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Data Center Research & Development Engineer, Mechanical - Industrial Compute

OpenAI · San Francisco

$260k - $385k/yrMid levelEngineeringScalingDatacenter DesignPosted 12 months ago
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About the Team: OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is embarking on a journey to build the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Data Center Engineering team is at the core of this mission. This team sets the infrastructure strategy, develops cutting-edge engineering solutions, partners with research teams to define the infrastructure performance requirements, and creates reference designs to enable rapid global expansion in collaboration with our partners. As a key member of this team, you will help design and deliver next-generation power, cooling, and hardware solutions for high-density rack deployments in some of the largest data centers in the world. You will work closely with stakeholders across research, site selection, design, construction, commissioning, hardware engineering, deployment, operations, and global partners to bring OpenAI’s infrastructure vision to life. About the Role: We’re seeking a data center R&D engineer with extensive experience in designing, performing validation testing, commissioning, and operating large-scale power, cooling, and high-performance computing systems. This role focuses on developing and validating new infrastructure and hardware, including high-voltage rectifiers, UPS systems, battery storage, transformers, DC to DC converters, and power supplies. A strong foundation in technical design, operational leadership, and vendor collaboration is critical, with an opportunity to lead high-impact infrastructure programs. Key Responsibilities: - Oversee electrical, mechanical, controls, and telemetry design and operations for large-scale data centers, including review of building and MEP drawings across all project phases from concept design to permitting, construction, commissioning and production. - Develop, test and implement operational procedures and workflows from design through commissioning and deployment. - Perform validation testing of all critical equipment and hardware in partners

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About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first - ahead of profit. To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

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