Electrical Design Engineer, Data Centers, R&D

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack is building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI in Austin, TX. We seek an experienced electrical engineer to design data center electrical distribution, oversee studies, and specify major distribution equipment.

You will own your designs from studies to energization, work with MV gear, UPS, and busway packages, and collaborate across hardware and software teams. You should be comfortable running load flow and short-circuit studies (ETAP/SKM), defending settings, and delivering

Qualifications

• The 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've designed electrical distribution for data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• You run your own studies and stand behind the settings.
• You've specified and evaluated major distribution equipment.
• Your one-lines are current, correct, and buildable.
• You've supported energization on designs you drew.
• Bonus: ETAP or SKM depth. Medium voltage design. UPS and static transfer systems. NEC mastery.

Responsibilities

• Engineer data center electrical distribution in the reference design: medium voltage through busway to the rack.
• Run the studies: load flow, short circuit, coordination, and arc flash owned in ETAP or SKM.
• Develop equipment specs: switchgear, transformers, UPS, and busway packages evaluated and integrated.
• Support builds: field questions answered same-day, as-built deltas engineered back into the reference.

Skills

Electrical distribution design

Data center experience

ETAP or SKM depth

Medium voltage design

UPS & static transfer systems

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

• Extreme 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.

Role Scope

• Engineer data center electrical distribution in the reference design: medium voltage through busway to the rack.

• Run the studies: load flow, short circuit, coordination, and arc flash owned in ETAP or SKM.

• Develop equipment specs: switchgear, transformers, UPS, and busway packages evaluated and integrated.

• Support builds: field questions answered same-day, as-built deltas engineered back into the reference.

What We're Looking For

• The 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've designed electrical distribution for data centers or mission-critical facilities.

• You run your own studies and stand behind the settings.

• You've specified and evaluated major distribution equipment.

• Your one-lines are current, correct, and buildable.

• You've supported energization on designs you drew.

• Bonus: ETAP or SKM depth. Medium voltage design. UPS and static transfer systems. NEC mastery.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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.

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 [e-mail] 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.