Component and Product Quality Engineer, Interconnects
OpenAI · San Francisco
CHECKED 37M AGO
Frontier labremotesenior$207k–$365k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own end-to-end quality for high-speed interconnects powering AI supercompute.
- Drive qualification and fleet quality from early design through data-center ramp.
- Lead containment and corrective action for lab bring-up and fleet deployments.
What they offer
- equity
Ideal candidate
A hands-on quality leader with deep interconnect hardware experience who thrives owning complex problems end-to-end and driving data-driven fixes across engineering, operations and suppliers.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing quality, supplier quality, or reliability for interconnects or high-speed hardware
- Hands-on experience with high-speed copper interconnect products: connectors and/or cable assemblies
- Strong command of problem-solving and quality tools: 8D, 5-Whys, Fishbone, PFMEA/control plans, SPC/MSA and change control
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, GD&T basics, and electrical/interface specifications
- Experience driving supplier/CM improvements (audits, scorecards, CAPA) and managing nonconformance/MRB workflows
- Experience with cable manufacturing and assembly processes including welding, crimping, overmolding, plating and automated test
- Experience with optical interconnects, fiber termination quality, end-face inspection standards and contamination control
- Ability to travel internationally and work across time zones with ODM/JDM and supplier partners
Lab profile
About OpenAI
Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.
What they build
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI API
- Frontier AI models
Known for
- Frontier-scale distributed ML training
- Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
- Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
- AI alignment and safety research
Key facts
- Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets