Compute Electrical Engineer, Robotics

Job summary

Responsibilities

We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer to develop the AI inference compute systems that power OpenAI’s humanoid robots. This role combines compute architecture, high-speed digital design, onboard power electronics, and compact HDI PCB development.

• 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.
• Develop onboard DC-to-DC conversion and power distribution to meet efficiency, transient-response, sequencing, and power-integrity requirements.
• Define HDI PCB stackups, dielectric materials, via structures, and routing strategies that balance electrical performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost.
• Lead bench bring-up and validation, including test planning, high-speed interface characterization, power measurements, and debugging through verified resolution.

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…
• Experience bringing compute hardware into production and resolving fabrication, assembly, or test issues with manufacturing partners.