Physical Engineering Business Lead (Special Situations)
OpenAI · San Francisco
CHECKED 23H AGO
Frontier labremote$333k–$370k
At a glance
Highlights
- Help customers use frontier AI to design and simulate better physical products.
- Lead hands-on discovery to turn design use cases into high-impact projects.
- Shape product and GTM strategy from real-world customer engineering learnings.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Mechanical engineer turned customer-facing leader who has built physical products hands-on and loves translating engineering detail into business value. High-agency, low-ego storyteller who thrives moving between execs and technical teams.
Requirements
- Firsthand experience designing or building physical products with substantial hands-on CAD, simulation, or related tool work
- Deep understanding of engineering workflows and tradeoffs with clear examples of personal impact
- Strong discovery and problem-framing skills connecting engineering details to business value
- Ability to work directly with FDEs and customer technical teams through implementation
- Strong customer presence with ability to explain complex ideas clearly to senior leaders
- High agency, low ego, sound judgment with clear communication and reliable follow-through
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