Senior Electrical Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support the design, construction, and operation of data centers.

This role focuses on reviewing designs and equipment submittals, leading site audits, managing upgrades, and troubleshooting equipment failures through root cause analysis and corrective actions.

The engineer will partner with operations, construction, and commissioning teams, serve as a resident engineer on new projects, and support multi-site initiatives.

Ideal candidates have strong electrical engineering experience, sound technical judgment, and a background in mission-critical or data center environments.

Location :

• New York, NY, Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA Salary : $200,000-$300,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications Benefits : Retirement or pension plan, Health, dental, and vision, and PTO Relocation assistance provided for the right candidate Responsibilities Perform design and equipment submittal review for new Data Centers in your region.
• Troubleshoot, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and create Corrective Action (CA) documentation for site / equipment failures.
• Directly support operational issues with ad-hoc training, complex operating procedure reviews, including critical equipment, and event support.
• Own the design for existing data center upgrades and design-solutions, which add capacity, improve availability, and increase efficiency.
• Interface with internal data center design engineering team, server hardware team, environmental health and safety team to promote standards that maintain consistency and reliability in services delivered.
• Work on concurrent projects, sometimes in multiple geographical regions.
• Initiate and lead engineering site audits within Fluidstack’s data centers.
• Produce reports outlining risks with recommended mitigations and remediation.
• Act as resident engineer during new construction projects.
• Support construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Possess Strong Engineering Judgement and are able to provide recommendations despite uncertainty / ambiguity.
• Have experience solving problems with engineered solutions.
• Have experience managing engineering projects and consultants.
• Build trust and relationships with different stakeholders (e.g., Operations, Controls, Construction, Design, Commissioning, Product Managers, Technical Program Managers).
• Are adaptable and inclined to get into the field to see things up close.
• Excited about a mix of office and field work.
• Nice To Haves Organized and have the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines, and budget, and experience using a variety of web-based and other software tools for calculation and data processing.
• Direct experience with the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission-critical facilities, especially data centers.
• Experience as resident engineer or hands-on (in the field) design consultant or owner’s engineer and knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.

Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents. and ability to carry design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment / mass production Basic understanding of both mechanical and / or electrical equipment / design related to data centers (Including but not limited to :