Fluidstack
Data Center Operations
PrincipalOperationsEngineer,Hardware—DataCenterOperations
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“Principal Operations Engineer, Hardware — Data Center Operations at Fluidstack. Skills: Data Center Operations, Hardware Management, Fleet Operations, Root Cause Analysis. Serve as senior technical authority for operational hardware. Lead site assessments”
What You'll Achieve.
Redefine operational excellence; Set standards for company operations; Shape operating model for company; Grow team by thousands
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
Travel 50-75%
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Senior technical authority for operational hardware fleet, Lead site assessments, Drive technical readiness of teams, Review hardware platforms, Feed learnings back into engineering, Author high-risk hardware MOPs, Approve high-risk hardware MOPs, Execute high-risk hardware MOPs, Lead fleet-wide root cause analysis, Hold OEMs accountable, Hold ODMs accountable, Hold service vendors accountable, Operate mission-critical hardware at scale, Senior technical voice on site, Senior technical voice on campus, Senior technical voice on fleet, Command GPU systems, Command server platforms, Command storage, Command firmware lifecycle, Command hardware diagnostics, Author high-risk MOPs, Execute high-risk MOPs, Lead root cause analysis, Hold OEMs to a standard, Hold ODMs to a standard, Hold deployment partners to a standard, Write clearly, Teach others
Nice to Have
Hyperscale fleets supporting thousands of accelerators, Large HPC fleets supporting thousands of accelerators, Liquid-cooled compute operations, Linux management tooling, Hardware management tooling, Standing up new sites from handover to steady state, Scripting for fleet-scale operations
What You'll Do.
Serve as senior technical authority for operational hardware
Lead site assessments
Lead operational audits
Drive technical readiness of teams ahead of site
Review hardware platforms from operational lens
Review integration designs from operational lens
Feed learnings back into hardware engineering
Feed learnings back into deployment
Feed learnings back into supply chain
Author high-risk hardware MOPs in production
Approve high-risk hardware MOPs in production
Execute high-risk hardware MOPs in production
Lead fleet-wide root cause analysis to closure
Hold OEMs accountable to a standard
Hold ODMs accountable to a standard
Hold service vendors accountable to a standard
Manage flawed RMA processes
Manage flawed integration processes
Act as connective tissue across teams
Act as force multiplier across teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Hardware operations; Hardware engineering; Network teams; Facilities teams; Supply chain teams; Customer-facing teams
Communication Scope
Write clearly
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! HOW WE OPERATE - High ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done. - Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible. - First principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins. - Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward. THE DATA CENTER OPERATIONS TEAM Examples of key problems the team is working on - Operate at the scale of a nation, not a building. Accelerating toward 100 GW by the end of the decade, roughly the entire electricity consumption of Japan. You won't just run a data center; you'll run infrastructure the size of a G7. - Fly the plane while it's being built. Running flawless operations inside a live construction zone, adapting in real time and turning the pace of build-out into our advantage. You will redefine operational excellence. - Write the playbook, don't inh
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