About Us

Our mission is to break the slow, iterative loop of hardware development by enabling engineers to test and refine electronics at the speed of thought. We are developing a radically new physical architecture that integrates topological computing with active matrix display and MEMS technology as a Field Programmable Metal Array. Our reconfigurable circuit transforms months of waiting into moments of discovery, accelerating the pace of electronic innovation. Our days are spent solving tough manufacturing, physics, and design challenges at the nano to macro scale. We envision a world where anyone can build unprecedented electronics by making hardware that can change almost as easily as software.

What We Value

Passion for your Craft: Show us your personal projects, your passions, your reason for being an engineer. We look for a maker’s attitude and willingness to take on any challenge.

Learner’s Mindset:  We focus on learning and thrive in an environment with hard problems and frequent feedback.

High Standards & Continuous Self Improvement: We have high expectations colored by optimism. We prioritize learning, experiment often, and admit when we’re wrong.

We are pushing the boundaries of what is possible and we value people who are hungry to figure out the unknown. We are intellectually honest with a healthy disregard for the impossible.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Panel Integration Architect to lead the scale-up and production of our technology on large-area glass substrates. While our IC and Systems engineering teams develop the core silicon and physical sensor behavior, you will be the definitive expert on how these components integrate with Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) backplanes. You will own the technical relationship with global display panel foundries, guide the architectural trade-offs between IC requirements and panel capabilities, and drive process integration from pilot to mass production. You’ll work closely with materials, electronics, and manufacturing teams to bring our lab-scale process into a repeatable, scalable production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Foundry Management & Strategy: Serve as the primary technical liaison with global display panel fabs. Negotiate custom process flows, define design rules, and manage technology transfer and tape-outs.

• TFT & Panel Architecture: Define the pixel/sensor architectures, routing strategies, and backplane specifications. Make critical trade-off decisions between different TFT technologies (e.g., LTPS, IGZO/Oxide, a-Si) based on manufacturability and product objectives.

• Process Integration & Yield: Guide the fab through process tuning and defect reduction. Lead cross-functional task forces to address complex yield limiters, process variations, and panel-level reliability issues.

• System-Level Co-design: Work closely with Mixed-Signal IC Designers and Systems Engineers to ensure the ROIC/Driver ICs are perfectly matched to the panel's parasitic capacitance, resistance, and TFT device characteristics.

• Advanced Packaging Strategy: Drive the integration strategy for bonding custom silicon to the backplanes (e.g., Chip-on-Glass, Chip-on-Flex, Micro-transfer printing).

• Technical Leadership: Act as an internal consultant and mentor. Translate complex fab constraints into actionable Design for Manufacturability (DFM) guidelines for the broader engineering team.

Requirements & Attributes

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics, or a related field.

• 12+ years of experience in the display industry (LCD, OLED, MicroLED) or large-area active-matrix sensors (e.g., X-ray detectors, fingerprint sensors).

• Deep fundamental understanding of TFT device physics, especially amorphous silicon, LTPS, and metal-oxide technologies.

• Extensive, proven track record of directly interacting with and managing tier-1 and tier-2 display foundries in Asia.

• Expertise in panel-level process steps: photolithography, PECVD, sputtering, dry/wet etching, and substrate handling.

• Willingness to travel internationally to interface directly with fab partners during critical production phases.

• Comfort working in a startup or fast-paced R&D environment.

Bonus Points that Make You Stand Out

• Strong network of existing relationships within the global display manufacturing ecosystem.

• Experience with panel-level optical integration, touch layers, or micro-optics.

• Familiarity with both rigid glass and ultrathin substrate manufacturing constraints.

If you don’t meet the exact requirements but have other reasons why you think you would be a good fit, we encourage you to apply and tell us about them. All applications will be reviewed and receive a response from a human.

Compensation: $180,000- $220,000 Salary + Equity

Benefits

A generous equity plan on top of market-based competitive salary

No red tape so decisions get made quickly and we stay innovative

Flexible vacation policy to recover and recharge

An in-person culture where we work hands-on with the hardware

Employer-sponsored health insurance with subsidy for family members

401k retirement savings plan

Room for growth in capabilities and scope

At Itera, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate and support them for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. By uniting different perspectives, we imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and realize the full potential of our people. Itera is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Itera is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence.