Fluidstack
Mechanical Engineer, R&D Team Lead
$194K–$237K
Austin, TX +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
About the job
Leads mechanical R&D engineering for modular data center units and behind-the-meter systems, owning mechanical reference designs and developing the team.
What you'll do
- Lead mechanical engineering for cooling, piping, and mechanical plant systems.
- Own released, revision-controlled mechanical reference designs; check calculations, enforce standards, and review vendor packages.
- Hire, mentor, and delegate while addressing the most challenging engineering problems.
What they ask for
- Led mechanical design for data centers, power plants, or heavy industrial systems.
- Released mechanical packages that were built at scale.
- Personally checks engineering calculations and qualifies major mechanical equipment with vendors.
- Balances innovation with delivery schedules.
Nice to have
- Liquid cooling, chilled water plants, a PE license, or modular construction.
Pay
$194K – $237K USD base salary
AI focus
Supports development of infrastructure for AI compute; no specific AI engineering work is stated.
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