Principal, Facilities AI — Data Center Automation Leader

Fleet Data Centers

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Health insurance

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401K

Paid holidays

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Fleet Data Centers in Austin, TX seeks a Principal – Facilities AI to shape AI/automation strategy across alarms, maintenance, and operations for mission-critical facilities.

You will partner with Operations, Facilities Engineering, Data, and Product teams to translate operational problems into scalable digital solutions, governance, and measurable outcomes.

The role offers $170,000–$190,000 base with discretionary bonus, comprehensive benefits, and travel to Fleet sites as needed.

Qualifications

10+ years in mission-critical facilities, automation, data systems, or related engineering.
Experience applying automation or ML to real operational workflows.
Strong understanding of data center operations and telemetry.

Responsibilities

Drive automation to improve safety, reliability, speed, and labor productivity.
Define AI, ML, and automation strategy across use cases.
Build business cases and adoption plans for impactful solutions.
Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to ground models in real data.
Establish governance for model quality and risk management.
Lead pilots and scale decisions based on performance.
Define data standards and system integrations to support analytics.
Create technical documentation for adoption and support.
Serve as a thought leader on practical AI for critical infrastructure.
Advise leaders on where automation should accelerate or supplement human work.

Skills

Facilities operations

Automation

AI/ML fundamentals

Data analytics

Stakeholder influence

Governance & safety

Telemetry

Industrial automation

Communication

Problem translation

Tools

DCIM/EPMS/SCADA

CMMS

Job description

Fleet Data Centers in Austin, TX seeks a Principal – Facilities AI to shape AI/automation strategy across alarms, maintenance, and operations for mission-critical facilities.

You will partner with Operations, Facilities Engineering, Data, and Product teams to translate operational problems into scalable digital solutions, governance, and measurable outcomes.

The role offers $170,000–$190,000 base with discretionary bonus, comprehensive benefits, and travel to Fleet sites as needed.

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