Fluidstack
Controls Engineer, Demand Management
$164K–$206K
Austin, TX +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
About the job
Engineers and deploys demand-management controls that flex data center loads in response to grid and market signals while maintaining service-level constraints.
What you'll do
- Develop controls coordinating IT load, cooling, and behind-the-meter generation.
- Integrate with utility and market signals, producing verified responses and settlement-grade data.
- Validate strategies in simulation and deploy them across the fleet.
What they ask for
- Experience engineering controls for energy systems such as demand response, microgrids, or industrial load management.
- Experience building control logic for real loads while maintaining constraints.
- Understanding of power systems and integration with utility or market signals.
- Validate control strategies in simulation before field deployment.
Nice to have
- Data center power and cooling, BESS controls, ISO and RTO market mechanics, or optimization methods.
Pay
$164K – $206K USD base salary
Tools
BESS, ISO, RTO
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