Modular Data Center Engineer

Futura; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Futura in Austin, TX, is seeking a Modular Data Center Engineer specializing in Mechanical, Electrical or Structural design to own the end-to-end development of factory-built data center modules. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to move concepts to released drawings, prototypes and production, ensuring manufacturability and repeatability in a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment.

Relocation assistance is provided for non-locals, and compensation ranges from $170k to $230k plus

Qualifications

• Deep engineering expertise within Mechanical, Electrical or Structural design.
• Experience taking complex physical products from concept into fabrication, assembly or production.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering within your technical discipline from concept through released design, prototype, first article and production launch.
• Develop complete drawings, specifications, calculations and design packages that manufacturing teams can build from repeatedly.
• Solve integration issues where mechanical, electrical and structural systems meet inside a tightly constrained modular product.
• Work directly with manufacturing, fabrication and field teams to resolve RFIs, fit-up issues, tolerances, installation constraints and technical non-conformances.
• Participate personally in mockups, fit checks, prototype builds, testing and first-article reviews.
• Turn factory and field feedback into controlled engineering changes so the next unit builds cleaner than the last.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly principles to reduce field work, simplify assembly and improve repeatability.
• Maintain strong configuration discipline while designs evolve rapidly through prototype and production cycles.
• Partner closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and operations to drive fast technical decisions.
• Design for the hundredth and thousandth unit, not just the first prototype.

Job description

Modular Data Center Engineer – Mechanical / Electrical / Structural / Controls

Location: Austin, TX

Compensation: $170,000 - $230,000 + Pre-IPO Equity

Relocation: Comprehensive relocation assistance will be provided for non-locals.

About the Opportunity

We are supporting a rapidly scaling AI infrastructure company that is hiring exceptional engineers into a new FOAK Modular R&D team in Austin. The team is developing factory-built data center modules designed to move critical infrastructure from traditional site construction into repeatable manufacturing.

• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Structural

Candidates are not expected to have experience across all three disciplines. We are looking for engineers with deep expertise in at least one of these areas.

These are highly hands-on product-development roles. Engineers will take first-of-a-kind physical infrastructure from concept through detailed design, released drawings, prototype builds, first article and repeatable production.

The environment is built for people who are comfortable operating with high ownership, moving quickly across disciplines and staying accountable until the physical product works in the factory and in the field.

Key Responsibilities

• Own engineering within your technical discipline from concept through released design, prototype, first article and production launch.
• Develop complete drawings, specifications, calculations and design packages that manufacturing teams can build from repeatedly.
• Solve integration issues where mechanical, electrical and structural systems meet inside a tightly constrained modular product.
• Work directly with manufacturing, fabrication and field teams to resolve RFIs, fit-up issues, tolerances, installation constraints and technical non-conformances.
• Participate personally in mockups, fit checks, prototype builds, testing and first-article reviews.
• Turn factory and field feedback into controlled engineering changes so the next unit builds cleaner than the last.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly principles to reduce field work, simplify assembly and improve repeatability.
• Maintain strong configuration discipline while designs evolve rapidly through prototype and production cycles.
• Partner closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain and operations to drive fast technical decisions.
• Design for the hundredth and thousandth unit, not just the first prototype.

We’re Hiring Across 3 Engineering Areas

Mechanical

Mechanical engineers will own the physical systems that drive cooling, fluid movement and mechanical integration across the modular product.

• Liquid cooling loops, pumps and heat rejection systems
• Piping and fluid-system design
• Airflow and thermal systems
• Mechanical equipment integration
• Sheet metal and fabricated assemblies
• Mechanical routing, interfaces and tolerances
• Pressure testing and system validation
• 3D CAD and released fabrication/assembly drawings
• Mechanical troubleshooting during prototype and production builds

Experience with liquid cooling, HVAC, piping, industrial mechanical systems, modular equipment or complex physical products would be particularly relevant.

Electrical

Electrical engineers will own the power and electrical integration of the modular product from architecture through factory-ready released drawings.

• One-lines and panel schedules
• Grounding and bonding
• Cable and raceway design
• Pre-terminated assemblies and harnessing
• Electrical panels and equipment interfaces
• Electrical schematics and installation drawings
• Testing, validation and first-article support
• Electrical troubleshooting during factory and field deployment

Experience with critical facilities, data center power, switchgear, prefab power systems, electrical equipment manufacturing, NEC or UL 508A environments would be particularly valuable.

Structural

Structural engineers will own the frames, enclosures and structural systems that allow modules to be fabricated, shipped, lifted, stacked and deployed repeatedly.

• Structural steel and sheet-metal systems
• Frames, enclosures and fabricated assemblies
• Welded connections and fabrication details
• Lifting, rigging, transport and stacking loads
• Structural interfaces and tolerances
• Penetrations and attachment points for MEP systems
• Fabrication drawings and dimensional control
• Prototype fit checks and first-article reviews
• Design for fabrication and assembly

Experience with structural steel, heavy fabrication, modular construction, trailers, skids, containerized products, AISC/AWS standards or production launch of fabricated hardware would be particularly relevant.

What We’re Looking For

• Deep engineering expertise within Mechanical, Electrical or Structural design.
• Experience taking complex physical products or infrastructure from concept into fabrication, assembly or production.
• Ability to produce engineering drawings and design packages that are genuinely buildable.
• Experience supporting prototypes, first articles, production launches or rapid product iteration.
• Strong understanding of how design decisions affect manufacturability, cost, quality, installation and repeatability.
• Comfort solving technical problems directly with fabricators, technicians, electricians, operators and field teams.
• Practical first-principles problem solving and strong engineering judgment.
• Ability to move quickly without losing drawing, BOM or configuration control.
• Comfort working 100% onsite in a highly collaborative engineering environment.

Preferred Experience

Experience in one or more of the following would be particularly valuable:

• Advanced hardware or manufacturing
• Modular construction or modular products
• Aerospace, automotive, robotics or defense hardware
• Heavy fabrication or structural steel
• Liquid cooling, piping or thermal systems
• Critical power or electrical equipment
• Prototype and first-article builds
• NPI and production launch
• DFM / DFMA
• Greenfield or 0-1 product environments
• High-growth hardware startups

The Human

This opportunity is best suited to engineers who want to build state of the art AI data center physical products, not spend their career several layers removed from the thing being built.

You should enjoy sitting close to other disciplines, making decisions with imperfect information and seeing whether your engineering works in the real world.

The environment is fast, ambitious and low-bureaucracy. The strongest people will take broad ownership, challenge assumptions and care more about getting the right answer than protecting their lane.