OpenAI
Design Engineer, Power Generation
$257K–$327K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Develops and integrates power-generation systems for large-scale AI infrastructure campuses, from concept and technology evaluation through design, commissioning, and performance validation.
What you'll do
- Develop generation architectures, design criteria, capacity plans, and site-specific requirements for campus power needs.
- Review supplier and partner designs and proposals, coordinate cross-discipline and utility interfaces, and recommend technical tradeoffs.
- Support equipment selection, procurement, construction, commissioning, performance testing, and operational handoff.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of engineering experience in power generation or industrial power systems, including responsibility for generation facility design or integration.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience taking generation projects from concept and equipment selection through detailed design, with involvement in procurement, construction support, commissioning, or performance testing.
- Strong understanding of generation technologies and supporting systems, including protection, controls, grid paralleling, islanding, and black start.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer licensure and experience developing reusable engineering standards and reference designs.
- Experience deploying and commissioning onsite generation for large campuses or industrial facilities, or co-designing battery storage with onsite generation.
Pay
$257K – $327K USD base salary
Tools
gas turbines, reciprocating engines, fuel cells, battery energy storage, microgrids, black-start systems, BESS
AI focus
Designs power-generation infrastructure to support large-scale AI campuses; the role does not involve developing AI systems.
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