# Sr. TPV Process Development Engineer at Antora Energy

- Company: Antora Energy
- What the company does: Antora Energy develops thermal battery systems that store energy as heat using solid carbon materials. The company provides energy storage solutions designed to supply industrial heat and power for manufacturing and other large-scale operations. Backed by Activate Venture Partners.
- Company website: https://antoraenergy.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $129K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/antora/jobs/6173885004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/antora-energy-sr-tpv-process-development-engineer/

## About the role

Antora is seeking a Process Development Engineer to help drive continued improvements in thermophotovoltaic (TPV) performance. This engineer will own key optical thin-film processes and play a central role in the optical and device modeling that guides Antora's broader efficiency roadmap.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience, Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience, or PhD in physics, optics, electrical engineering, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related technical field
- Hands-on experience with physical vapor deposition (PVD) techniques such as electron-beam evaporation, thermal evaporation, or sputtering
- Demonstrated success developing and qualifying optical thin-film deposition processes
- Optical and device-modeling expertise, including designing and optimizing multilayer thin-film stacks and validating model predictions against measured film or device data
- Practical knowledge of thin-film characterization and metrology techniques such as reflectometry, FTIR, spectrophotometry, ellipsometry, or related methods
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor device physics, particularly photovoltaics, III-V semiconductors, or other optoelectronic devices

Tags: Heat to Power

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