Data Center Design Manager
OpenAI · US - Remote
Frontier labremote$225k–$285k
At a glance
Highlights
- Coordinate design and delivery for large-scale AI data center deployments.
- Translate infrastructure needs into coordinated, buildable design packages.
- Preserve design intent from early planning through construction turnover.
Ideal candidate
A collaborative design leader with data center or mission-critical experience who thrives bringing disciplines together and owning clear, buildable design decisions at speed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience managing multidisciplinary design for data centers, mission-critical facilities, or comparable complex infrastructure
- Technical understanding of data center infrastructure and interfaces among power, cooling, controls, structures, and physical networks
- Experience taking coordinated design packages from early planning through detailed design and construction support
- Experience coordinating external design consultants, engineering specialists, and construction partners
- Ability to read technical drawings and specifications, identify interface gaps, and resolve with discipline experts
- Strong written and verbal communication, disciplined issue tracking, and sound judgment balancing technical and delivery constraints
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
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