OpenAI · 7 hours ago
Reliability/DFX Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$225K/yr - $445K/yr
10+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a highly skilled Reliability/DFX Engineer to oversee DFX architecture and enhance reliability and fault tolerance in AI hardware. This role involves collaborating with various teams to implement reliable next-generation AI accelerator systems and drive continuous improvements across the hardware stack.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Oversee DFX architecture, implementation, and execution in silicon from concept to high-volume deployment, and propose high-ROI features to enhance reliability and fault tolerance. DFX includes design for testability, reliability, availability, and serviceability of high-performance AI hardware
Build system-level reliability models grounded in empirical data to guide organization-wide DFX and reliability strategy. This requires a detailed understanding of chip and system architecture, design, implementation, and component-level reliability
Collaborate with chip and platform architecture/design teams to explore and implement DFX features, including the specification and implementation of digital/mixed-signal IP, firmware/system software, and DFX methodology (in partnership with engineering teams)
Partner with hardware health and platform design teams to continuously improve reliability and fault tolerance in NPI and HVM. This includes optimizing operating conditions, designing experiments, and performing data analysis to drive continuous, data-driven improvements across the stack
Serve as the DFX/reliability champion and evangelist to align the broader industry ecosystem with OpenAI’s requirements and roadmap
Qualification
Required
BS with 15+ years, MS with 10+ years, or PhD with 3+ years of relevant industry experience focused on reliability across the chip/platform stack
Hands-on experience with RTL design and DFT is required
Detailed understanding of ML chip and platform architecture and ML workload characteristics is required
Strong fundamentals in reliability modeling, with hands-on skills in empirical data analysis
Preferred
Physical implementation and/or silicon ATE experience is preferred
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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