Plumbing Engineer, R&D
FluidStack — Austin, Texas, United States · In-Person · Senior
Role description
Role Overview
Join Fluidstack's mechanical engineering team to design cooling, water, and fire systems for gigawatt-scale AI data centers. You'll work on standardizing domestic, process, and make-up water systems, sizing water supply and drainage, and coordinating with controls and water-quality engineers.
What You Will Do
Own the plumbing design, size and specify systems, hold codes, integrate with cooling, and support the build. You'll work with contractors, review submittals, and answer RFIs.
Why It Might Be a Fit
You'll be part of a team that's singularly focused on delivering civilization-scale infrastructure for AI. You'll have autonomy, work with a talented team, and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Requirements
- 5+ years of plumbing or piping design engineering experience
- Working knowledge of IPC, UPC, IMC, and local amendments
- Hands-on experience with hydraulic calculations, pump and pipe sizing, backflow protection, and water storage design
- Fluency in Revit or AutoCAD MEP and a hydraulic modeling tool
- Ability to write specifications a contractor can bid without a meeting
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Pay equity and transparency
- Professional Engineer license or CPD certification
- Data center or liquid-cooling plant experience
- Water treatment or industrial process piping background