Product Manufacturing Engineer

The Compute team works on the design of our AI supercomputers, doing everything from workload modeling to influencing accelerator design. We’re leaning into our partnerships to make system and data center co-design an integral part of this process, and are looking for engineers to design AI supercomputers solutions for data center applications.This team will be responsible for working with partners to optimize their hardware for our workloads, identifying promising new deep learning accelerators, and bringing those hardware platforms to production.If you’re excited to work at the intersection of cutting edge deep learning, hardware system, and data center design this role is for you!About the RoleWe’re looking for a product manufacturing engineer, who will be responsible for driving technical initiatives related to manufacturing to ensure product success from concept to launch and through mass production. You’ll have the opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders, from design engineering and operations teams, TPMs, external industry vendors and partners to ensure that all products are developed and delivered on time and to the highest quality standards.This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.In this role, you will:Drive manufacturing initiatives to ensure product success from concept to launch.Lead the product design and the manufacturing process for next-gen AI hardware system development.Establish NPI product manufacturing process, systems and quality controls, defining clear milestones and deliverables.Provide hands-on product manufacturing analysis during design, development, testing, prototypes and production phases.Research automation techniques and develop new tests and systems for efficiency.Own overall product manufacturing development of the hardware product, including PCB, PCBA, cabling, rack, power and cooling components.Develop and manage overall product manufacturing requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables with engineering teams, TPMs, partners and key stakeholders.Create and manage a queryable manufacturing test database that includes input from multiple vendors.Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of programs.Utilize problem-solving skills to resolve issues and perform risk assessment, risk mitigation and change management on projects.Manage multiple projects simultaneously and monitor project progress to ensure deadlines and standards are met.You might thrive in this role if you:Have an impressive track record of leading complex projects from concept to production launch.Are a creative, detail-oriented, and self-motivated individual looking for an exciting opportunity in the tech industry.Stay up to date on industry trends and manufacturing technologies.Like being a close partner with cross-functional teams to understand key design changes requiring validation.Have experience driving development timelines for new platform introduction.Have significant experience driving creativity, quality, and schedule at multinational JDM/CM vendors.Are deeply familiar with PCB material selection, PCBA, BOM selection, assembly and rework processes.Have experience specifying sheet metal forming, assembly, and tolerances.Know the challenges of testing ultra-high speed signals.Are excited by capturing, analyzing, and presenting manufacturing test data.Are keen on corrective actions and comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions.About OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core.We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link.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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