Robotics Test Engineer
OpenAI · San Francisco
Frontier labonsitesenior$225k–$318k
At a glance
Highlights
- Shape next-gen embodied AI robotic systems for real-world use.
- Design custom test benches to evaluate performance under realistic conditions.
- Influence how AI scales beyond simulation to adaptive versatile robots.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Hands-on hardware tinkerer with strong intuition for how machines fail in the real world. You love lab work, thrive on ambiguous problems, and turn messy data into clear decisions that move designs forward.
Requirements
- 7+ years in hardware testing or validation, including 2+ years with robotics hardware
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Robotics or related field or equivalent experience
- Experience designing test fixtures and stands using CAD, drawings and GD&T
- Hands-on experience with sensors, instrumentation and DAQ systems including calibration
- Experience building automated or hardware-in-the-loop tests with Python or C/C++
- Experience with reliability, accelerated life, environmental and qualification testing
- Experience supporting EVT, DVT, PVT or pilot production validation
- Experience with root cause analysis, FMEA or FEA and compliance certification
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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