OpenAI

Critical Facilities Lead, Compute Infrastructure

OpenAI • $150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in large-scale data center operations or critical infrastructure engineering
  • Familiarity with liquid-cooled IT systems including CDU and manifold design
  • Ability to define and enhance processes at the crossover of construction, hardware, and operations
  • Experience managing infrastructure throughout deployment to maintenance and recovery
  • Proven track record in addressing field issues and ensuring operational reliability

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute commissioning steps and bring-up processes for data center facilities
  • Interface with design and hardware teams to customize deployment procedures
  • Oversee installation and operational readiness of large-scale data center campuses
  • Manage monitoring, maintenance, and quality control of infrastructure systems
  • Develop staffing strategies for on-site operations
  • Establish and enforce protocols for both planned and unplanned downtime

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI technology
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams
  • Leadership role that influences the development of next-gen data centers
  • Impactful work supporting large-scale infrastructure projects
  • Chance to define processes for high-stakes operations
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are seeking a Critical Facilities Lead to support the commissioning, deployment, and long-term operation of our next-generation AI data centers. This role bridges the interface between data center construction and hardware landing, ensuring seamless integration of mission-critical infrastructure with hardware deployment timelines. You will define and execute commissioning plans, support infrastructure bring-up, and take ownership of operations and maintenance for cutting-edge, large-scale, AI data centers.

You will collaborate closely with design, construction, and hardware teams to define repeatable processes for new data center builds and lead hands-on operations to uphold the performance and reliability of our deployed infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and execute sequences of operations, commissioning steps, and bring-up processes for mission-critical data center facilities.
  • Interface with the design and hardware teams to define deployment procedures tailored to each data center and hardware configuration.
  • Oversee installation, commissioning, and operational readiness of large-scale data center campuses.
  • Manage monitoring, maintenance, and quality control of the data center infrastructure, including high-performance liquid cooling systems.
  • Develop on-site operations staffing strategy.
  • Develop and enforce procedures for planed and unplanned downtime and SLAs for critical facility components.

Qualifications
  • Have 10+ years of experience in large-scale data center facility operations, commissioning, or critical infrastructure engineering.
  • Are deeply familiar with liquid-cooled IT systems, including CDU and in-rack/in-row manifold design, bring-up, and servicing.
  • Enjoy defining and improving infrastructure processes at the intersection of construction, hardware, and operations.
  • Are comfortable owning infrastructure from deployment to long-term maintenance and failure recovery.
  • Have experience responding to field issues and managing reliability through well-defined operational processes.


About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
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100 employees
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2015

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