Fluidstack
Data Center Operations
PrincipalOperationsEngineer,Electrical
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“Principal Operations Engineer, Electrical at Fluidstack. Skills: operational electrical infrastructure, mission-critical electrical systems, electrical systems operation, electrical systems improvement. Serve as principal operational technical authority for electrical infrastructure. Lead technical and operational site audits”
What You'll Achieve.
set the standard for how a rapidly scaling fleet is operated, audited, and improved; drive corrective actions through to closure; ensure learnings propagate across all sites
Industry & Context.
root cause analysis
Willingness to travel extensively across the fleet. 50-75%
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of hands-on experience in mission-critical electrical systems, at least 5 years as the senior technical voice on a site, campus, or fleet, Data center operations experience, Deep working command of MV/HV power distribution, generation, UPS and battery systems, protection and controls, and low-voltage distribution, Demonstrated ability to author, approve, and execute high-risk MOPs and EOPs in live critical environments, A track record of leading root cause analysis on significant electrical events and driving corrective actions to closure, A track record of holding OEMs, service vendors, and contractors accountable, written communication: operational health assessments, RCAs, procedure reviews, and design review feedback, Comfort operating as the senior technical voice across operations, design, construction, hardware, and EHS, Willingness to travel extensively across the fleet. 50-75%
Nice to Have
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, Hyperscale or large colocation operational experience at hundreds of MW+ scale, Journeyman or Master Electrician PE licensure, NETA Level III or IV certification, Uptime Institute AOS or equivalent operations credential, Tier III/Tier IV commissioning leadership experience, Experience operating across multiple sites or as part of a global fleet operations function, Experience standing up new sites from commissioning handover through steady-state, Experience contributing operational requirements into reference designs or productized data center builds
What You'll Do.
Serve as principal operational technical authority for electrical infrastructure
Lead technical and operational site audits
Own electrical operational readiness for new sites
Review operational designs for new builds
Feed structured operational learnings back into design
Author and approve high-risk MOPs
Lead root cause analysis for significant electrical events
Contribute to and uphold electrical safety program
Partner with QA/QC during construction
Build and deliver technical training
Mentor Field Engineers and rising operational staff
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Serve as the technical arm of senior operations leadership; Be a force multiplier across cluster leads, field engineers, and commissioning teams; Be the connective tissue between operations, design, construction, hardware, and EHS; Represent the operational point of view in design forums; Partner with QA/QC during construction; Build and deliver technical training to Field Engineers; Mentor Field Engineers and rising operational staff; Act as senior technical voice in operational reviews
Communication Scope
written communication: operational health assessments, RCAs, procedure reviews, and design review feedback; Comfort operating as the senior technical voice
Process & Methodology
own the remediation roadmap through closure
Full Job Description
ABOUT FLUIDSTACK We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it. We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI. We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply! ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a Principal Operations Engineer, Electrical to serve as the most senior technical authority for the operational electrical infrastructure across our hyperscale AI data center portfolio. This is a field-first, deeply technical leadership role for an operator who has spent a career running mission-critical electrical systems and is ready to set the standard for how a rapidly scaling fleet is operated, audited, and improved. You will operate as the technical arm of senior operations leadership in the field — leading site assessments and operational audits, driving the technical readiness of teams ahead of site activation, reviewing designs and specifications from an operational lens, and feeding operational learnings back into the design and manufacturing organization as we shift toward a productized, repeatable build model. You will be a force multiplier across our cluster leads, field engineers, and commissioning teams, and the connective tissue between operations, design, construction, hard
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