Sustaining PCBA Engineer for High-Volume Hardware

OpenAI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining) to support production and continual improvement of PCBAs used across Industrial Compute hardware platforms. You will partner with Hardware Design, Quality, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Supply Chain, and contract manufacturers to resolve production issues and ensure stable high-volume manufacturing.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in complex electronics manufacturing, with experience in SMT/PCB fabrication, process control, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years supporting high-volume PCBA manufacturing.
• Experience with SMT manufacturing, PCB fabrication, and electronic assembly processes.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process control, yield improvement, and statistical analysis.
• Experience performing root cause analysis using 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, or FMEA.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.
• Ability to interpret schematics, BOMs, assembly drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own sustaining manufacturing engineering for PCBA production across multiple hardware platforms.
• Drive root cause investigations for manufacturing defects, field failures, and production escapes.
• Partner with Hardware Design Engineers to improve manufacturability (DFM/DFA/DFT).
• Support engineering change orders (ECOs) and manufacturing change implementation.
• Work directly with contract manufacturers to improve production yield, cycle time, and quality.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify recurring process issues and improvement opportunities.
• Develop corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for manufacturing and supplier quality issues.
• Support failure analysis activities including electrical, functional, and process investigations.
• Improve manufacturing documentation, work instructions, assembly processes, and test procedures.
• Collaborate with Test Engineering to improve production test coverage and manufacturing diagnostics.
• Support supplier qualification, process validation, and manufacturing readiness for design revisions.
• Travel to manufacturing partners as needed to support production and issue resolution.

Skills

High-volume PCBA

SMT PCB assembly

Manufacturing data analysis

Root cause analysis

Contract manufacturers

BOM/schematics reading

Cross-functional communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

Tools

MES

PLM systems

ICT Testing

Flying Probe

Boundary Scan

System-Level Test

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining) to support production and continual improvement of PCBAs used across Industrial Compute hardware platforms. You will partner with Hardware Design, Quality, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Supply Chain, and contract manufacturers to resolve production issues and ensure stable high-volume manufacturing.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in complex electronics manufacturing, with experience in SMT/PCB fabrication, process control, and