Senior Mechanical Category Manager - Data Centers

Fluidstack; New York (NY); On-site; USD 239,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack in New York seeks a Supply Chain lead for the data center mechanical category (CDUs, chillers, pumps, piping) to accelerate global build programs.

You will negotiate multi-year OEM contracts, dual‑source critical equipment, and coordinate with manufacturing to lock lead times and keep schedules on track as we scale to frontier compute.

Join a team that values ownership, velocity, and first principles as we push the AI frontier with civilization-scale infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Sourced major mechanical equipment for data center or industrial programs.
• Negotiated multi-year committed volumes with OEMs.
• Deep knowledge of liquid cooling equipment to challenge specs or pricing.
• Managed factory schedules and witness points to meet delivery dates.
• Bonus: Direct-to-chip liquid cooling, modular skid packages, factory acceptance testing, refrigerant/coolant markets.

Responsibilities

• Own the data center mechanical category: CDUs, chillers, pumps, dry coolers, and piping for liquid-cooled builds.
• Negotiate supply agreements with mechanical OEMs for price, lead time, and capacity across a multi-year pipeline.
• Dual-source CDU and chiller platforms and drive qualification for second sources.
• Coordinate with manufacturing and design so specs freeze early to align with market lead times.

Skills

Mechanical sourcing

OEM negotiations

Liquid cooling

Factory scheduling

Direct-to-chip cooling

Job description

Fluidstack in New York seeks a Supply Chain lead for the data center mechanical category (CDUs, chillers, pumps, piping) to accelerate global build programs.

You will negotiate multi-year OEM contracts, dual‑source critical equipment, and coordinate with manufacturing to lock lead times and keep schedules on track as we scale to frontier compute.

Join a team that values ownership, velocity, and first principles as we push the AI frontier with civilization-scale infrastructure.