Staff Electrical Operator

Fluidstack; Indiana; On-site; USD 202,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a hands-on Data Center Electrical Operations professional to own day-to-day operation of high-voltage distribution in live data centers. You will lead incident response, restore power, and develop SOPs and training for the operations team.

Ideal candidates have experience with 480V–15kV+ systems, generators, switchgear, and UPS, plus NFPA 70E proficiency and LOTO. This role requires independent work, on-call readiness, and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with 480V to 15kV+ electrical distribution in live data centers.
• Experience with generators, medium-voltage switchgear, and UPS systems.
• Familiarity with BMS/EPMS monitoring platforms.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E, arc flash boundaries, and LOTO procedures.
• Experience in shift-based or on-call facility operations.
• Ability to write and enforce procedures; independent problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day operation and troubleshooting of electrical distribution in live data centers.
• Run switching operations and energization per NFPA 70E; document for safety audits.
• Lead electrical incident response, isolate faults, restore power.
• Develop SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs for electrical systems.
• Drive alarm monitoring and tuning using BMS/EPMS.
• Mentor junior operators.

Skills

Electrical distribution

Generators

Medium-voltage switchgear

UPS systems

BMS/EPMS monitoring

NFPA 70E knowledge

Arc flash safety

Lockout/Tagout

Shift-based operations

Mentoring juniors

Education

NETA certification

Journeyman electrician license

Master electrician license

Commissioning experience

Job description

About Fluidstack

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don’t share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don’t share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.

How We Operate

• Be a barrel. Full autonomy. Own things end to end, take on scope without being asked, no permission required to operate outside your core role.
• Insane urgency. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
• Reason from first principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.
• Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.
• Build something that actually matters. If you're going to spend your time, spend it on something that matters to the world.

The Data Center Operations Team

The Data Center Operations team keeps live, mission-critical facilities running while the buildings around them are still being built.

Examples Of Key Problems The Team Is Working On

• Operate 480V to 15kV+ electrical distribution, generators, switchgear, and UPS systems in facilities running live AI training workloads where downtime is not an option.
• Run safe switching, lockout/tagout, and energization procedures in buildings where construction, commissioning, and production operations overlap on the same electrical systems.
• Build the operating procedures, emergency response playbooks, and operator training programs for facilities that are scaling faster than any standard runbook covers.
• Drive incident response and root-cause analysis on electrical events so the same failure never takes capacity offline twice.

Role Scope

• Own day-to-day operation and troubleshooting of medium and high-voltage electrical distribution, including switchgear, generators, UPS systems, and associated protection and controls, in live data center environments.
• Run switching operations, lockout/tagout, and energization work to NFPA 70E and arc flash standards, with documentation rigorous enough to stand up to a safety audit.
• Lead electrical incident response on shift and on call, isolating faults, restoring power, and producing root-cause reports that change how the facility is operated.
• Build and maintain SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs for electrical systems, and keep them accurate as new capacity comes online.
• Drive alarm monitoring and response through BMS and EPMS platforms, tuning thresholds and escalation paths so real problems surface before they become outages.
• Train and mentor junior operators to the point where they can run switching and response procedures without you in the room.

What We're Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.

• You've spent years operating and troubleshooting 480V to 15kV+ electrical distribution equipment hands‑on in live hyperscale or large colocation data centers.
• You have deep working experience with generators, medium‑voltage switchgear, UPS systems, and the BMS/EPMS platforms that monitor them.
• You know NFPA 70E, arc flash boundaries, and lockout/tagout procedures well enough to write them, enforce them, and catch a shortcut before it becomes an incident.
• You have a track record of shift-based or on‑call critical facility operations, and you've been the person who restores power at 3am.
• You operate independently. Given a new facility with incomplete documentation, you build the procedures rather than wait for them.
• You've trained junior operators and can raise a team's standard, not just your own output.
• You're comfortable running live operations inside an active build environment where construction and commissioning share the floor with production load.
• Bonus: NETA certification, journeyman or master electrician license, or commissioning experience on greenfield data center electrical systems.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

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Compensation Range: $202K - $258K