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Chief Engineer, Power Generation

Fluidstack· Development
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Hybrid (Austin, TX), Hybrid (New York, NY), Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$330k - $390kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Role focusing on owning and optimizing Fluidstack's power generation production system for AI infrastructure, including end-to-end responsibility from module fabrication to field energization across multiple gigawatt sites.

Responsibilities

  • Own the production system. Own how Fluidstack builds generation, from module fabrication through field install and energization, as one standard set of work instructions repeated across concurrent gigawatt sites.
  • Set takt and hold the line. Set takt time and line balance for module and skid manufacturing, then hold the line to it with standard work, andon escalation and first-pass yield targets rather than with expediting.
  • Drive down install time and rework. Run kaizen events and value stream mapping with the crews doing the work, at the site, on the shift.
  • Take quality to the source. Run process audits, error-proofing and joint improvement work on supplier floors, and fold every fix into the standard design through change control so the next site inherits it.
  • Teach the method. Coach engineers, site leads and contractors through A3 problem solving so the system holds when you are not in the room.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in manufacturing or construction production systems built on the Toyota Production System, including takt time, standard work, and supplier development.
  • You've run a production system built on the Toyota Production System or a direct derivative of it, and you learned it by doing the work under someone who had already done it.
  • You've set takt time on a real line, balanced it against actual cycle times, and held it through a demand ramp that tempted everyone around you to abandon standard work.
  • You've cut cycle time or defect rate on a process and you can name the before number, the after number, and what you changed to get there.
  • You've stopped a line, or told a site to stop, when the standard was not being met, and you made that call stick with people who outranked you.
  • You've developed a supplier on their own floor, changed how they build a part, and watched incoming quality move as a result.
  • You've taught the method to people who did not want to learn it, and left behind engineers who now run their own A3s and kaizen events without you.
  • You write clearly enough that a fabrication supervisor, a site superintendent and a CEO each get the decision they need out of the same document.
  • You're comfortable with regular travel: expect 25% or more, depending on business needs.
  • Most of our engineering team, stakeholders, and work are based in Austin, TX, and we value working in person. We have a strong preference for Austin and run a hybrid model, but we're open to other locations for the right role and candidate.

Skills

Required:Toyota Production System (TPS) fundamentalsProduction system leadership
Last updated Oct 27, 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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