Sustaining PCBA Engineer for Hyperscale AI Hardware

Slope; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining) to support production and continuous improvement of PCBAs across Industrial Compute hardware platforms in San Francisco. The role partners with Hardware Design, Quality, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, and Contract Manufacturers to resolve production issues, improve yield, implement ECOs, and ensure high-volume manufacturing stability.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering and 5+ years in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years supporting high-volume PCBA manufacturing.
• SMT manufacturing, PCB fabrication, and electronic assembly experience.
• Strong process control, yield improvement, and statistical analysis.
• Experience with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.
• Ability to read schematics, BOMs, drawings, and manufacturing documentation.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and project management.

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

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Data-driven problem solving

DFx (DFM/DFT/DFX)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

IPC standards

MES

PLM systems

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining) to support production and continuous improvement of PCBAs across Industrial Compute hardware platforms in San Francisco. The role partners with Hardware Design, Quality, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, and Contract Manufacturers to resolve production issues, improve yield, implement ECOs, and ensure high-volume manufacturing stability.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering and 5+ years in