Manufacturing Engineering Tech (Assembly)

PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining)OpenAI's Industrial Compute organization is building the world's most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. We work closely with hardware design teams, manufacturing partners, suppliers, and data center operations to deliver the compute platforms that power frontier AI.The Manufacturing Engineering team ensures our hardware can be built, tested, deployed, and supported at hyperscale. We bridge Hardware Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Contract Manufacturers, and Hardware Operations to continuously improve manufacturing performance throughout the product lifecycle.As our fleet grows globally, sustaining manufacturing engineering becomes increasingly important to maintain product quality, improve manufacturability, and rapidly resolve production issues.We are seeking a PCBA Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining) to support production and continuous improvement of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) used throughout Industrial Compute hardware platforms.This role focuses on sustaining engineering after product launch. You'll partner closely with Hardware Design, Quality, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Supply Chain, and our contract manufacturers to resolve production issues, improve manufacturing yield, reduce failures, implement engineering changes, and ensure stable high-volume manufacturing.The ideal candidate has experience supporting complex server, networking, accelerator, storage, or high-performance electronics manufacturing environments.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn sustaining manufacturing engineering for PCBA production across multiple hardware platforms.Drive root cause investigations for manufacturing defects, field failures, and production escapes.Partner with Hardware Design Engineers to improve manufacturability (DFM/DFA/DFT).Support engineering change orders (ECOs) and manufacturing change implementation.Work directly with contract manufacturers to improve production yield, cycle time, and quality.Analyze manufacturing data to identify recurring process issues and improvement opportunities.Develop corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for manufacturing and supplier quality issues.Support failure analysis activities including electrical, functional, and process investigations.Improve manufacturing documentation, work instructions, assembly processes, and test procedures.Collaborate with Test Engineering to improve production test coverage and manufacturing diagnostics.Support supplier qualification, process validation, and manufacturing readiness for design revisions.Travel to manufacturing partners as needed to support production and issue resolution.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.5+ years supporting high-volume PCBA manufacturing.Experience with SMT manufacturing, PCB fabrication, and electronic assembly processes.Strong understanding of manufacturing process control, yield improvement, and statistical analysis.Experience performing root cause analysis using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, or FMEA.Experience working with contract manufacturers and global supply chains.Ability to interpret schematics, BOMs, assembly drawings, and manufacturing documentation.Excellent cross-functional communication and project management skills.About OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.