The opportunity
OpenAI is on a bold mission to build the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure. We are seeking a Data Center Network and Structured Cabling Engineer with 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing optimized network and structured cabling solutions at large data centers buildings and data center campuses.
What you'll do
Design and specify physical network infrastructure across data center: buildings and campuses, including fiber and copper cabling, network rooms, rack layouts, cable trays, and duct bank pathways. Coordinate with other engineering disciplines to ensure network infrastructure space, power, cooling, and operational requirements are incorporated into the overall design
Develop standards, reference designs, and installation guidelines for: structured cabling and physical network deployments.
Translate logical network architectures and hardware connectivity: requirements into scalable physical designs, including fiber topology, port connectivity, patching, redundancy, and capacity planning, in partnership with network engineering and operations teams.
Provide technical direction to design consultants, cabling vendors, and: installation contractors, resolving scope gaps and ensuring designs are constructible and meet network requirements.
Define installation quality and acceptance criteria, and oversee inspection,: testing, commissioning, and turnover of structured cabling systems.
Lead physical network design reviews, coordinate clash detection and: resolution with other disciplines, and conduct site inspections to verify installation quality and conformance with design and operational requirements.
What they're looking for
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues during build, commissioning, and handover phases to ensure network readiness.
- Develop and maintain physical network documentation, including design: requirements, drawings, port maps, cable schedules, bills of materials, labeling standards, and as-built records.
- Provide feedback to design and operations teams to drive continuous improvement of physical network standards.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
