The Company:
Solestial, Inc. is the solar energy company for space. Solestial’s core technology is a breakthrough ultra-thin silicon solar cell that can self-cure radiation damage at normal operating temperatures in space, packaged in a flexible, lightweight panel designed to achieve minimum degradation for up to 10 years in LEO. Solestial panels can be mass-produced using automated machines resulting in costs 90% lower than incumbent technologies, with virtually unlimited manufacturing capacity. From today’s satellite constellations and research projects to tomorrow’s utility-scale energy infrastructure and services in space, Solestial is powering the new space economy.
The Role:
As a Tooling Engineer you will be working with satellite solar module engineers on developing automation for module and wafer processing tools from concept to completion. This will include CAD design, programming, assembly, integration and validation testing.
Specifically, our projects relate to:
1) Laser processing equipment
2) Wet Chemistry equipment
3) Robotic and Cartesian Robot PV equipment
This is an exciting position as part of a positive, supportive, and passionate team! A competitive compensation package, including equity and full benefits (see below), will be offered.