FSFirst Solar
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 7 months
Open roles (11)
- Engineer- Manufacturing II USA Perrysburg, OH· $81k – $115k
- Development Engineer Perovskite Chemist III USA Perrysburg, OH· $84k – $120k
- Development Engineer II - Wet Processing Perrysburg, OH· $81k – $115k
- Engineer- Manufacturing Technology Scaling III USA Ohio· $84k – $120k
- Engineer- Manufacturing Principal USA New Iberia, LA· $112k – $160k
- Engineer- Development III - Polymer Chemistry Perrysburg, OH· $84k – $120k
- Engineer- Manufacturing Technology Scaling II USA Perrysburg, OH· $81k – $115k
- Chemist Specialist I (C crew) Perrysburg, OH· $39k – $55k
- Specialist- Chemist II USA Gaffney, SC· $49k – $68k
- Development Engineer III Santa Clara, CA· $109k – $156k
- Development Engineer II - CdTe Contact Research Perrysburg, OH· $81k – $115k
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
First Solar filed 35 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $95K a year.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer- Development II | 8 | $106K |
| Engineer- Manufacturing I | 6 | $68K |
| Engineer- Manufacturing I USA | 4 | $68K |
| Engineer- Manufacturing Systems I | 2 | · |
| Engineer- Development II USA | 2 | · |
| Engineer- Quality IV | 1 | · |
By occupation: Industrial engineers 20 · Materials engineers 12 · Engineering managers 1 · Chemists 1. Worksites: OH 27 · LA 5 · AL 2.
From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.
Posting volume · last 7 months
22 roles posted across 7 months, averaging 3.1/month.





