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Electrical Engineer, Robotics

OpenAI· Research
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San Francisco$287k - $423k + equity + bonusFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Experienced Electrical Engineer to develop next-generation robotic systems at OpenAI, spanning concept through deployment across hardware and systems integration.

Responsibilities

  • Own significant portions of the electrical architecture for compact, highly integrated robotic and electromechanical systems, including sensing, communication, power distribution, and actuator interfaces.
  • Design and implement compact electronics spanning circuit design, component selection, PCB layout, bring-up, validation, and deployment.
  • Build and validate hardware in integrated robotic systems, driving issues from first observation through root cause and design resolution.
  • Partner closely with mechanical, firmware, software, controls, manufacturing, and research teams to deliver coherent system-level solutions.
  • Make thoughtful engineering tradeoffs across performance, size, power, reliability, manufacturability, and iteration speed.

Qualifications

  • Have 6+ years of experience developing electrical systems for robotics, consumer electronics, medical devices, wearables, cameras, or other tightly integrated electromechanical products.
  • Have personally owned hardware from concept through PCB layout, bring-up, validation, and deployment.
  • Enjoy designing compact, high-density electronics that must fit within severe mechanical constraints.
  • Have experience with technologies such as BGAs, rigid-flex assemblies, fine-pitch interconnects, micro-coax, FPCs, dense connector systems, or similar packaging approaches.
  • Can reason across electrical, firmware, and mechanical boundaries when making design decisions.
  • Are comfortable taking ownership of loosely defined problems and turning them into working systems with limited direction.
  • Have partnered closely with cross-functional teams to translate product goals into practical hardware systems.
  • Enjoy building and validating integrated prototypes where mechanical, electrical, firmware, and sensing systems are developed together.
  • Enjoy collaborating closely with and supporting the growth of other engineers on the team.

Skills

Required:Electrical architecture ownershipCircuit designPCB layout and bring-upSystems integration

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 3, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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