OpenAI
Lab Operations Engineer, Systems Integration | Consumer Devices
$230K–$290K
San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
About the job
Operates a consumer-device test lab, maintaining device fleets and test environments so engineering and QA teams can validate products reliably.
What you'll do
- Manage device fleets, inventory, lifecycle, and lab logistics.
- Maintain lab equipment and infrastructure; prepare and provision devices for testing.
- Support engineering and QA testing through diagnostics, failure reproduction, lab readiness, and capacity planning.
What they ask for
- Track record operating or supporting a hardware, electronics, reliability, manufacturing, or QA test lab.
- Hands-on experience managing fleets of consumer electronics, embedded devices, prototypes, or connected hardware.
- Experience setting up, configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining devices, test rigs, networking, power systems, and peripherals.
Nice to have
- Basic CAD familiarity.
Pay
$230K – $290K USD base salary
Tools
USB, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth
AI focus
Supports lab operations for consumer devices that bring AI into everyday life; the role does not specify direct AI development work.
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