Mechanical Engineer, Deployment Engineering

About the role

The Deployment Engineering Team at Fluidstack supports the operational reliability of deployed cooling infrastructure, responds to thermal events and equipment failures on live sites, and implements fixes that prevent recurrence. They also contribute to mechanical commissioning checklists, startup procedures, and maintenance run books that improve consistency across future deployments.

Responsibilities

• Support operational reliability of deployed cooling infrastructure, responding to thermal events and equipment failures on live sites and implementing fixes that prevent recurrence.
• Resolve field conflicts between installation conditions and mechanical system requirements during commissioning, keeping deployments on schedule.
• Monitor and validate thermal performance of cooling systems under live AI compute load, flagging degradation and driving corrective action before it affects availability.
• Contribute to mechanical commissioning checklists, startup procedures, and maintenance run books that improve consistency across future deployments.

Requirements

• You hold a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• You've supported or led mechanical commissioning on data centers or high-density facilities, with hands-on accountability through equipment startup and live acceptance.
• You can identify installation errors, diagnose performance shortfalls, and support corrective action on chilled water, CDU, or direct liquid cooling systems at the operational level.
• You've worked effectively alongside contractors and commissioning agents on active sites while holding the line on quality.
• You can travel to deployment and operations sites up to 50 percent of the time.
• Bonus: Professional Engineer (PE) license, or active pursuit of licensure.
• Direct liquid cooling or CDU commissioning and operational experience at AI-class rack densities.
• Familiarity with thermal monitoring systems, CMMS platforms, and predictive maintenance practices.
• Proficiency in CFD tools used for operational troubleshooting and thermal validation.

Qualifications

• Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
• We offer equity in the form of stock options.
• We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

Benefits

• Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Pay

$200,000 - $250,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

Schedule

You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email careers@fluidstack.io with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.