OpenAI
Field Service Engineer
$157K–$221K
US - Remote · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; ability to travel up to 50%.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads field engineering for critical data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure, building service operations and improving safety, reliability, and maintainability.
What you'll do
- Lead commissioning, troubleshooting, repairs, and reliability improvements across data center infrastructure.
- Build the field service operating model and develop engineers and technicians.
- Coordinate with design, operations, and vendors; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of hands-on experience supporting critical infrastructure in data centers or similarly complex environments.
- Deep expertise in electrical or mechanical systems and ability to troubleshoot across electromechanical and controls boundaries.
- Experience building, leading, or materially developing a field engineering, service, maintenance, or technician team.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with hyperscale data centers or other mission-critical environments.
- Working knowledge of BMS, EPMS, SCADA, PLC, or other infrastructure monitoring and controls platforms.
Pay
$157K – $221K USD base salary
Tools
transformers, switchgear, UPS systems, generators, PDUs, chillers, CDUs, CRAH units
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