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Hardware Engineer, Test

About the Team:OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native s

Company

OpenAI

Location

San Francisco

Status

Open

Posted

2026-08-27T19:15:40.08+00:00

OpenAI seeks a Hardware Test Engineer in its Hardware organization to test AI-native silicon and data-center systems. The job covers writing and running test plans for processors, memory, custom accelerators and interconnects, debugging hardware, power, thermal and high-speed link issues, and automating tests. It asks for at least ten years in hardware testing or validation, hands-on lab instrument experience, knowledge of interfaces such as DDR and Ethernet, and scripting with Python or Bash. The role sits at the intersection of AI hardware and supercomputing.