Senior OT Network Engineer - Data Center Controls

OpenAI; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a mid to senior OT Network Engineer to lead the design and operation of resilient, scalable OT networks for AI data centers. You will translate compute, power, and cooling requirements into practical network designs, evaluate vendor solutions, and drive decisions across telemetry, commissioning, and operations.

The role requires hands-on experience in industrial networking, time synchronization, and security, with travel to data centers and related facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in controls/OT networking or mission-critical facilities.
• Experience with industrial protocols and OT security.
• Hands-on design and lifecycle support for OT networks.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define OT network requirements for AI data center campuses.
• Develop reference architectures and design templates.
• Review design docs including OT diagrams and telemetry.
• Design and implement OT network topologies with redundancy.
• Lead operations planning, backups, and change management.
• Collaborate with electrical, IT, security, and operations teams.
• Evaluate protocol requirements: BACnet/IP, BACnet MSTP, Modbus TCP/RTU, OPC UA, IEC-61850 MMS/GOOSE, MQTT, SNMP, syslog, NTP/PTP, IRIG-B, and vendor-specific interfaces.
• Support testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.

Skills

OT networking

Controls engineering

Security design

Troubleshooting

VM / virtualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / related

Tools

Cisco/Juniper networking gear

Palo Alto firewalls

Rockwell/Siemens industrial gear

OT monitoring platforms

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a mid to senior OT Network Engineer to lead the design and operation of resilient, scalable OT networks for AI data centers. You will translate compute, power, and cooling requirements into practical network designs, evaluate vendor solutions, and drive decisions across telemetry, commissioning, and operations.

The role requires hands-on experience in industrial networking, time synchronization, and security, with travel to data centers and related facilities.