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Product Manufacturing & Quality Engineer

OpenAI· Scaling
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$123k - $285kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Role focused on manufacturing, quality, and reliability of AI supercomputer hardware from concept to mass production. Hybrid role based in San Francisco, collaborating with design engineering, operations, vendors, and SMEs to ensure on-time delivery and high-quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Own the integrated manufacturing and quality readiness for a product across L6, L10, and L11, with clear gates, milestones, deliverables, owners, and closure criteria.
  • Lead readiness of process flows, tooling, fixtures, assembly operations, test interfaces, and production controls. Review and contribute to work instructions.
  • Translate product requirements into qualification plans, process controls, test requirements and acceptance criteria with design engineering and Area SMEs
  • Coordinate and drive execution of product and process qualification, reliability testing, and validation with the relevant SMEs. Maintain traceable evidence that assigned products and processes meet agreed performance, reliability, and compliance requirements.
  • Own the supplier and line scorecard. Using yield, defect tracking, process capability, and reliability data to assess process health, identify trends and escapes, prioritize improvements, and verify their effectiveness.
  • Lead containment, failure analysis, root cause investigation, and corrective actions for issues affecting the program during development, production, and deployment. Drive actions to closure with evidence that fixes are effective and sustained.
  • Work on-site with Area SMEs at supplier and sub-supplier locations to assess line readiness and process execution, troubleshoot issues, and verify that agreed controls and corrective actions are implemented.
  • Lead JDM/CM manufacturing and quality audits and performance reviews for the program, and drive readiness, process, and control gaps to closure.
  • Assess the manufacturing and quality impact of design, process, source, and site changes. Coordinate validation and control updates with the responsible engineering and sourcing owners.
  • Provide evidence-based release recommendations using readiness gate status, qualification and control evidence, containment status, and remaining risks and actions. Make any unmet criteria clear to the responsible approval owners.
  • Manage multiple projects, track progress against milestones, communicate priorities and risks across functions, and coordinate risk mitigation to meet schedules and quality standards.

Qualifications

  • Have a track record of owning both manufacturing and quality outcomes for complex hardware from new product introduction through production ramp and sustaining operations.
  • Are hands-on, detail-oriented, and comfortable taking deep ownership of an assigned product, source, or site while coordinating specialists across disciplines.
  • Understand high-performance computing hardware and the manufacturing and quality risks that carry across component, system, and rack integration, including L6, L10, and L11.
  • Partner closely with design engineering and subject matter experts to assess changes, define validation needs, and integrate technical decisions while respecting design and commercial ownership.
  • Have experience building integrated readiness plans, managing qualification gates and dependencies, and using technical evidence to make clear release recommendations.
  • Have significant experience working with multinational JDM/CM partners on manufacturing readiness, process controls, yield improvement, quality, reliability, and issue closure.
  • Are familiar with mechanical and electrical Design for Quality (DFQ), Excellence (DFX), Manufacturability (DFM), Assembly (DFA), Test (DFT), and Reliability (DFR), and can apply them with the relevant specialists.
  • Have experience leading structured problem solving and root cause analysis using methods such as 8D, 5 Whys, and fishbone analysis, including validation of corrective-action effectiveness.
  • Use statistical methods and manufacturing and quality data to understand yield, defects, process capability, and reliability, and communicate findings through clear supplier and line scorecards.
  • Have experience qualifying processes or sources, evaluating technical equivalency, and managing risks across suppliers, sites, and product or process interfaces.
  • Are comfortable with ambiguity and changing conditions, and can make clear decisions, document risks, and escalate issues while maintaining ownership through closure.

Skills

Required:Manufacturing readiness planningQuality engineeringRoot cause analysis

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 (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • 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, may also be provided.
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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