# Rack Power Engineer at OpenAI

- Company: OpenAI
- Status: Open
- Workplace: Hybrid
- Location: San Francisco · Remote
- Level: Mid-level
- Discipline: Engineering
- Employment: Full-time
- Salary: $287K–485K
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Skills: Scaling, Hardware
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/openai/9d56b6fe-880a-47e8-a5ea-42fc8a1a8edc

## Description

About the Team

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. By co-designing chips, systems, tools, and methodologies, the team helps deliver faster, more efficient, and production-ready hardware for OpenAI’s supercomputing platform.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Rack Power Engineer with deep expertise in high-power conversion and distribution to design, qualify, and support power systems for AI supercomputers. You will own rack power solutions—including power shelves, AC/DC rectifiers, power supply units (PSUs), power management controllers (PMCs), and high-current distribution—from requirements and supplier development through deployment. You will also monitor fleet rack power health, lead debugging and root-cause investigations, and drive improvements into hardware, firmware, and qualification coverage.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

 - Own rack power architecture and requirements for high-power AI supercomputing systems, including power budgets, AC input interfaces, DC distribution, redundancy, efficiency, serviceability, and integration with data center infrastructure.

 - Drive the design and supplier development of power shelves, rectifiers, PSUs, PMCs, 

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