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FluidstackFluidstackAustin, TX

Operations Lead, R&D

Lead operations representation in R&D for AI compute infrastructure. Own operability requirements, build O&M foundations, and run reviews to ensure maintainable designs for data centers and critical facilities.

229k – 271k/yr
On-site7+ YOEOther

About the role

Role Scope

  • Represent operations inside R&D: the voice of the people who will run the design, embedded before it's built.
  • Own operability requirements: maintenance access, sparing, and procedures designed in, with vetoes exercised.
  • Build the O&M foundation for new designs: procedures, training outlines, and staffing models drafted with the design.
  • Run operability reviews on every release: what breaks at 3am, and whether a technician can actually fix it.

Requirements

  • Operated critical facilities: data centers, plants, or heavy industrial sites.
  • Influenced design from the operations seat and won the arguments that mattered.
  • Write procedures technicians actually follow.
  • Know what maintainability costs when it's missing.
  • Translate field pain into engineering requirements.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Data center operations depth.
  • CMMS and maintenance strategy.
  • Commissioning participation.
  • Startup site experience.

Skills

Data Center OperationsCmmsMaintenance StrategyCommissioningFacility OperationsOperability RequirementsProcedure Development

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