OpenAI is hiring a Research Engineer

OpenAI is hiring a Research Engineer focused on SLAM and Multi-View Geometry for our Robotics team. In this role, you will develop robust systems that enable robots to perceive, track, and reconstruct the world in 3D from multi-camera and multimodal sensor data. You will work on the core perception pipelines used during teleoperation and data collection, and build scalable systems for reconstructing 3D structure from massive datasets.

What You'll Do

• Develop and deploy online SLAM systems used during robotic data collection with multi-camera sensor stacks and teleoperation platforms.
• Build systems for large-scale 3D reconstruction and point tracking across massive datasets, enabling new approaches to world modeling and perception.
• Work with research and engineering teams to scale multi-view geometry pipelines to large datasets.
• Improve the accuracy, robustness, and scalability of perception systems used in robotics data collection and training pipelines.
• Collaborate across robotics, perception, and ML teams to integrate geometry-based methods with learned models.

What We're Looking For

• Industry experience applying SLAM or visual-inertial odometry systems, such as in robotics, self-driving vehicles, AR/VR headsets, or other real-world perception systems.
• Deep understanding of multi-view geometry, camera calibration, bundle adjustment, feature tracking, and sources of error in real-world SLAM systems.

Nice to Have

• Experience with large-scale data processing pipelines or are excited to learn and work with infrastructure that supports large datasets.
• Enjoy working in fast-moving environments and collaborating closely with engineers and researchers to ship systems quickly.

Team & Environment

You will join the Robotics team, working closely with research and engineering partners to build foundational perception capabilities.

Benefits & Compensation

• Relocation assistance.

Work Mode

This role follows a hybrid work model and is based in San Francisco, CA.

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.