Field Engineer

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 266,000 - 380,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Ownership","Documentation","Teamwork"]

Field Engineer to own the day-to-day health of robotic workcells used in OpenAI’s data acquisition operations. You will diagnose failures across mechanics, electronics, controls, and software; build lightweight tools and documentation; collaborate with technicians and engineers to improve fleet support; and track incidents from triage to resolution, enabling reliable, scalable robotic systems in a high-demand, live environment in San Francisco.

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Field Engineer

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Job Summary

Field Engineer to own the day-to-day health of robotic workcells used in OpenAI’s data acquisition operations. You will diagnose failures across mechanics, electronics, controls, and software; build lightweight tools and documentation; collaborate with technicians and engineers to improve fleet support; and track incidents from triage to resolution, enabling reliable, scalable robotic systems in a high-demand, live environment in San Francisco.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as an engineering owner for keeping a fleet of robotic workcells online in daily operation.
  • •Diagnose, fix, mitigate, or escalate issues spanning mechanics, electronics, controls, software interfaces, logs, and configuration.
  • •Partner closely with technicians, operators, and engineering teams to improve scalable fleet support processes.
  • •Build or spec lightweight hardware and software tools that improve monitoring, diagnostics, recovery, and handoffs.
  • •Create documentation, SOPs, and diagnostic playbooks that turn engineering insight into repeatable floor practice.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 266,000 - 380,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience supporting electromechanical, robotic, automation, or human-in-the-loop systems in production, R&D, lab, field, or operational environments.
Experience:5+ yearsRoboticsHardwareAutomation
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingOwnershipDocumentationTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonCADLinuxRobot middlewareLinux-based systemsDiagnostic tooling

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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