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Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager, Optics

About the TeamOpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team builds next-generation AI-native silicon and systems while working closely with soft

Company

OpenAI

Location

San Francisco

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-11T17:31:23.358+00:00

OpenAI's Hardware organization seeks a Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager, Optics, in San Francisco, reporting to the Head of Partnerships & Strategic Sourcing. The role owns sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships for fiber and optical interconnect components: cable assemblies, harnesses, shuffles, optical backplane assemblies, fiber-array units, fiber-to-chip interfaces, detachable connectors and optical routing. Duties cover RFIs, RFPs and RFQs, supplier qualification and negotiation, cost modelling, and continuity and capacity planning. Ten or more years in strategic sourcing or supply-chain leadership in optical communications or related hardware manufacturing is requested.