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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