The opportunity
OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems to power the next generation of frontier models.
What you'll do
Act as the single-threaded owner for operational readiness across NPI and: ramp, accountable for outcomes from early bring-up through sustained production
Translate OpenAI’s infrastructure strategy and engineering objectives into: clear operating plans, execution priorities, and decision frameworks
Drive alignment across Engineering, Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Finance,: Capacity Planning, and Executive stakeholders by framing tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations
Proactively identify inflection points where decisions or investments are: required to protect long-term scale, reliability, or cost targets
Influence operational strategy with manufacturing partners by setting: expectations on execution rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement
Drive overall NPI build readiness, including material accountability,: manufacturing and test readiness, product data availability, factory infrastructure, and qualification plans
What they're looking for
- Lead transition activities from NPI to mass production, partnering closely: with Sustaining Operations teams to ensure seamless ownership transfer
- Translate engineering requirements into actionable, factory-ready plans with: tier-1 manufacturing and integration partners
- Lead cross-functional build and debug cadences; ensure issues are clearly: owned, aggressively driven, and formally closed with root cause and prevention
- Drive factory and deployment ramp readiness, including throughput, site: readiness, yield targets, quality controls, and reliability gates
