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Mechanical Engineer, Power Generation

OpenAI · San Francisco

Frontier labonsitesenior$257k–$327k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Design power generation and balance-of-plant systems for large AI campuses.
  • Deliver reliable data center capacity at unprecedented scale and speed.
  • Create repeatable mechanical reference designs for future deployments.

What they offer

  • Offers Equity

Ideal candidate

Experienced mechanical engineer who thrives on first-principles design and field execution for mission-critical power plants. Practical, systems-minded builder excited to scale reliable power for frontier AI infrastructure.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience on power generation, oil and gas, industrial utilities, central plants, or mission-critical projects.
  • Strong knowledge of rotating equipment, piping, heat transfer, fluid systems, thermal performance, ventilation, and mechanical auxiliaries.
  • Experience with combined heat and power, heat recovery, modular generation, or microgrids.
  • Experience with gas turbines, reciprocating engines, generators, or comparable large industrial equipment.
  • Ability to evaluate vendor data, equipment curves, operating scenarios, failure modes, and maintenance constraints.
  • Experience carrying designs through construction, startup, commissioning, and performance validation.
  • Knowledge of applicable ASME, API, NFPA, ASHRAE, and environmental requirements.
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.

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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