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Senior Control Engineer

Fluidstack

Office

New York State

Full Time

About FluidStack

Fluidstack is the AI Cloud Platform. We build GPU supercomputers for top AI labs, governments, and enterprises. Our customers include Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more.

Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on providing a world class supercomputing experience. We put our customers first in everything we do, working hard to not just win the sale, but to win repeated business and customer referrals.

We hold ourselves and each other to high standards. We expect you to care deeply about the work you do, the products you build, and the experience our customers have in every interaction with us.

You must work hard, take ownership from inception to delivery, and approach every problem with an open mind and a positive attitude. We value effectiveness, competence, and a growth mindset.

About the Role

As a Senior Control Engineer at Fluidstack, you will maintain the critical infrastructure that keeps our data centers up and running. This could be anything from coordinating with supplier/vendors, working closely with Management to address operational, risk and safety situations, mentoring other CE Technicians, having a hands-on understanding on how critical environment equipment works, performing various types of maintenance, responding to onsite incidents while coordinating with other critical facilities professionals, and using telemetry and other platforms to monitor equipment performance and operations.

Focus

Critical Environment Culture

  • Follows all safety, security, and quality procedures (JHAs, toolbox talks) in line with AHJ rules and Fluidstack standards

  • Spots unsafe conditions, halts work or vendors when required, escalates issues, and models a strong safety culture for newer staff

  • Attends all mandated meetings, trainings, and hand-offs

  • Secures the right people and gear to meet EHS goals and keeps the workspace safe for everyone

Equipment and Systems Maintenance

  • Prepares MSOWs, schedules contractors, inspects equipment, supports testing and commissioning, and advises on project scope and methods

  • Writes complex reports and RCAs, develops MOPs/SOPs/DMOPs, reviews junior reports, and coaches on procedures

  • Performs planned, predictive, and corrective maintenance across multiple systems, documents work, prioritizes tasks, and leads large-scale jobs as the discipline SME

  • Troubleshoots diverse equipment to subsystem level, validates settings, documents findings, and guides less experienced technicians

  • Escorts and oversees vendors, verifies safe energization, ensures work meets scope and documentation, corrects procedures, and manages schedules, quality issues, and approvals

Equipment and Systems Operations

  • Leads incident response, coordinates repairs, compiles timelines and RCAs, and creates or follows EOPs, MOPs, SOPs, and DMOPs

  • Inspects and monitors critical systems (HVAC, electrical, mechanical, controls), interprets alarms, tracks performance, uses telemetry for trend analysis, and predicts issues

  • Uses CMMS to log assets, work orders, hours, and parts; mentors team on best practices

  • Handles complex stabilization and recovery tasks, operates all disciplines safely, and trains others on system interactions

Physical Requirements

  • Occasional ladder work, frequent stairs/ramps, prolonged standing

  • Occasional lift of 50 lbs / 22.5 kg and push-pull of 50–75 lbs / 22.5–34 kg with assistance

  • Normal near, far, peripheral, and color vision for electrical tasks

About You

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.

  • 3+ years mission critical services work/applied learning experience (e.g., high availability assembly/manufacturing/critical infrastructure environments such as data centers, oil and gas refineries, hospitals, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or related fields) OR equivalent experience.

  • 3+ years of experience with building automation or control systems in a technical or support capacity.

  • 1+ year(s) experience in a specialized area (e.g., mechanical field, electrical field, controls field) or related field.

  • Ability to work 12-hour shifts, including shift assignments during non-standard business hours that may include evening, nighttime, weekends and/or holidays.

  • Able to meet security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screening

Nice to have

  • Associate's Degree or technical trade certification (e.g., military, trade school), or higher-equivalent education AND 4+ years mission-critical services experience (e.g., high-availability assembly/manufacturing/critical infrastructure environments such as data centers, oil and gas refineries, hospitals, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or related fields) OR High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent AND 5+ years mission critical services experience (e.g., high-availability assembly/manufacturing/critical infrastructure environments such as data centers, oil and gas refineries, hospitals, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or related fields) OR equivalent experience.

  • Controls Subject Matter Expertise with the following: PDIT (Pressure deferential indicating transmitter), Central Controllers, All Data center Sensors, BAS (Building Automation System), EPMS (Electrical Power Monitoring System), Alber Monitoring system for the UPS Batteries, Water Flow Meters and knowledge of how mechanical and electrical components of the data center interact with Controls.

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package (cash + equity).

  • Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.

  • Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Senior Control Engineer

Office

New York State

Full Time

August 2, 2025

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