Chief Engineer, MV Switchgear

Fluidstack • Austin, TX

16h • $260,000 - $310,000

About The Position

Fluidstack is building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI, aiming to deliver 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else. This involves rethinking every layer of the stack, from acquiring power and designing data centers to operating them. The company is looking for individuals who care deeply about this mission and operate with "insane urgency," reasoning from first principles, and embracing challenges. The Manufacturing Engineering Team is responsible for taking product lines from concept to production, building Data Center products for 10 GW a year, and owning designs, IP, and test campaigns. This role offers an opportunity to design and productize Data Center modules, switchgear, switchboards, busway, skids, E-Houses, and cooling systems that are fundamental to Fluidstack's operations.

Requirements

• Designed metal-clad MV switchgear and/or GIS switchgear at an OEM as the accountable engineer.
• Taken a switchgear design through a full type-test campaign at a high-power lab and led the redesign after a failed internal arc or short-circuit shot.
• Made the insulation coordination, bus bracing, and creepage and clearance decisions.
• Integrated third-party breaker elements or operating mechanisms into an enclosure and secondary design owned end to end.
• Led a product team from first concept to production release and held the design freeze against late-arriving change requests.

Responsibilities

• Own the clean-sheet design of Fluidstack's wholly-owned metal-clad MV switchgear platform, built around a purchased, type-tested vacuum breaker element.
• Deliver a production-released, fully type-tested lineup running design and the IEEE C37.20.2 and C37.09 test campaigns in parallel.
• Lead a dedicated team of engineers to develop the design, testing and compliance effort.
• Run the type-test campaign at high-power laboratories, covering short-circuit, internal arc, BIL, and temperature rise, and own every redesign loop as needed.
• Define the platform's ratings ladder, protection and IED integration, and racking and interlock architecture so one design covers MV distribution across 10 GW of buildings a year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed