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Mechanical Engineer, R&D Team Lead

Fluidstack· Development
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Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA$194k - $237kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Lead mechanical engineering for the Fluidstack R&D team, focusing on cooling, piping, and mechanical plant for modular units and behind-the-meter systems; own mechanical reference designs, set technical standards, and grow the team.

Responsibilities

  • Lead mechanical engineering for R&D: cooling, piping, and mechanical plant for modular units and behind-the-meter systems.
  • Own the mechanical reference designs: released, revision-controlled, and defensible to the megawatt.
  • Set the technical bar: calcs checked, standards enforced, and vendor packages reviewed for real.
  • Grow the team: hire, mentor, and delegate while carrying the hardest problems.

Qualifications

  • You've led mechanical design for data centers, power plants, or heavy industrial systems.
  • You've released mechanical packages that got built at scale.
  • You check calcs personally and catch what juniors miss.
  • You've qualified major mechanical equipment with vendors.
  • You balance innovation against the schedule that ships.
  • Bonus: Liquid cooling depth. Chilled water plants. PE license. Modular construction.

Skills

Required:Mechanical design leadershipMechanical package releaseCalculations and verificationVendor qualification
Last updated Oct 6, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Fluidstack builds civilization-scale infrastructure for AI

Fluidstack builds civilization-scale infrastructure for AI, delivering gigawatts of compute in 6 months. We're leading the deployment of Anthropic's $50B compute build out.

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