Fluidstack
Structural Engineer, Modular R&D
$164K–$206K
Austin, TX +5 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 16, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles
CA
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 8+ years
About the job
Engineers structural systems for factory-built data center modules, from concept and calculations through fabrication drawings, production support, and validation.
What you'll do
- Design frames, enclosures, and lifting and transport structures; own structural calculations and load paths for fabrication, shipping, rigging, and stacking.
- Resolve structural and MEP integration issues, and support factory and field teams with RFIs and design revisions.
- Lead prototyping and validation through mockups, fit checks, and first-article reviews.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of structural engineering experience in modular construction or heavy fabrication, including frames and enclosures, load paths, and lifting and transport structures.
- Hands-on experience engineering complex physical products, modular construction, or heavy-fabrication structures.
- Experience taking a steel or sheet metal product from concept through fabrication.
- Experience supporting production launches of your designs and remaining accountable through first articles.
Nice to have
- PE license; steel and sheet metal design depth; structural detailing standards (AISC, AWS); 3D CAD mastery (SolidWorks, Inventor, Revit); strong DFM instincts.
Pay
$164K – $206K USD base salary
Tools
AISC, AWS, SolidWorks, Inventor, Revit
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