Principal Operations Engineer Mechanical

AI infrastructure company that builds and operates large-scale compute and data-center infrastructure for frontier AI workloads.

New York City, United States
About Fluidstack

Fluidstack deploys AI compute infrastructure, including custom data centers and large-scale compute capacity, for AI labs, governments, and enterprises.

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About the Role

You will provide senior technical leadership for mechanical and cooling infrastructure. You will assess sites, review designs, lead commissioning handovers, establish readiness, approve high-risk procedures, and investigate significant cooling events.

Requirements

  • Experience operating critical mechanical systems
  • Knowledge of chilled water, chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC, pumps, CDUs, and direct liquid cooling
  • Experience authoring and executing high-risk mechanical MOPs
  • Experience leading root cause analysis for cooling events
  • Ability to assess operational readiness and train technical teams

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the senior technical authority for mechanical and cooling infrastructure
  • Lead site assessments and operational audits
  • Drive technical readiness ahead of site activation
  • Review designs and specifications from an operational perspective
  • Own mechanical readiness and commissioning-to-operations handovers
  • Author and approve high-risk mechanical procedures
  • Lead root cause analysis for significant cooling events

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Retirement or pension plan
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Generous PTO policy
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