System Power Engineer, Consumer Devices

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 293,000 - 325,000 annuallyFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsSkills: ["Python","Embedded systems","Power measurement","Lab instrumentation","Hardware-in-the-loop","Test automation"]

Join OpenAI’s Consumer Devices team as a System Power Engineer to characterize, measure, and optimize power consumption across embedded hardware. You’ll build power test automation, measure subsystem power with lab instrumentation, and drive improvements that boost battery life, thermal behavior, charging performance, and system reliability. Collaborate with Electrical Engineering and software teams in a hybrid role based in San Francisco to enable next‑gen AI devices.

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3 months ago

System Power Engineer, Consumer Devices

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Job Summary

Join OpenAI’s Consumer Devices team as a System Power Engineer to characterize, measure, and optimize power consumption across embedded hardware. You’ll build power test automation, measure subsystem power with lab instrumentation, and drive improvements that boost battery life, thermal behavior, charging performance, and system reliability. Collaborate with Electrical Engineering and software teams in a hybrid role based in San Francisco to enable next‑gen AI devices.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and develop power testing automation to evaluate system behavior across a range of workloads and operating conditions.
  • •Measure subsystem-level power consumption using power breakout probes and other lab instrumentation.
  • •Develop and execute power characterization tests spanning basic workloads, complex mixed-use scenarios, and representative day-of-use experiences.
  • •Partner closely with Electrical Engineers to identify opportunities to improve system power efficiency.
  • •Collaborate with software engineering teams to optimize energy usage in scenarios that impact battery life, device temperature, charging performance, and overall user experience.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 293,000 - 325,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •Experience measuring and optimizing power consumption on embedded hardware platforms.
  • •Designing and operating hardware-in-the-loop laboratories and orchestrating device testing at scale.
Experience:Embedded systemsHardware-in-the-loopPower measurementBattery lifeLab instrumentation
Skills:PythonEmbedded systemsPower measurementLab instrumentationHardware-in-the-loopTest automation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonEmbedded systemsPower instrumentationLab instrumentationHardware-in-the-loop

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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