Data Center Technician, Fluidstack Labs

Fluidstack•Houston, TX

3d•$150,000 - $225,000•Onsite

About The Position

Fluidstack Labs is seeking a Data Center Technician to join their team. This role is crucial for qualifying the hardware that powers AI, compressing the silicon-to-production timeline, and running the lab like a production site. The technician will be responsible for qualifying hardware, supporting liquid cooling initiatives, and acting as a first point of contact for facility issues. The company is focused on delivering massive amounts of compute infrastructure for AI at an unprecedented speed and scale, aiming to make humanity more free by ensuring AI development aligns with human goals.

Requirements

Deployed and supported server and network hardware in a live data center or hardware lab: racked it, cabled it, fixed it, and kept it running.
Troubleshoot server hardware deeply: POST, BIOS, PXE, IPMI, BMC, and component-level repair.
Know network fundamentals (TCP/IP, Ethernet) and hardware (switches, routers, copper and fiber) well enough to diagnose physical-layer faults yourself.
Work comfortably in Linux for hands-on diagnosis and recovery at the console.
Asset records, labels, and documentation are habits for you: what's on the floor always matches what's in the system.
Worked around unreleased or partner-owned hardware, or comfortable doing so, treating what you see and touch as confidential.

Nice To Haves

GPU server fleets.
Hyperscale or high-density AI infrastructure.
Liquid-cooled systems.
Scripting (Python, Bash).
Structured cabling.

Responsibilities

Own the lab floor: rack-and-stack execution, structured copper and fiber cabling, hardware installs and swaps, and part replacement on first-sample compute, network, and storage platforms, keeping asset records accurate through every change.
Receive and inventory every piece of equipment through the lab, handle RMAs end to end, and document installations and change activity physically and photographically so the record matches the floor.
Provide smart-hands support for remote engineering teams and hardware partners: cabling diagnosis and replacement, component reseats and swaps, console access, and the on-the-floor eyes that unblock a remote debug session.
Support liquid cooling work alongside deployment engineering, including CDU manifold connections and visual leak inspection, with the floor discipline that high-density liquid-cooled racks demand.
Act as first point of contact for facility-floor issues, escalating to the lab's technical leads, and escort vendors and partners during on-site visits while keeping their equipment, access, and confidentiality boundaries clean.