Senior Plumbing Engineer - Data Center R&D

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack in Austin is seeking a Senior Mechanical/Plumbing Design Engineer to own the design of domestic water, process and make-up water systems for data center buildings and modular datasets. You will drive hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing, and specifications, ensuring code compliance across jurisdictions.

Collaborating with cooling and controls teams, you will help deliver integrated, scalable liquid-cooled infrastructure for frontier compute.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of plumbing or piping design for industrial facilities.
• Experience taking projects through construction documents and commissioning.
• Fluent with IPC/UPC/IMC and local amendments.

Responsibilities

• Own plumbing design for data center buildings and prefabricated modules.
• Perform hydraulic calculations, select pumps and valves, write specifications.
• Ensure designs meet codes and permit requirements.
• Collaborate with cooling, water-quality, and controls teams to integrate systems.
• Review contractor submittals and support commissioning.

Skills

Piping design

Hydraulic calculations

Code compliance

Contract submittals review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD MEP

Job description

Fluidstack in Austin is seeking a Senior Mechanical/Plumbing Design Engineer to own the design of domestic water, process and make-up water systems for data center buildings and modular datasets. You will drive hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing, and specifications, ensuring code compliance across jurisdictions.

Collaborating with cooling and controls teams, you will help deliver integrated, scalable liquid-cooled infrastructure for frontier compute.