工業技術研究院 (Industrial Technology Research Institute)

ITRI is a world-leading applied technology research institute with more than 6,500 outstanding employees. Its mission is to drive industrial development, create economic value, and enhance social well-being through technology R&D. Founded in 1973, it pioneered in IC development and started to nurture new tech ventures and deliver its R&D results to industries. ITRI has set up and incubated companies such as TSMC, UMC, Taiwan Mask Corp., Epistar Corp., Mirle Automation Corp., and Taiwan Biomaterial Co.

Aiming to connect the global innovative technology ecosystem network and link Taiwan with the world, ITRI set up branch locations in the U.S., Japan, and Germany. By providing a global technology cooperation platform, ITRI is able to facilitate stronger and broader long-term partnerships and bilateral/multilateral collaborations among the international community.

ITRI is ceaselessly developing advanced technologies and strengthening interdisciplinary integration to respond the latest industry trends. Moreover, it offers comprehensive R&D collaboration and business consulting services, such as contract research, small-scale pilot production, process improvement, calibration and measuring, technology transfers, and IP value-added services. With its open labs and incubators to promote startups and entrepreneurship, ITRI is active to speed up technological development in industries and nurture emerging high-tech businesses.

ITRI is also applying technologies to improve social welfare. In addition to launching technology application and services, technology education promotion, and corporate volunteering programs, the Institute established a platform that can integrate researchers’ efforts to give back to society with their R&D results.

2035 Technology Strategy & Roadmap

Climate change, population dynamics, societal resilience, and paradigm shifts to digital lifestyles and industries are emerging as critical factors in shaping the landscape of technology. To remain at the forefront of innovation and address global challenges, ITRI has launched its 2035 Technology Strategy & Roadmap. This strategy aims to enhance intelligentization enabling technologies and focus on four application domains: Smart Living, Quality Health, Sustainable Environment, and Resilient Society. The Institute strives to leverage technological innovations to inspire new lifestyles, engineer market-driven solutions, create uncontested spaces, and ultimately steer society toward a better future.

Smart Living

For all to enjoy high-quality living and lifestyle, ITRI is directing its R&D efforts toward innovations in human-machine interaction & services, autonomous mobility systems, and smart consumption & logistics services. ITRI is currently engaged in the development of XR systems, interactive in-vehicle systems, perception & prediction technologies, decision-making control, autonomous mobile robots, smart consumer services, and smart logistics. The goal is to meet the daily needs of the public and businesses while connecting Taiwan’s industries with international advancements to explore new markets.

Quality Health

With the aid of ICT, big data, and AI, successful aging has become more attainable than ever before. To keep healthcare good and affordable, ITRI is actively advancing holistic and preventive technologies for precision health, medicine, and healthcare. Leveraging Taiwan's strength in ICT and medical systems, ITRI continuously refines smart medtech and elevates healthcare technology. The scope of development includes smart medical electronics, regenerative medicine, drug development, preventive healthcare, healthcare decision support systems, and general life-enhancing solutions. ITRI aspires to build a tech ecosystem for the public’s well-being within the global biomedical market value chain.

Sustainable Environment

In pursuit of a sustainable future, ITRI is dedicated to enhancing technologies in the fields of circular economy, low-carbon manufacturing, and green energy & environment. To create a community where both society and industry thrive, ITRI puts emphasis on the green transition of chemical & material industries, sustainable electronics technology, biotechnology manufacturing, low-carbon product design, energy-efficient & low-carbon manufacturing, digitalization within manufacturing processes, low-carbon agrotechnology, sustainable energy sources, energy efficiency, smart grid & energy storage, and environmental technologies.

Resilient Society

To address risks brought by extreme weather, large-scale earthquakes, geopolitics, and pandemics, ITRI is strengthening society’s ability to respond and recover through technology. In sectors of infrastructure, resource & energy, and productivity, ITRI is rolling out resilience solutions for transportation, information & communication networks, grid, energy resource management, key resources supply, workforce development, as well as manufacturing equipment and components.

Intelligentization Enabling Technology

Intelligentization enabling technology is the backbone of the 2035 Technology Strategy & Roadmap. ITRI turns to AI & cybersecurity, semiconductor, communications, and smart sensing technologies to foster breakthroughs in the above four application domains. Dedicated to driving industry growth, ITRI continues to explore innovative combinations of applications and service possibilities.

At ITRI, our focus is on developing new technologies that have real-world impact in raising quality of life and building a sustainable future. We strongly emphasize commercialization and entrepreneurship and encourage our researchers to leverage ITRI’s unique combination of broad technology expertise, business development and startup experience to turn their research into innovative products, services and companies.

ITRI rewards its research teams with many prizes given each year for outstanding achievements. In addition to these internal awards, assistance is given to apply for international awards such as RD100 and the CES Innovation Awards. There is strong top-down support for innovative, cross-disciplinary projects. ITRI is also a fantastic environment for continuous learning; our researchers inevitably acquire a comprehensive view of their field in terms of both the short-term market needs and the long-term technical and business trends.

 The employee benefits we provide include:

• Competitive salaries and annual performance-based bonuses; periodic bonuses may also be awarded for outstanding research or commercialization achievements.
• Vacation time well above the national standards.
• In addition to statutory labor insurance and national health insurance, employees are covered by additional group insurance subsidized by ITRI.

ITRI is dedicated to creating an ideal research environment for elite researchers. Our goal is to help researchers build both their personal dreams and technical achievements, balancing work and life with enjoyment. Over the years, we have focused on creating a friendly workplace where every ITRI employee can maintain good health, enjoy their work, and achieve happiness in their family life. The employee benefits we provide include:

International-friendly

• Diversity / ERGs / International Employee Association
• Chinese Language Learning Subsidy

Flexible / Remote Work

• Remote Work is well-established at ITRI; depending on the role and the work content, part-time or in some cases full-time
• Satellite Offices. Possible to work from one of ITRI’s international offices (Silicon Valley, Berlin, Tokyo, Bangkok).

Work-life Balance (Employee well-being)

• Campus Environment: Comfortable and Convenient
• Employee Health Center: clinics on campus (including mental health), annual employee health exams
• Kindergarten / Childcare
• Dedicated Commuter buses serving a wide area (including Taipei)
• Employee dormitories
• Recreation Center (Yo-Ho Club)
• Campus services also include convenience stores, cafes and restaurants, bank / post office, u-bikes, and more.