# Compute Electrical Engineer, Robotics at OpenAI

- Company: OpenAI
- What the company does: Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
- Company website: https://openai.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $318K to $485K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-21
- Apply by: 2026-12-05
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/eb112d35-cd7e-45a4-8633-5d7ade298a39?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/openai-compute-electrical-engineer-robotics/

## About the role

Own compute hardware architecture and development, from component selection and schematic design through PCB layout, validation, and deployment. Design and integrate high-speed interfaces—including PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, MIPI, USB, and DisplayPort—balancing bandwidth, connectivity, power, and signal integrity. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience designing around AI inference SoCs or accelerators, including their power, memory, and communication architectures
- Familiarity with how AI inference workloads map to silicon capabilities, including compute throughput (TOPS), DRAM bandwidth and capacity, and how workload requirements and DRAM technology choices affect achievable performance and performance per watt
- Experience bringing compute hardware into production and resolving fabrication, assembly, or test issues with manufacturing partners

Tags: Research

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