Data Center Design Engineer, Electrical - Industrial Compute

OpenAI is looking for a Data Center Design Engineer to oversee MEP design and operations for large-scale data centers, ensuring reliability and performance while collaborating with external vendors. OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products.

• •Oversee building and MEP design, operation, and maintenance, including reviewing building and MEP drawings and proposals across all project phases.
• •Lead operational activities for large-scale data center campuses, from early design phases through delivery and daily operation.
• •Operate and maintain critical data center facilities and equipment, ensuring reliability and performance.
• •Collaborate with external vendors to select, procure, and manage critical equipment, such as generators, UPS, chillers, and CDUs.
• •Provide technical expertise on all aspects of data center building, equipment, and operational systems, ensuring alignment with best practices.
• •Ensure seamless integration of power, cooling, networking, and construction systems into overall data center design and operation.
• •Contribute to developing data center operational workflows from design requirements through commissioning, pilot testing, and deployment readiness.
• •Contribute to data center operations projects (hardware and software readiness) from planning through deployment.
• •Provide technical direction to teams and vendors, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and standards.
• •Select and manage external contractors and consultants and foster strong vendor relationships.
• •Oversee quality assurance and resolve risks to meet safety and operational standards.