Mechanical Lead at OpenAI · LumiJobs

Qualification

Substantial mechanical constructionPractical knowledge of coolingAbility to review drawingsExperience coordinating inspectionRelevant tradeRelevant mechanical tradeWe are an equal opportunity employerFor additional information

Required

Substantial mechanical construction, installation, field engineering or startup experience in data center cooling or comparable critical facilities.
Demonstrated leadership of mechanical contractors or crews, including coordination across organizations without relying on direct reporting authority.
Practical knowledge of cooling, ventilation, hydronic and pumping systems, heat rejection, piping cleanliness and vendor startup requirements.
Ability to review drawings, specifications, submittals, work methods and controls narratives for constructability and installation readiness.
Experience coordinating inspection, pressure testing, flushing, cleaning, balancing prerequisites and controls checkout.
Ability to interpret test results and deficiency records with commissioning specialists and coordinate corrective work, retesting and turnover evidence.
Clear communication and sound judgment when coordinating power, controls, startup and testing dependencies or escalating safety and delivery risks.
Relevant trade, apprenticeship, technical or degree-based preparation, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred

Owner-side or specialist-contractor experience with high-density data center cooling, liquid cooling or phased cooling-system startup.
Experience with integrated systems testing, factory or site acceptance activities, and digital commissioning or field-reporting tools.
Relevant mechanical trade, controls, balancing or commissioning qualifications, or professional engineering credentials.
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. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum 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.
For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, for US-based candidates. For unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected information technology systems and related data security obligations.

Mechanical Lead

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Company

OpenAI

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