Power & Microgrid Controls Engineer for AI Data Centers

OpenAI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 257,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, program, integrate, and commission on-site power generation and microgrid controls for AI data center campuses. You will own control architecture across generation packages, protection, and DC monitoring, from concept through factory testing and site commissioning.

Responsibilities include real-time simulation, HIL testing, and coordinating with OEMs, EPCs, utilities, and system integrators to ensure safe, reliable operation under normal and fault

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of hands-on experience designing, programming, integrating and commissioning industrial controls for power generation or critical infra.
• Strong experience with PLC, DCS, SCADA, historian, industrial networking and system integration.
• Experience with generator controls, synchronization, load sharing, islanding and load shedding schemes.
• Experience integrating controls with power generation equipment, protective relays and SCADA/EPMS.
• Ability to develop functional specifications, sequences, alarms and test procedures.

Responsibilities

• Design, program and commission plant power controllers and microgrid control systems for gas turbines and engines.
• Develop control sequences for grid-connected, islanded and transition modes including start/stop and restoration.
• Coordinate active/reactive power, voltage and frequency controls across generators and storage.
• Define plant responses to trips, outages and communication loss; interact with OEMs and EPCs.
• Develop functional specs, I/O lists, diagrams and alarm philosophies.
• Perform real-time simulation and HIL tests using RTDS and RSCAD.
• Lead FAT/SAT testing, commissioning and handover to operations.

Skills

PLC, DCS, SCADA

Industrial cybersecurity

Control-system integration

Power generation controls

Troubleshooting across disciplines

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in controls or electrical engineering

Tools

RTDS

RSCAD

SCADA/EPMS

IEC 61850

Modbus

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, program, integrate, and commission on-site power generation and microgrid controls for AI data center campuses. You will own control architecture across generation packages, protection, and DC monitoring, from concept through factory testing and site commissioning.

Responsibilities include real-time simulation, HIL testing, and coordinating with OEMs, EPCs, utilities, and system integrators to ensure safe, reliable operation under normal and fault