Development Engineer

Are you a Development Engineer who wants to be part of a unique journey in the expansive solar industry?

About the employment

We are looking for an additional employee to contribute to the development of our solar panels. You will work in a small group focusing on module-related issues, such as evaluating new materials, improving performance and production processes, ensuring compliance with regulations and certification requirements, and finding requirements for new markets. You will work closely with, among others, the production department, product managers, installers, and salespeople.

Main duties

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Plan and perform testing and analysis of modules

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Maintain and improve BOM (Bill of Materials) and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)

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Support other departments with knowledge and troubleshooting

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Maintain supplier contacts and provide specifications and material samples

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Maintain and expand the certification of our products


About you

To succeed in the role, you need to be driven and self-motivated, while at the same time enjoying working in and between teams where you support each other with varying tasks. You have good communication skills and collaborate smoothly with people from all kinds of industries and backgrounds. Furthermore, you are quality-conscious and structured, but at the same time able to adapt to an organization in rapid development.

Your background

We believe that you:

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Hold a Master of Science in Physics, Chemistry, Energy Technology, Materials Science, or other relevant field

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Have at least 3 years of experience in engineering, product development or project management

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Master English and preferably also Swedish in speech and writing


Other merits

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Experience in IEC certification, CE compliance or similar

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Knowledge in solar cell technology

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Experience from a manufacturing industry

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Experience in measurement techniques and -instrumentation

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Programming skills, e.g. Python, C#


Does that sound interesting?

The position is filled on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to submit your application.

Midsummer consists of employees from all over the world, including more than 20 nationalities, and they enjoy a vibrant mix of cultures and skills.


Midsummer is a Swedish solar energy company that installs discrete solar roofs that we manufacture in Järfälla with 90% lower carbon footprint than traditional solar panels. We have a high-tech, Swedish product and own the entire value chain from development and production to installation. Under the Midsummer Machinery brand, we supply production systems for flexible thin-film solar cells.

Midsummer controls the entire value chain from manufacturing equipment to finished solar roofs. This has been achieved through the development of advanced solutions for mass production of flexible thin-film solar cells.

We were founded in 2004 and today have 130 employees in Sweden. We are in an expansive phase and have begun construction of a new factory in Italy. We intend to continue to expand both in Sweden and internationally.