OpenAI
Hardware Engineer, Test
$177K–$300K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Experience
- At least 10 years of industry experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates may need to meet certain legal status requirements under U.S. export control laws and regulations.
About the job
Designs and executes tests to validate the reliability, performance, and scalability of AI data-center and supercomputing hardware systems.
What you'll do
- Create and run test plans for hardware components, including processors, memory, accelerators, and interconnects; debug system issues.
- Work with design, manufacturing, firmware teams, and vendors to resolve hardware, power, thermal, and high-speed-link issues.
- Maintain lab equipment, analyze test results, and develop automation scripts for testing.
What they ask for
- At least 10 years of industry experience, including testing or supporting hardware design teams for datacenter applications.
- Proven hardware testing and validation experience, including hands-on use of test instruments.
- Strong understanding of electrical, power, and thermal testing methodologies.
- Experience with common interface protocols and characterizing or verifying Datacenter Ethernet compliance.
Nice to have
- Experience with Cadence Allegro and automation/scripting.
- Experience with system testing from xPUs and boards through racks and data centers.
Pay
$177K – $300K USD base salary
Tools
Python, Bash, SPI, I2C, USB, DDRx, Cadence Allegro, SerDes
AI focus
Tests hardware systems designed for machine-learning and AI workloads; no AI model development is described.
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