Systems Test Engineer, End-to-End Validation | Consumer Devices

The role

You will design and execute end-to-end testing for complex device experiences. This includes hardware, software, connectivity, cloud services, and accessories.

What you will do

• Develop structured test plans and reproducible procedures for user journeys and failure scenarios.
• Build and operate complex test environments involving devices, servers, networks, and accessories.
• Execute test campaigns, track results, and communicate risks and blocking issues.
• Reproduce complex failures, isolate components, and collect logs and telemetry.
• Identify repeatable manual workflows for automation and develop tooling.
• Convert field issues and production failures into repeatable regression tests.
• Partner with embedded, systems, cloud, hardware, QA, and product teams.

Required qualifications

• Experience with system-level, integration, end-to-end, or validation testing for complex hardware-software products.
• Skill in translating loosely defined product behavior into clear, repeatable, and measurable test procedures.
• Experience testing systems that span devices, networks, backend services, mobile applications, or connected accessories.

Nice to have

• Enjoy hands-on debugging and can methodically isolate failures across hardware, firmware, software, connectivity, and cloud services.
• Are comfortable working with logs, diagnostics, command-line tools, network tools, and device configuration utilities.
• Have experience automating tests or test setups using Python or similar scripting tools.
• Understand how to create reliable test environments with controlled setup, configuration, preconditions, expected results, and recovery procedures.
• Are comfortable working across engineering disciplines and communicating complex failures with clear evidence and reproducible steps.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance to new employees

Before you apply

• Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. OpenAI Consumer Devices is building the next generation of products that bring powerful AI into people’s everyday lives.