OpenAI
Engineering Technician, Actuators
$113K–$260K
San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
About the job
Builds, tests, troubleshoots, and prototypes custom electromechanical actuators and related robotic hardware, documenting processes and validated results.
What you'll do
- Assemble actuator components or support stator prototyping from drawings, bills of materials, and work instructions.
- Set up and perform mechanical and electrical tests; record measurements and troubleshoot unexpected results with engineers.
- Maintain build, inspection, traceability, and rework records while improving instructions and assembly practices.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience building or testing mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical hardware in a lab, prototype shop, or manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work from drawings, bills of materials, wiring diagrams, and procedures.
- Careful use of hand tools, torque tools, and measurement equipment, with attention to workmanship, units, and acceptance limits.
- Methodical troubleshooting and documentation, with judgment to pause and seek engineering support.
Nice to have
- Experience with actuators, motors, robotics hardware, servos, or precision electromechanical systems.
- Relevant specialty experience such as stator assembly, winding, electrical testing, inspection, rework, or improving build processes.
Pay
$113K – $260K USD base salary
AI focus
Supports development of robotic hardware for a robotics effort focused on general-purpose robotics and AGI-level intelligence; the role itself involves actuator assembly, testing, and prototyping rather than AI model work.
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