Development Engineering Technician III
Perrysburg, OHFull-time$30.05–42.79/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Development Engineering Technician III supports development engineering tests on manufacturing lines and in laboratory environments. The role applies advanced technical skills to execute experiments, troubleshoot tools and processes, identify root causes, and improve operations. It owns an operational process or equipment within its functional group, oversees maintenance, and may train or mentor lower-level employees. The position works under minimal supervision and reports to a Development Engineer or Development Manager.
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Full job description
First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset. Basic Job Functions: - Support DE tests in manufacturing line or perform testing in lab environment. - Use Expert knowledge and advanced technical skills to interpret instructions into actions and experimental outcomes. - Drive tool level troubleshooting and standard process issues to conclusion and identify root cause. - Can identify and implement operation and tool system improvements to achieve performance goals. - Basic Thermal oven troubleshooting, RGA equipment operation. Education/Experience: - High School Diploma or equivalent and 14 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer Technician II at First Solar. - Associate's Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 10 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer Technician II at First Solar. - Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 5 years of relevant technical experience or 2 years of experience as a Development Engineer Technician II at First Solar. Required Skills/Competencies: - Proficient in a wide array of tools/processes/procedures with the ability to train others, develop best practices and identify safety risks. - Experienced in independently resolving moderate process/equipment issues on the production line or the lab. - Skilled in MS Office and advanced skills in SQL and JMP. - Expert in execution of experiments in lab or floor. May train others. - Ability to communicate on a regular basis with all levels of associates. Essential Responsibilities: - Applies advanced technical skills to the position. Possesses specialized abilities and capable of data analysis to determine conclusions and next steps. - Duties and tasks are frequently non-routine. Resolved most questions and problems and refers to the most complex issues to a higher level. - Has ownership within his/her functional group of a particular operational process or equipment. Oversees maintenance and trains others in this process. - Plan, coordinate and execute engineering tests (ETAs) on production line, coupon line or laboratory, including coordination across team boundaries. - Works under minimal supervision. May assist in orienting, mentoring, and training lower-level employees. - Complies with Company's Environmental, Quality, Safety or any other policies that have been enforced. - Other duties as assigned. - Job description subject to change at any time. Reporting Relationships: - Reports to Development Engineer or Development Manager. Travel: - 0% - 5% (On occasion/as needed for training, etc.) Estimated Hourly Range: - $30.05 - $42.79 hourly Work Schedule: - M-F between 8am-4:30pm US Physical Requirements: Hybrid Physical Requirements: Will sit, stand or walk short distances for up to the entire duration of a shift. Will climb stairs on an occasional basis. Will lift, push or pull up to 37 pounds on an occasional basis. Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis. 20/40 vision in both eyes together, with or without correction, is required. Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures. May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis. May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis. Ability to wear personal protective equipment is requir
How this job compares
Set against the 1,968 open Engineering Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30.05–42.79/hr
- Ohio median$37–65/hr49 hourly ranges
- US median$32–46/hr799 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $36.42/hr, is 29% below the Ohio median midpoint ($51/hr) — in the middle half of Engineering Technician hourly ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 111 open Engineering Technician jobs in Ohio and 1,968 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Amazon27 open
- First Solar Inc (this employer)11 open
- Terracon Consultants, Inc.9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Engineering Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,529 postings).
- Education
- 37 of the 1,968 open Engineering Technician jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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