FluidStack
Capital Equipment Engineer
About this role
Fluidstack seeks a Capital Equipment Engineer to own the full lifecycle of equipment programs for AI infrastructure data centers, from specification and procurement through installation and site acceptance. This role combines technical specification writing, vendor management, and on-site project coordination to rapidly deploy compute capacity at scale.
What you'll do
- Own capital equipment programs including specification, procurement, installation, and startup across manufacturing facilities
- Write equipment specifications and User Requirements Specification (URS) documents that enable competitive vendor comparison and enforceable acceptance criteria
- Manage installation projects including rigging, utilities integration, and coordination with construction and operations teams
- Execute Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) to identify and resolve issues before equipment deployment
- Provide operations teams with comprehensive training and documentation upon equipment handover
- Hold vendors accountable to acceptance criteria while managing schedule and cost pressures
What they're looking for
- Capital equipment procurement and project management
- Technical specification writing and URS development
- Installation coordination (rigging, utilities, multi-trade management)
- Factory and Site Acceptance Testing (FAT/SAT)
- Equipment vendor negotiation and compliance
- Manufacturing or fabrication equipment knowledge
- Project cost control and budget management
- Machine safety and regulatory compliance
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FluidStack
FluidStack builds AI infrastructure at scale, developing data centers and warehouse operations designed to handle gigawatt-capacity compute deployment. The company is hiring for warehouse engineers, data center operations specialists, product engineers, and people leaders to support rapid infrastructure expansion across multiple sites.
- Website
- fluidstack.io
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a capital equipment project you delivered end-to-end—what was your biggest challenge in coordinating installation across construction and operations?
- How have you written specifications tight enough to reject a machine that didn't meet your acceptance criteria, and what was the outcome?