Principal Operations Engineer, Electrical
Fluidstack · Remote · U.S. Remote · Travelling ·
COMPENSATION
$258k – $300k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Principal level role
- Electrical infrastructure focus
- 50-75% travel required
- Hyperscale data centers
- Field-based work
Join the Data Center Operations team at Fluidstack, where you will serve as the senior technical authority for electrical systems across a growing AI compute fleet. You will bridge the gap between design, construction, and live operations, ensuring readiness and reliability at a nation-scale level.
What you'll do
- Serve as primary technical authority for electrical infrastructure operations
- Lead site assessments and operational audits before activation
- Review designs and feed operational insights back into manufacturing
- Own electrical readiness and commissioning handovers for new sites
- Author and approve high-risk electrical maintenance and emergency procedures
- Lead root cause analysis for significant electrical events
- Coordinate between operations, design, construction, and safety teams
- Travel extensively to support field engineering and cluster leads
What you'll need
- Career experience running mission-critical electrical systems
- Background in trades, field work, or both
- Expertise in switchgear, UPS, generators, and paralleling systems
- Knowledge of ATS/STS, PDUs, and EPMS in critical environments
- Experience authoring and executing high-risk electrical procedures
- Proven ability to lead root cause analysis to closure
- Skill in assessing site operational readiness and raising standards
- Ability to teach and build technical readiness in teams
Nice to have
- Experience with hyperscale or large colocation facilities
- Management of hundreds of megawatts of power
- NETA and NFPA 70E expertise
- Familiarity with EPMS platforms
- Ownership of arc-flash and electrical safety programs
- Uptime Institute certification or experience
Stack
- Switchgear
- UPS
- Generators
- ATS/STS
- PDUs
- EPMS
How you'll work
- Field-based role with 50-75% travel
- Work across the global data center fleet
- High intensity and urgent operational environment
What you get
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Retirement or pension plan aligned with local norms
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous paid time off policy