Senior Actuator Design & Integration Engineer

OpenAI; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Senior Actuator Design and Integration Engineer to lead the development of custom electromechanical actuators for advanced robotic systems. You will own architecture, design, and integration from concept through prototype validation, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, controls, firmware, and manufacturing teams to deliver scalable actuator solutions.

This role emphasizes precision assemblies, torque density, thermal management, backdrivability,

Qualifications

• Experience in design of precision electromechanical assemblies.
• Ability to lead architecture and trade studies for actuator systems.
• Collaborative work with mechanical, electrical, controls and firmware teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design and integration of custom robotic actuators.
• Define requirements for torque density, bandwidth, efficiency and thermal performance.
• Drive integration with actuators, sensing, packaging and mechanical interfaces.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability and reliability.

Skills

Actuator design

System integration

Thermal management

Job description

OpenAI in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a Senior Actuator Design and Integration Engineer to lead the development of custom electromechanical actuators for advanced robotic systems. You will own architecture, design, and integration from concept through prototype validation, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, controls, firmware, and manufacturing teams to deliver scalable actuator solutions.

This role emphasizes precision assemblies, torque density, thermal management, backdrivability,