Senior Data Center Hardware Reliability Engineer

Gohyred; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI seeks a senior hardware quality and reliability leader to own the end-to-end data-center hardware quality loop for OpenAI’s 3P infrastructure and 1P platforms. You will turn field failures into quantified risk, drive containment, root-cause verification, and improve manufacturing-test coverage.

The role requires practical hardware/system understanding, reliability engineering expertise, data fluency, and cross-functional leadership at data-center scale, with collaboration across MQE and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in hardware quality/reliability, server/rack systems, or mission-critical infrastructure.
• 3+ years owning field-failure, RMA, or CAPA outcomes.
• Working proficiency with SQL and Python/R or equivalent analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end data-center hardware quality and reliability loop for OpenAI’s infrastructure and platforms.
• Define key metrics (AFR, MTBF/MTTR, DPPM) with clear denominators and uncertainty.
• Lead systemic field-failure triage, containment, and corrective-action verification across fleets.

Skills

SQL

Python/R

Analytics tools

Cross-functional leadership

Education

BS in electrical, mechanical, computer, materials, reliability engineering, physics, or equivalent experience

MS preferred

Tools

Linux

IPMI

Redfish

BMC

Job description

OpenAI seeks a senior hardware quality and reliability leader to own the end-to-end data-center hardware quality loop for OpenAI’s 3P infrastructure and 1P platforms. You will turn field failures into quantified risk, drive containment, root-cause verification, and improve manufacturing-test coverage.

The role requires practical hardware/system understanding, reliability engineering expertise, data fluency, and cross-functional leadership at data-center scale, with collaboration across MQE and