Manager, Quality

The Role

T1 Energy is looking to hire a Quality Manager to build and lead the quality management function at our G2 solar cell fab in Rockdale, Texas. This is a senior leadership role for a seasoned quality professional who has owned quality systems, led audits, and driven continuous improvement in a high-volume manufacturing environment, and who holds the certifications to prove it.

You know IEC and ISO standards inside out. You've built quality programs that actually work, and you've held the line on product integrity even when production pressure was pushing the other way. At T1, you'll do it again, and you'll help build a quality culture from the ground up at G2.

What You'll Do

• Own the Quality Management System (QMS) for the G2 solar cell fab, ensuring compliance with IEC and ISO standards across all operations.
• Lead and develop a quality engineering team responsible for in-line inspection, final product release, and non-conformance management.
• Establish and maintain quality control plans, inspection protocols, and acceptance criteria for all cell fab processes and products.
• Drive yield improvement and defect reduction through structured quality methodologies including SPC, FMEA, 8D, and root cause analysis.
• Lead internal and external audits, certification activities, and customer quality reviews.
• Manage non-conformance, corrective action, and preventive action (CAPA) processes with urgency and rigor.
• Partner with Process, Equipment, and Production teams to embed quality controls into daily manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain quality reporting, metrics, and dashboards for leadership visibility.
• Support customer qualification activities and manage quality-related customer communications.
• Ensure product compliance with applicable IEC standards including IEC 61215 and IEC 61730.

Who You Are

• A quality leader with deep expertise in IEC and ISO standards as applied to solar or semiconductor manufacturing.
• Experienced building and running quality management systems in high-volume, high-stakes environments.
• Rigorous and methodical — you don't accept "we think it's fine" as a quality standard.
• A confident leader who can hold the line on quality without alienating the operations team.
• Data-driven, with strong command of statistical quality tools and a track record of using them to drive real improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of quality management experience in solar, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing.
• IEC and/or ISO certification required; expertise in IEC 61215, IEC 61730, and ISO 9001 strongly preferred.
• Deep experience building and managing QMS programs in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in quality methodologies including SPC, FMEA, 8D, and root cause analysis.
• Experience leading internal and external audits and managing certification processes.
• Proven ability to lead quality teams and drive cross-functional quality improvement initiatives.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field; advanced degree a plus.

About T1 Energy

At T1 Energy (NYSE: TE), we build energy. We are an American solar manufacturer building the future of energy abundance. From our headquarters in Austin, Texas, we’re pioneering a domestic solar supply chain with one mission: to invigorate America with scalable, reliable, and low-cost energy.

We started with G1_Dallas, one of the most advanced solar manufacturing facilities in the world. The 5GW facility is located in Wilmer, Texas. It has the capacity to produce more than 20,000 solar modules a day for solar farms that power American homes, businesses, and keep our energy grids resilient.

Next is G2_Austin: Our new solar cell fab in Rockdale, Texas. Its first 2.1GW phase is designed to produce next-generation TOPCon cells beginning in 2027. As the fab grows, it’s expected to support up to 1,800 manufacturing jobs. Modules assembled at G1 can run on cells from G2.

What comes after G2? Come join us and help figure that out. And then build it. The sun has always shone on America. Now you can turn it into abundant electricity.

The T1 Way

We’re all in on the mission, and we pursue it as one team. We move fast, own our results, and treat each other with respect. Egos stay at the door: no one is too senior to roll up their sleeves, and no idea is too small to share. Be sharp, be honest, be human. If you can hold the line and keep a sense of humor, you’ll fit right in.

T1 Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristics.