Equipment Manager
About the job
- At least 10 years of equipment engineering and maintenance leadership experience in a semiconductor, solar cell, or advanced manufacturing environment is required.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-platform equipment environments including chemical vapor deposition, diffusion, implant, metrology, wet process, and related toolsets is required.
- A proven track record building and managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs is required.
- Strong understanding of overall equipment effectiveness metrics and systematic approaches to equipment reliability improvement is required.
- Experience managing equipment teams across multiple shifts is required.
- Hands-on experience with equipment installation, qualification, and vendor management is required.
- Own all equipment engineering and maintenance operations across the G2 solar cell fabrication facility, covering a broad portfolio of multi-platform manufacturing tools.
- Lead and develop a team of equipment engineers and maintenance technicians across shifts.
- Establish and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs that maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
- Drive equipment qualification, installation, and acceptance activities for new tool installations and upgrades.
- Own spare parts strategy, inventory management, and vendor relationships to ensure rapid response to equipment issues.
- Monitor and improve overall equipment effectiveness across the fabrication facility, identifying chronic downtime contributors and driving systematic resolution.
- Lead root cause analysis for equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
- Partner with Process, Facilities, and Environment, Health, and Safety teams to ensure tools operate safely, cleanly, and within specification.
- Manage equipment vendor relationships and service contracts to ensure performance and accountability.
- Support fabrication facility ramp activities, including tool installation, qualification, and operator training.
- A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.
About the company
FREYR Battery makes battery cells for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS) using a Nordic supply chain and large-scale production in Mo i Rana, Northern Norway. The cells store chemical energy for repeated charge-discharge cycles and FREYR uses automated cathode casting to improve production efficiency and consistency, targeting longer cycle life, higher depth of discharge, better round-trip efficiency, and lower levelized cost of storage. Differentiators include a Nordic renewable-energy cluster and full regional supply chain that reduce costs, combined with scale and automation, plus plans to expand into the United States to broaden capacity and market reach. The goal is to provide high-quality, cost-effective battery cells for EVs and ESS while expanding production capacity and geographic reach with a focus on sustainability and profitability.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
2018
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Clearway’s 641MW module contract validates T1’s domestic-content strategy in August 2026.
- Statnett granted 50MW at Mo i Rana in March 2026, accelerating data center monetization.
- Q2 2026 production hit 935MW, supporting management’s high-end full-year guidance.
What critics are saying
- G2_Austin needs more debt after September 2026’s $50 million note bridge.
- First Solar patent suits and ITC actions threaten TOPCon imports and Q1 2027 ramp.
- If financing stalls or injunctions hit, T1 cannot finish Phase 1 and survives poorly.
What makes T1 Energy unique
- T1 Energy controls U.S. solar manufacturing, from cells to modules, with G2_Austin.
- Mo i Rana’s 50MW grid allocation lets T1 pivot into European AI data centers.
- Acquired TOPCon intellectual property in 2026, cutting future licensing costs and dependence.
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-10%T1 Energy has raised $50 million through convertible notes to fund its G2_Austin solar cell fabrication facility. The company entered into a note purchase agreement on 28 September 2026 for 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031, with expected gross proceeds of $50.4 million. The proceeds will finance construction and equipment purchases for Phase 1 of G2_Austin and general corporate purposes. Following this issuance, T1 Energy's total outstanding notes will reach $170 million. The notes carry an initial conversion price of approximately $4.46 per share and cannot be redeemed before 6 August 2029. They mature on 1 August 2031. The company described the funding as a bridge to a comprehensive financing solution for remaining capital expenditures.
T1 Energy raised approximately $160 million through a follow-on share sale at roughly $4.96 per share, shortly after securing rezoning approval for a potential data centre project in Mo i Rana, Norway. The company's share price has fallen 37.37% year to date and 42.03% over three months in 2026, despite delivering a one-year total shareholder return of 162.57%. The stock now trades around $4.91, well below the most followed analyst fair value estimate of $10.25 per share. Analysts point to US electricity demand growth driven by AI infrastructure, transport electrification, and manufacturing onshoring as key drivers for T1's solar modules and storage solutions business. However, the company faces risks from reliance on US policy incentives and intensive capital requirements for projects including G2_Austin.
T1 Energy announced that local officials in Mo i Rana, Norway, have approved rezoning of part of its Giga Arctic facility for data center development. The company expects a 50 MW data center could become operational in 2027, with potential for expansion. T1 holds a position in the grid capacity queue for 396 MW total. The municipal committee approved a permit allowing 161,000 square feet of the campus to be rezoned for industrial use or data center operations. The site benefits from access to low-cost electricity supplied primarily by hydropower. T1 holds a 50-year lease on the location within an industrial park in northern Norway. The company is in discussions with multiple parties regarding the project as part of its value optimisation initiative for European assets.
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T1 Energy reported second-quarter 2026 results, producing 935 megawatts of solar modules at its Dallas facility. The company posted a gross margin of 19.5%, up 300 basis points from the previous quarter, and adjusted EBITDA of $10.7 million. T1 Energy raised $120 million in August through convertible notes due in 2031. The company ended the quarter with $149 million in cash and equivalents. The firm secured a 641-megawatt supply agreement with Clearway Energy Group, adding to its existing 900-megawatt Treaty Oak contract. T1 Energy expects full-year production to reach the high end of its 3.1-to-4.2-gigawatt guidance range. Construction of the Austin facility remains on schedule, with first cell production expected in the first quarter of 2027. The company acquired Topcon intellectual property to eliminate future licensing costs.