Mechanical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, Robotics
AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.
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About OpenAI
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.
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About the Role
You will independently own the design of PCBA test fixtures and stations for advanced robotic systems, from concept through fabrication, validation, deployment and reliable operation. You will build precision fixtures, run analysis and simulation, work with electrical, firmware and software teams, manage fabrication vendors, and deploy fixtures at contract manufacturers.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to independently deliver precision-fixture or equipment projects
- Strong 3D CAD and released-drawing capability
- Strong fundamentals in GD&T, tolerance analysis, stiffness, compliance and load paths
- Hands-on ability to work with fabrication partners and diagnose failures
- Ability to define and execute fixture acceptance checks
- Ability to communicate across electrical, software, manufacturing and operations teams
Responsibilities
- Own mechanical architecture of PCBA test stations
- Design probe and bed-of-nails fixtures, connector-mating mechanisms, clamps and tooling
- Use analysis and simulation to assess stiffness, forces, deflection, tolerance stacks and fixture life
- Develop locating and compliance features that protect components
- Partner with electrical engineers on test access, probes, ESD, cabling, cooling and interlocks
- Build, assemble, instrument and debug fixtures in the lab
- Design safe loading, pinch-point protection and operator access
- Manage fabrication partners and vendors and release CAD, drawings and documentation
- Own fixture deployment and acceptance at contract manufacturers
Benefits
- Equity
- Performance-related bonus
- Medical, dental and vision insurance with HSA employer contributions
- Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA and commuter pre-tax accounts
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Paid medical and caregiver leave
- Flexible PTO
- 13+ paid company holidays
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid life and disability coverage
- Learning and development stipend
- Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits
- Relocation support
- Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends