Commissioning Site Mechanical Lead, Data Centers

Commissioning Site Mechanical Lead, Data Centers LocationAustin, TXEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentDevelopmentCompensation$200K – $250K • Offers EquityTo provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings. Our compensation package includes base salary, equity for all full time roles, benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans.This range reflects a good-faith estimate based on the applicable pay scale, the range previously established for this role, the compensation of individuals currently in equivalent positions, and/or the budgeted amount for the position. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and other factors.We welcome compensation discussions if this range doesn't meet your requirements. Outstanding candidates may be eligible for adjusted terms, plus meaningful equity that ensures you benefit directly from the company's long-term performance.Total compensation may also include equity in the form of restricted stock units. About FluidstackWe 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 OperateExtreme 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 Supply Chain TeamExamples of key problems the team is working onStand up the commissioning program for 10s to 100s of GWs of capacity this decade.Run commissioning and QA-QC for first-of-a-kind modular data centers.Automate Level 4 and Level 5 commissioning.Role ScopeLead mechanical commissioning across flushing, cooling, heat rejection, and liquid cooling systems for high performance data centers, spanning Level 1 through Level 5 commissioning phases.Drive the Testing & Verification program for mechanical cooling, heat rejection, and data hall thermal systems, working with commissioning agents and engineers from pre-site testing through on-site functional testing.Own commissioning documentation across multiple projects and sites, tracking issues, test results, and reports with enough rigor to hold up under an owner audit.Run on-site commissioning operations across general contractors, designers, and vendors: inspections, safety enforcement, progress tracking, and issue resolution.Close out final operational handover for mechanical systems, confirming every system is ready for service before occupancy.What We're Looking ForThe below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.You have a minimum of 10 or more years of hands-on commissioning experienceYou've commissioned data center mechanical equipment firsthand: chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, AHUs, CDUs, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, pumps, hydronic...