OpenAI
Data Center Electrical R&D Engineer
$257K–$327K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in electrical engineering, power-system design, data-center infrastructure, industrial power, or another critical-infrastructure environment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
About the job
Develops and validates next-generation electrical power architectures, prototypes, and reference designs for high-density AI data centers.
What you'll do
- Design and model electrical systems from utility interconnection through rack-level power delivery.
- Evaluate emerging power technologies and lead prototype, laboratory, pilot-site, and field testing.
- Coordinate with compute, mechanical, controls, construction, commissioning, operations, and external partners to validate and deploy designs.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in electrical power distribution and critical-power systems.
- Experience developing electrical designs for large, complex, or high-availability facilities.
- Experience with power-system modeling and analysis, and with prototypes, pilots, or validation programs.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in a related field; Professional Engineer license or equivalent professional certification.
- Experience with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, PSCAD, MATLAB/Simulink, or comparable power-system analysis tools.
Pay
$257K – $327K USD base salary
Tools
ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, PSCAD, MATLAB/Simulink
AI focus
Develops electrical infrastructure architectures and power delivery for high-density AI hardware and workloads.
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