Mechanical Engineer, Demand Management

FluidStack; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

FluidStack seeks an engineer to design and optimize mechanical cooling systems that support demand flexibility and quantify plant flex through thermal inertia modeling.

You will develop strategies and setpoint moves to turn cooling into a grid asset, then validate these models with field tests and collaborate with controls engineers.

Qualifications

• Experience engineering HVAC or mechanical systems for data centers or industrial plants with a focus on dynamic thermal modeling.
• Ability to run field validation campaigns and collaborate with controls engineers.

Responsibilities

• Engineer mechanical cooling systems to support demand flexibility and model thermal inertia to quantify plant flex capabilities.
• Design mechanical strategies and setpoint moves to turn cooling into a grid asset and validate these models through field testing.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

HVAC Systems

Thermal Modeling

Field Validation

Dynamic Simulation

Liquid Cooling

CFD

Thermal Storage

Psychrometrics

Controls Engineering

Demand Flexibility

Data Center Infrastructure

Job description

Engineer mechanical cooling systems to support demand flexibility and model thermal inertia to quantify plant flex capabilities. Design mechanical strategies and setpoint moves to turn cooling into a grid asset and validate these models through field testing.

Requirements: Requires experience engineering HVAC or mechanical systems for data centers or industrial plants with a focus on dynamic thermal modeling. Candidates should be able to run field validation campaigns and collaborate closely with controls engineers.

Key Skills: Mechanical Engineering, HVAC Systems, Thermal Modeling, Field Validation, Dynamic Simulation, Liquid Cooling, CFD, Thermal Storage, Psychrometrics, Controls Engineering, Demand Flexibility, Data Center Infrastructure