Steven Brightup

Steven Brightup is an accomplished MOCVD Process Engineer with over a decade of experience at Spectrolab, where responsibilities include designing and improving MOCVD recipes for Gallium Arsenide Triple Junction Solar Cells, utilizing Statistical Process Control for optimal performance, and leading Root Cause and Corrective Action teams to address major yield issues. Proficient in a wide range of material analysis techniques and data analysis using Minitab, Steven has also served as a Device Product Engineer, executing solar cell qualification tests and developing defect screening methods. Prior experience includes a role as a Student Researcher at UCLA, focusing on Chemical Mechanical Polishing and wafer bonding. Steven holds both a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering from UCLA.