AI-Scale Optical Interconnect Engineer

Faangapply; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI’s Hardware organization seeks an Optical Interconnect System Engineer to design, qualify, and deploy scalable optical connectivity for large-scale AI infrastructure. This role spans fiber-system architecture, optical-mechanical integration, validation, reliability, deployment, and serviceability.

You will work with optical, mechanical, electrical, networking, manufacturing, reliability, and data-center teams to translate system needs into practical interconnect solutions, connecting

Qualifications

• Experience designing and deploying large-scale optical systems across complex hardware.
• Strong cross-functional communication and teamwork.
• Hands-on optical-mechanical design and system integration experience.

Responsibilities

• Define optical interconnect architectures and requirements across hardware platforms and rack-level systems.
• Design high-density fiber systems for performance, density, reliability, installation, and serviceability.
• Lead optical-mechanical integration and cross-functional design reviews.
• Develop test and qualification plans for optical components, modules, switching platforms, and integrated systems.
• Own optical loss budgets, routing guidelines, handling requirements, and serviceability criteria.
• Support system bring-up, deployment, troubleshooting, failure analysis, and reliability improvement.
• Create reusable design guidelines, interface requirements, and qualification methods.

Skills

Optical interconnect design

Cross-functional collaboration

System integration

Problem solving

Job description

OpenAI’s Hardware organization seeks an Optical Interconnect System Engineer to design, qualify, and deploy scalable optical connectivity for large-scale AI infrastructure. This role spans fiber-system architecture, optical-mechanical integration, validation, reliability, deployment, and serviceability.

You will work with optical, mechanical, electrical, networking, manufacturing, reliability, and data-center teams to translate system needs into practical interconnect solutions, connecting