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OpenAI

Product Engineering Lead

OpenAI

. Join and help lead early customer conversations and workshops .

Posted 9/24/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $333,000 - $370,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep expertise in manufacturing processes and factory operations, with a strong ability to partner with technical teams and drive customer adoption of manufacturing solutions. Proven track record in delivering measurable commercial impact within complex technical environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Manufacturing Processes ExpertiseFactory Operations ManagementTechnology and AI FluencyClear Communication SkillsCommercial Impact Evidence

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Hard Skills
Manufacturing Solutions ImplementationProduct DevelopmentProduct DesignSimulation WorkflowsSupply-Chain Processes
Soft Skills
Discovery and Problem-Framing SkillsHigh AgencySound JudgmentExceptional Follow-Through
Certifications & Qualifications
Degree in EngineeringDegree in Physics
Industry Keywords
Automotive SectorIndustrial EquipmentAgricultural EquipmentConsumer Electronics

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Join and help lead early customer conversations and workshops
  • Bring manufacturing context to operators, technical leaders, and senior executives
  • Surface and frame high-value manufacturing problems
  • Advise FDE and account teams on fit, impact, constraints, and adoption considerations
  • Partner with FDE and customer teams throughout delivery
  • Keep solutions grounded in operational reality and identify manufacturing risks early
  • Support customer adoption and measurable customer value
  • Serve as the manufacturing expert across factory processes, production systems, operational constraints, and business tradeoffs
  • Help win and expand strategic partnerships by shaping account strategy, executive engagement, use cases, buyer narratives, and commercial paths
  • Establish an operating cadence across manufacturing pursuits and deployments
  • Turn customer and factory-floor lessons into reusable discovery methods, launch standards, product-feedback loops, and recommendations
  • Develop relationships across automotive, industrial and agricultural equipment, and consumer electronics sectors
  • Move between executive conversations, working sessions, analysis, writing, and delivery follow-through
  • Potentially grow into leading OpenAI’s manufacturing practice

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Deep expertise in manufacturing processes and factory operations
  • Track record of operating factories or complex production environments, or directly implementing manufacturing solutions with customers
  • Strong technology and AI fluency
  • Excellent discovery and problem-framing skills
  • Ability to partner credibly with Forward Deployed Engineering and technical teams
  • Evidence of commercial impact in complex technical or industrial environments
  • High agency, low ego, sound judgment, and willingness to do detailed work
  • Clear, concise communication and exceptional follow-through
  • Preferred: experience with product development, product design, or simulation workflows
  • Preferred: experience with supply-chain processes, systems, or workflows
  • Preferred: degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field
  • Ability to work from the US office three days per week

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity
  • Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents)
  • Paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays
  • Multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge
  • Paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends may also be provided