FMEA Analysis on product design
• Drive second-sourcing qualification activities at component level
• Review and approve all product specifications prior to ECO release
• With Engineering, develop Qualification Control Plan and Test Plan
• With Engineering, drive the Part Number creation process
• With Engineering, execute or source packaging design / specifications.
• With Engineering and Supplier Quality Engineering, develop Quality Control Plans for manufacturing
• With Supplier Quality Engineering, conduct suppliers’ qualification audits
• Manage all ECO cut-in / phase in process for the smooth integration of product changes
• Analyze ECO cut-in / phase-in to achieve optimal cost, quality, delivery objectives
• Support Material Review Board (MRB) toward dispositioning Non-Conforming product.
• Drive resolution of Non-Conforming product/specification related issues.
• Conduct First-Article Inspections on new products and revisions
• Conduct CpK studies on relevant manufacturing process
• Monitor and react to quality and reliability excursions through product life cycle.
• Support Engineering with Purchase Orders issuance to Suppliers on “uncontrolled” BOM for proto-typing, first article, miscellaneous material requisitions and ramp production MRP requirements.
• Drive value-engineering cost improvement activity.
• Drive design of fixtures and tooling’s to support/improve manufacturing productivity & efficiency of outsourced products.
• Execute smooth transitions to production buyers as necessary.
• Drive continuous improvement on all relevant operational processes.
Education and Experience
• 8-10 Years plus experience in design or manufacturing of electronic / electro-mechanical products
• B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management required.
• Ideal candidate has significant experience in bringing fabricated, electronic or electro-mechanical products to market.
• Experience in power conversion electronics
• MBA or MS Degree Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering preferred.
• Significant experience in surface mount, through-hole, pcb assembly, electro-mechanical assembly, storage/memory devices, and radio frequency devices.
Qualifications
• Knowledge & experience in product engineering or manufacturing for mechanical assemblies in a global environment.
• Extensive knowledge in DF* methodologies
• Extensive knowledge in multiple electronics mfg processes.
• Extensive knowledge in Statistics, Process, and Process Capability assessment.
• Extensive Knowledge in Six-Sigma methodologies, with demonstrable Green Belt degree.
• Familiarity with global supply chain operations for direct material procurement.
• Knowledge and experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Knowledge and experience with ISO9000 requirements and their deployment.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of Oracle ERP system is preferred.
• Expertise in the use of Microsoft Excel and MS Projects required.
• Proven track record in value-engineering cost reduction.
Desired Individual Qualities
• Comfortable with up to 25% domestic and international travels.
• Tenacious problem solver – can accurately assess, solve, implement, and communicate outcomes of problems
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Fluent in English.
• Exceptional ability to solve problems and coordinate with global team members.
• Ability to work in a rapid pace, very dynamic and changing environment.
SunPower offers an attractive compensation package that consists of a competitive salary and equity. The company offers an array of employee benefits.
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
4825 - R&D Materials Scientist - San Jose, CA
The solar electric industry is an exciting and rapidly growing business, providing excellent career opportunities and the great satisfaction of having a positive impact on the environment. SunPower Corp. designs, manufactures and markets high-performance solar electric technology worldwide. SunPower's high-efficiency solar cells and panels generate up to 50 percent more power per unit area than conventional solar technologies and have a uniquely attractive, all-black appearance. SunPower's PowerLight subsidiary is a leading global provider of large-scale solar power systems, with over 100 megawatts installed. For more information on SunPower please visit the SunPower website at www.sunpowercorp.com.
Summary
The solar cell technology development team is responsible for conceiving, developing and transferring new advantaged solar cell technology into manufacture. This group is located in San Jose, California, and consists of several highly skilled scientists and engineers. This team developed the original 20% all-back contact solar cell in 2005, released the 22% technology in 2007 and is presently working on the next generation technology.
We are looking for a motivated materials scientist to join our solar cell development team on the next generation development. This person will assist the group to understand the fundamental materials requirements for existing processes, before researching and developing new improved processes from concept to production implementation. This activity involves collaborating with the other team members to understand the project goals; designing truth experiments or paper studies where appropriate, coordinating or executing the designed experiments; characterization the results; organizing and understanding the data; clear presentation and representation of the data highlighting gaps as well as conclusions; and finally determining the next step in development. An organized person with good inter-personal communication and presentation skills who would be willing to travel 10% of their time would be most suited to this position. Our organization values collaboration and teamwork highly as this promotes productivity and creativity.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Primary individual responsibility for initiating and managing materials development projects to meet SunPower solar cell development goals.
• Interface with process team and equipment R&D to understand materials requirements for new process and tool development
• Managing materials suppliers to develop materials that meet performance spec and development schedule
• Interface with production engineering to optimize material processing operations
• Understanding the materials structure, process, properties and performance relationship
• Brainstorming new concepts with team members
• Characterization of existing materials and processes to understand materials requirements and potential improvements
• Understanding the interactions of the materials processes with both upstream and downstream processes
• Brainstorming new ideas with team members
• Paper studies to understand fundamental materials properties
• Cost and business analysis of new potential materials
• Designing of experiments
• Coordinating/Executing experiments in the laboratory
• Characterization of experimental results
• Understanding and presenting data
• Communicating and negotiating with internal and external project customers
Qualifications and Experience
• Minimum Bachelor in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or equivalent research experience required, MS/Ph.D. preferred
• 5 years experience with developing and commercializing specialty materials for industrial applications
• Experience with materials and thin films characterization
• Experience with product life cycle and phase-gate development processes a plus
• Self-starter, comfortable with owning and driving a development project
• Flexible, creative problem solver good at working with diverse groups
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Summary
The solar cell technology development team is responsible for conceiving, developing and transferring new advantaged solar cell technology into manufacture. This group is located in San Jose, California, and consists of several highly skilled scientists and engineers. This team developed the original 20% all-back contact solar cell in 2005, released the 22% technology in 2007 and is presently working on the next generation technology.
We are looking for a motivated materials scientist to join our solar cell development team on the next generation development. This person will assist the group to understand the fundamental materials requirements for existing processes, before researching and developing new improved processes from concept to production implementation. This activity involves collaborating with the other team members to understand the project goals; designing truth experiments or paper studies where appropriate, coordinating or executing the designed experiments; characterization the results; organizing and understanding the data; clear presentation and representation of the data highlighting gaps as well as conclusions; and finally determining the next step in development. An organized person with good inter-personal communication and presentation skills who would be willing to travel 10% of their time would be most suited to this position. Our organization values collaboration and teamwork highly as this promotes productivity and creativity.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Primary individual responsibility for initiating and managing materials development projects to meet SunPower solar cell development goals.
• Interface with process team and equipment R&D to understand materials requirements for new process and tool development
• Managing materials suppliers to develop materials that meet performance spec and development schedule
• Interface with production engineering to optimize material processing operations
• Understanding the materials structure, process, properties and performance relationship
• Brainstorming new concepts with team members
• Characterization of existing materials and processes to understand materials requirements and potential improvements
• Understanding the interactions of the materials processes with both upstream and downstream processes
• Brainstorming new ideas with team members
• Paper studies to understand fundamental materials properties
• Cost and business analysis of new potential materials
• Designing of experiments
• Coordinating/Executing experiments in the laboratory
• Characterization of experimental results
• Understanding and presenting data
• Communicating and negotiating with internal and external project customers
Qualifications and Experience
• Minimum Bachelor in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, or equivalent research experience required, MS/Ph.D. preferred
• 5 years experience with developing and commercializing specialty materials for industrial applications
• Experience with materials and thin films characterization
• Experience with product life cycle and phase-gate development processes a plus
• Self-starter, comfortable with owning and driving a development project
• Flexible, creative problem solver good at working with diverse groups
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
3742 - Senior Staff Electro-mechanical Test Engineer, Systems Product Development - Richmond, CA
The role involves electro-mechanical testing in the design and development of the world’s leading PV mounting systems. Typically, this includes fixed and tracking systems targeted at residential, commercial, and utility applications. The products are targeted for distribution through both internal direct sales channels and 3rd party distributor and installers.
The ideal person will have a deep understanding of engineering principles, concepts, and industry practices and wide-ranging experience in the planning, execution, and reporting of tests in the lab and in the field. Particular expertise with a variety of sensors, data acquisition systems, and data analysis is required. Knowledge of electrical systems, control systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and fabrication techniques is required. Prior experience with photovoltaic systems and the standard testing methods associated with reliability assessments and certifications will be valuable.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Take a leadership role in the execution of complex engineering projects, providing guidance to more junior engineers
• Lead teams for product development testing, failure analysis, corrective/preventive action, and process or infrastructure improvements
• Work independently and with other engineers to establish testing requirements, and project targets.
• Develop plans, schedules and budgets for independent and small group projects
• Manage the planning and execution of high-level qualification test programs.
• Work with external consultants and internal resources to complete projects on time and within budget.
• Support the qualification of products from design to manufacturing.
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
• 7-12 years experience in electro-mechanical engineering testing
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Knowledge of AC and DC electrical systems
• In-depth knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• In-depth knowledge of testing systems for data collection, control of test apparatus, and data processing
• Hands-on prototyping capability
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative and innovative solutions to complex problems
• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field
• CAD skills, SolidWorks preferred
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Machine shop or construction experience preferred
• Self motivated, with ability to work both independently and with multiple teams
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
The ideal person will have a deep understanding of engineering principles, concepts, and industry practices and wide-ranging experience in the planning, execution, and reporting of tests in the lab and in the field. Particular expertise with a variety of sensors, data acquisition systems, and data analysis is required. Knowledge of electrical systems, control systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and fabrication techniques is required. Prior experience with photovoltaic systems and the standard testing methods associated with reliability assessments and certifications will be valuable.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Take a leadership role in the execution of complex engineering projects, providing guidance to more junior engineers
• Lead teams for product development testing, failure analysis, corrective/preventive action, and process or infrastructure improvements
• Work independently and with other engineers to establish testing requirements, and project targets.
• Develop plans, schedules and budgets for independent and small group projects
• Manage the planning and execution of high-level qualification test programs.
• Work with external consultants and internal resources to complete projects on time and within budget.
• Support the qualification of products from design to manufacturing.
Education, Experience, and Qualifications
• 7-12 years experience in electro-mechanical engineering testing
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Knowledge of AC and DC electrical systems
• In-depth knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• In-depth knowledge of testing systems for data collection, control of test apparatus, and data processing
• Hands-on prototyping capability
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative and innovative solutions to complex problems
• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field
• CAD skills, SolidWorks preferred
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Machine shop or construction experience preferred
• Self motivated, with ability to work both independently and with multiple teams
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
4629 - Legal Assistant - San Jose, CA
We are seeking an experienced Legal Assistant to fill a key administrative and operational position directly assisting our Intellectual Property Counsel Group and providing support as necessary to other legal counsel, including the General Counsel.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Provide project coordination with external partners including law firms, executives, and other internal SunPower clients
• Coordinate meeting preparation and alignment with SunPower staff
• Prepare presentations, reports, and documents for operation reviews and Board of Director meetings
• Act as first line of contact for many external inquiries and customers
• Assist with day to day administrative duties including filing, correspondence, expense reporting, scheduling, travel arrangements, copying, proposal and presentation preparation, meeting arrangements, coordination with external partners, technical reporting and budget coordination
• Assist in database maintenance for patent related matters
• Coordinate and work with Administrative and Executive Assistants in a teamwork fashion, providing and receiving support to each other as needed
Education and Experience
• Bachelors degree and at least 2 years of related work experience.
Qualifications
• Excellent overall communication, time management, and analytical skills are required
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other related databases
• Previous experience with supporting a legal group (law firm or corporate) a plus
• Previous experience with patent matters a plus
• Excellent qualitative and analytical skills; an ability to handle many duties with time sensitive deadlines; a strong sense of initiative and discretion; and an ability to create technical presentations and develop and maintain databases of contacts and initiatives
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Provide project coordination with external partners including law firms, executives, and other internal SunPower clients
• Coordinate meeting preparation and alignment with SunPower staff
• Prepare presentations, reports, and documents for operation reviews and Board of Director meetings
• Act as first line of contact for many external inquiries and customers
• Assist with day to day administrative duties including filing, correspondence, expense reporting, scheduling, travel arrangements, copying, proposal and presentation preparation, meeting arrangements, coordination with external partners, technical reporting and budget coordination
• Assist in database maintenance for patent related matters
• Coordinate and work with Administrative and Executive Assistants in a teamwork fashion, providing and receiving support to each other as needed
Education and Experience
• Bachelors degree and at least 2 years of related work experience.
Qualifications
• Excellent overall communication, time management, and analytical skills are required
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other related databases
• Previous experience with supporting a legal group (law firm or corporate) a plus
• Previous experience with patent matters a plus
• Excellent qualitative and analytical skills; an ability to handle many duties with time sensitive deadlines; a strong sense of initiative and discretion; and an ability to create technical presentations and develop and maintain databases of contacts and initiatives
Please send resume to David.Sneed@sunpowercorp.com.
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