About the position
Are you a laser-scribing expert with the ambition and ability to bring innovative technology to industrial manufacturing scale in a start-up setting, then we would like to get in contact with you.
Starting at Perovion Technologies you will immediately contribute to the core R&D team of the company. Simultaneously you’ll have the opportunity to learn a great deal from and with experienced researchers at TNO, with whom you’ll intensively collaborate. The Solar Research group of TNO in Eindhoven consists of a diverse and international team of about 50 professionals.
Your role will be to move the technology from lab to fab. You’ll be using excellent technical facilities, ranging from research tooling to sheet-to-sheet and roll-to-roll processing equipment, including pilot production lines. With your team members you’ll be constantly pushing the barriers, balancing energy efficiency of the devices, their reliability, safety and lifetime and the scalability in production, resulting in a competitive cost price.
Naturally this is based on a circular product design, eliminating the waste of materials at end-of-life. This entails new solar cell design for single junction and multi-junction all-perovskite solar devices, new process and equipment development, reliability and lifetime testing, prototyping, field testing, development of advanced characterization and performance models.
Our ambition is to boost the energy transition by delivering sustainable, reliable and highly efficient solar technologies which can be integrated everywhere.
Your role
Large area deposition techniques, in combination with structuring of the active stack by means of high-throughput laser scribing processes, are needed to make perovskite solar cells an industrially relevant technology. As an expert on high efficiency laser scribing, you will be responsible for the roll-to-roll interconnection process. You are familiar with the selection of the optimum laser equipment and developing of optimal recipes, matching the character of the active stack and the performance requirements for the devices.
Based on expertise and experience, you have developed a transparent approach in planning your development work, balancing throughput, scribing quality and process yield, determined amongst other parameters by effective extraction of generated particles. You are familiar with working with complex equipment in a clean environment. You understand how process parameters are correlated to material properties and how these determine the device performance.
With this knowledge you support the team. You are familiar with the complexity of scaling laboratory processes and process tools to a reliable, high throughput, industrial process line. You will be involved in defining the next generation process equipment.
You follow the state-of-the-art of perovskite solar cells as well as the latest developments in laser scribing technology via scientific literature, conferences, patents and your own network. Next to manufacturing the solar cells you’ll be closely involved in characterizing them and investigating their durability in accelerated lifetime tests. You will work in a highly dynamic, interdependent team, organizing your own project, giving it direction, and delivering results.
Together with your team members you work on one common goal, to move perovskite solar cells to the forefront of next generation photovoltaics, made here. You will work in a very diverse, international team with knowledge and know-how from a wide range of backgrounds. Building our company requires more than developing technology, it requires imagination, boldness, perseverance and real team effort.
You will spend a significant amount of your time in the labs; next to that you’ll collaborate with colleagues and business partners such as material and equipment suppliers and back-end manufacturing partners at various locations. The position is located on the High Tech Campus hotspot in Eindhoven, where you’ll have every chance of inspiring contacts with other labs and companies.
What we expect
Your drive is making impact. You bring strong expertise in roll-to-roll processing, laser scribing technologies, and solar cells and their applications. You enjoy working in a multidisciplinary R&D team, collaborating with scientists and engineers to translate innovative concepts into scalable industrial processes. You like the exciting and demanding atmosphere of a start-up company and you’re eager to actively contribute to the success of the team and its mission. In addition, you:
- Hold a degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
- Have at least 3 years of experience in process development within an R&D environment.
- Possess a strong hands-on background and relevant experience with laser scribing processes.
- Are comfortable working with complex process equipment and planning advanced experiments.
- Be eager to identify process-property relations and understand how these changes may impact the solar cell performance and the yield of the production process.
- Have mature skills in planning your work and reporting on the progress.
- Are a collaborative team player who enjoys contributing to shared goals in an international industrial environment.
- Have an entrepreneurial mindset.
What we offer
Challenging and varied work with a real impact. And plenty of opportunities as, at Perovion Technologies, you are in charge of shaping your career. Next to an attractive salary you will be given every opportunity to develop yourself. You may also expect:
- An extremely professional, innovative working environment where colleagues are leading experts in their field.
- The opportunity to attend courses, workshops and conferences, and to receive training and coaching based on your needs.
- 25 days annual leave (on a full-time basis).
- An employer working towards a respectful, inclusive, and equitable work environment where every employee can flourish.
The selection process
Please apply before Sunday November 8th, 2026. The selection process comprises two interview rounds. In a final meeting we will discuss the terms of employment and your tailored benefits package. We aim to finalize the entire process within three to four weeks. The selection process may include an assessment and a reference check.
For more information you may contact Huib van den Heuvel at huib@perovion.nl or +31 6 2311 3126
About Perovion Technologies B.V.
At Perovion Technologies we have the ambition to develop the new world standard in Roll-to-Roll production of perovskite solar cells. And we need energized talent to make this happen!
Perovion Technologies is a Dutch deep-tech TNO spin-off focusing on the industrial production of lightweight, flexible, highly efficient perovskite solar cells on thin foils, using roll-to-roll manufacturing processes. Perovion aims to demonstrate the technology and manufacturing readiness in the coming 1-2 years in collaboration with TNO, using TNO’s research labs and pilot production facilities located at High Tech Campus 21 in Eindhoven. Building on this, Perovion plans to establish its own 100 MW production facility in the Netherlands, intended to commence commercial production no later than 2030. Perovion aims to scale up solar panel production in Europe, thereby strengthening the continent's energy autonomy.
About Perovskite solar cells
These perovskite cells are lighter, more flexible, and easier to integrate than standard solar panels, allowing for their use on surfaces unsuitable for traditional panels such as off-grid applications (in recreation, defense, and transport), lightweight roofs, facades, and lightweight canopies. Roll-to-roll manufacturing technology enables price competitiveness against the benchmark crystalline silicon solar cell technology once sufficient production volumes are reached; this paves the way for serving utility-scale projects with perovskite panels following an initial launch in niche markets. Perovskite solar cells are also a very green alternative, as they are extremely thin, don’t require rare materials and 75% less energy and CO2 to produce compared to silicon solar cells.
Perovion as an employer
People are the heart and soul of our company. Curiosity, expertise, power and entrepreneurial mindset make it possible to deliver high-impact results that contribute to the company’s success and with that, to society’s sustainable wellbeing and prosperity. That is why we invest in an inspiring and inclusive working environment where you can excel, have autonomy and continue to grow. Your talent and ambition have every opportunity to flourish at Perovion. You work with experts in industry and research, have access to advanced technology and facilities and the freedom to explore, experiment and innovate. Our strength lies in innovation, reliability and collaboration. We are driven to push boundaries. We find each other in making impact with meaningful results.