OpenAI
Electrical Engineer, Actuator test infrastructure
About this role
Design and own the electrical infrastructure for robotic actuator test cells, including motor drives, power distribution, instrumentation, and safety systems. This hands-on role combines lab execution with system architecture to enable reliable, scalable testing of high-performance actuators.
What you'll do
- Design and own electrical architecture for dynamometer test cells, from power distribution through motor drives and auxiliary systems
- Specify, integrate, and commission motor drives and load machines for actuator performance and durability testing
- Design power distribution, grounding, shielding, and cabling for high-current and precision measurement systems
- Integrate sensors (torque, position, temperature, current, vibration) into DAQ and control systems
- Develop schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, and test-cell interface documentation
- Design safety circuits including E-stops, interlocks, safe torque off, and fault detection
What they're looking for
- Motor drives and servo systems
- Power electronics and distribution
- Electrical safety design and compliance
- Grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC
- Data acquisition and instrumentation
- Electrical schematic and CAD design
- Hands-on debugging and troubleshooting
- Cross-functional collaboration (mechanical, software, controls)
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OpenAI
OpenAI builds AI infrastructure and products, including large-scale data center campuses for AI computing and generative AI applications for enterprise customers. The company is hiring civil engineers, project engineers, electrical design engineers, data center R&D engineers, and AI deployment engineers to expand its infrastructure capabilities and help customers deploy AI solutions.
View all jobs at OpenAILikely interview questions
- Describe your experience designing or commissioning motor drive systems for testing applications—what challenges did you face with noise, EMI, or signal integrity?
- Walk us through how you would approach grounding and shielding design for a system that needs both high-current power delivery and precision low-level sensor measurements.