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Hardware Exploratory - Singapore

OpenAI · Singapore

RemoteProductXYZ - Consumer Products | RestrictedXYZ - Consumer Products | RestrictedPosted 5 months ago

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About the Team The Consumer Products team at OpenAI builds the hardware that brings advanced AI technology directly into people’s hands. We design, engineer, and manufacture next-generation consumer devices that combine elegant design, robust engineering, and cutting-edge AI. Our team spans mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering - partnering closely with industrial design, operations, and software to create seamless, high-quality experiences that make AI more accessible and useful. About the Role As a Hardware Engineer on the Consumer Products team, you’ll contribute to the design, development, and integration of complex hardware systems for new AI-driven devices. You’ll work across disciplines to translate early product concepts into reliable, scalable, and beautifully crafted products ready for mass production. This role is based in Singapore. We follow a hybrid model (four days per week in the office) and offer relocation support for new employees. Occasional travel to manufacturing partners may be required. In this role, you will: - Design, prototype, and validate mechanical and electrical subsystems from early development through mass production. - Collaborate closely with design, operations, and manufacturing teams to ensure quality, reliability, and scalability. - Drive DFM/DFA reviews, design iterations, and bring-up of prototype and pilot builds. - Debug complex system-level issues and lead root-cause investigations and resolutions. - Partner with global suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure flawless execution from concept to launch. You might thrive in this role if you: - Have 6+ years of experience in consumer hardware, consumer electronics, or advanced product development. - Bring deep technical fluency in mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering (cross-disciplinary experience a plus). - Have taken at least one consumer product from concept to mass production. - Are energized by hands-on problem solving, iteration, and building in

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Consumer ElectronicsArtificial IntelligenceUser Experience

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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