Mechanical Deployment Engineer DC Cooling & AI Compute

jobr.pro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

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Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a Deployment Engineer to deploy and commission cooling and mechanical systems at data center sites. You will perform startup, testing, validation, and live handover to operations, ensuring reliability of critical infrastructure under AI workloads.

The role requires hands-on commissioning, collaboration with contractors, and proactive problem solving to maintain uptime. Travel up to 50% is expected; a PE license is a plus, and equity opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with mechanical commissioning on data centers or high-density facilities.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Experience with chilled water, CDU, or direct liquid cooling systems.
• Experience collaborating with contractors and commissioning agents.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and commission cooling and mechanical systems at data center sites, running equipment startup, functional testing, performance verification, and acceptance testing through to live handover.
• Support operational reliability of deployed cooling infrastructure, responding to thermal events and equipment failures on live sites and implementing fixes to 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.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Data center commissioning

Thermal systems

CFD tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CMMS platforms

CFD tools

Job description

Fluidstack is seeking a Deployment Engineer to deploy and commission cooling and mechanical systems at data center sites. You will perform startup, testing, validation, and live handover to operations, ensuring reliability of critical infrastructure under AI workloads.

The role requires hands-on commissioning, collaboration with contractors, and proactive problem solving to maintain uptime. Travel up to 50% is expected; a PE license is a plus, and equity opportunities are offered.