# Mechanical Utilities, BTM R&D

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** Austin, TX, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $203k – $232k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** mechanical engineering, balance of plant, fuel gas systems, nfpa 54, nfpa 56, epc packages, packaged equipment integration, water systems, compressed air systems, gas turbine, reciprocating engines
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Design and engineer mechanical utilities including fuel gas, water, compressed air, and balance-of-plant systems for behind-the-meter power generation plants supporting AI compute infrastructure. Requires experience with utility systems for power generation or heavy industry, fuel gas design, and EPC package review.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Engineer mechanical utilities for behind-the-meter plants: fuel gas, water, compressed air, and balance-of-plant systems.
- Design the balance of plant generation: sized, routed, and specified for fast build and long life.
- Integrate utilities across the campus: generation, data center, and site systems as one mechanical design.
- Own vendor and EPC interfaces for utility scope: packages reviewed, gaps caught, field questions answered.

## Requirements
- Engineered balance-of-plant or utility systems for power generation or heavy industry.
- Designed fuel gas systems and know the codes that govern them.
- Integrated packaged equipment into functioning plant.
- Catch interface gaps on paper: tie-ins, capacities, and controls.
- Review EPC packages critically.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Gas turbine or recip plant BOP.
- NFPA 54 and 56 depth.
- Water systems.
- Compressed air and nitrogen systems.

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