Field Engineer OpenAI San Francisco
Overview
The OpenAI Robotics team seeks a Field Engineer to maintain robotic workcell infrastructure in San Francisco. You will own daily technical health, diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues, and develop tools that enhance operator efficiency. This role blends software development with hands-on robotics expertise to ensure reliable, scalable systems. Success requires deep experience in real-world deployments and a commitment to turning engineering insights into actionable practices.
What You'll Do9
- 1Serve as an engineering owner for keeping a fleet of robotic workcells online in daily operation
- 2Diagnose, fix, mitigate, or escalate issues spanning mechanics, electronics, controls, software interfaces, logs, and configuration
- 3Partner closely with technicians, operators, and engineering teams to improve scalable fleet support processes
- 4Build or spec lightweight hardware and software tools that improve monitoring, diagnostics, recovery, and handoffs
- 5Create documentation, SOPs, and diagnostic playbooks that turn engineering insight into repeatable floor practice
- 6Bring up and support prototype systems then help transition them into scalable operations as they mature
- 7Manage, triage, and respond to inbound tickets while maintaining clear issue history, ownership, and escalation paths
- 8Write lightweight analysis scripts to identify fleet trends, recurring failures, and opportunities to improve reliability
- 9Provide concise failure reports and operational feedback that help engineering teams improve system design
Requirements9
- 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
- 23-5 seasons leading cross-functional robotics projects
- 35+ years supporting electromechanical robotic systems in production environments
- 4Strong organizational habits around tickets, documentation, and shift-to-shift communication
- 5Bachelor`s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field
- 6Familiarity with robot middleware, motion-control stacks, and Linux-based systems
- 7Experience with fleet operations, internal tools, and incident response workflows
- 8Ability to troubleshoot electrical assemblies and hardware-software integration issues
- 9Proficiency in CAD for small component modifications
Salary Insight
$266 - $380k per year
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