Robotics Data Acquisition Operations Manager

OpenAI; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI in San Francisco, CA is seeking an Operations Program Manager - Robotics Data Acquisition to own the day-to-day operating rhythm in data collection facilities. This hands-on role requires floor time, ambiguity tolerance, and data-driven decision making to improve reliability and efficiency.

You will coordinate busy operations, track key metrics, and drive fixes from bottleneck analyses. In-person presence is required five days a week at our SF campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• 3–5 years hands-on experience in manufacturing, industrial/process engineering, operations, robotics, or production environments.
• Experience using Lean, Six Sigma, time studies, or similar methods to improve processes.
• Understand operating KPIs such as cycle time, takt time, throughput, utilization, yield, OEE, and uptime.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily operations readiness across workstations, operators, materials.
• Track core operating metrics including utilization, cycle time, throughput, downtime, operator productivity, and data quality.
• Identify bottlenecks through workflow analysis, time studies, and capacity modeling, then drive practical fixes.
• Execute the rollout of new hardware, sensors, tools, and process changes with Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Supply Chain, and Safety.
• Identify equipment readiness issues and coordinate with technical support to keep workstations, and test equipment calibrated, configured, maintained, and ready for rollouts and evaluations.
• Lead root cause analysis for recurring operational issues and follow through on corrective actions.
• Provide operation input to create and maintain SOPs, work instructions, training materials, and process controls.
• Identify and flag resource constraints and manage issue escalation and resolution.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Operations management

Data analysis

Robotics operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Manufacturing or related field

Tools

Data acquisition hardware

Job description

OpenAI in San Francisco, CA is seeking an Operations Program Manager - Robotics Data Acquisition to own the day-to-day operating rhythm in data collection facilities. This hands-on role requires floor time, ambiguity tolerance, and data-driven decision making to improve reliability and efficiency.

You will coordinate busy operations, track key metrics, and drive fixes from bottleneck analyses. In-person presence is required five days a week at our SF campus.