Data Center Infrastructure Electrical Engineer — OpenAI

Hiring company: OpenAI
Location: San Francisco, CA · remote OK
Pay (as posted): $257k–$327k / yr
Experience: 10+ years
Education: Bachelor’s degree

What they’re looking for

10+ years of electrical engineering experience in mission-critical facilities such as data centers or comparable critical infrastructure.
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, power systems, or a related discipline.
Strong hands-on experience with MV/LV distribution, transformers, switchgear, switchboards, generators, UPS systems, batteries, PDUs, RPPs, busway, PSUs, grounding, bonding, and protection systems.
Experience producing and reviewing electrical designs, studies, equipment specifications, commissioning plans, test procedures, and acceptance criteria.
Experience leading FWTs, FATs, SATs, integrated systems testing, failure-mode testing, and root-cause investigations.
Strong understanding of codes, standards, utility coordination, safety requirements, and AHJ processes.
Ability to evaluate conflicting technical tradeoffs involving reliability, cost, schedule, constructability, maintainability, and scalability.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with incomplete information and changing priorities.
15+ years of relevant experience.
Advanced degree in electrical engineering, power systems, or a related discipline.
Professional Engineer license, Chartered Engineer status, or comparable professional certification.
Direct experience with hyperscale data centers, GPU clusters, high-density rack deployments, or liquid-cooled compute environments.
Experience qualifying new electrical products from prototype through certification, manufacturing ramp, deployment, and lifecycle support.

Certifications & checks

NFPA 70E Electrical SafetyBackground Check (7-year)

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Skills mentioned

Aerial fiber placement · Cable dressing & management · Rack & cabinet deployment · Component & hardware replacement · Switchgear & MV equipment · PDU & busway installation · Grounding & bonding · UPS & battery systems · Chilled water systems · Generator service · BMS controls · EPMS / industrial monitoring · Network switch configuration · Lockout / tagout · Scheduling · Test documentation · Commissioning testing (L1–L5)

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