Data Center Structural Engineer

ABOUT FLUIDSTACK

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.

We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply!

HOW WE OPERATE

- Extreme ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done.

- Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.

- First principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.

- Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.

THE DATA CENTER DESIGN TEAM

Examples of key problems the team is working on

- Lead the design, development, and execution of 50GW+ of data centers this decade.

- Drive the next generation of liquid cooling and electrical distribution systems.

- Develop and scale first-of-a-kind modular data centers.

- Influence behind-the-meter designs and planning for multi-GW campuses.

ROLE SCOPE

- Support the structural engineering workstream across a multi-site development portfolio from site screening through design, permitting, and construction completion.

- Support structural due diligence for greenfield and conversion sites: foundation conditions, existing-structure assessments, and geotechnical constraints.

- Review geotechnical reports and assign structural design actions from soil bearing capacities, settlement risk, and seismic classification.

- Develop and maintain structural basis of design, standard details, and specs, and coordinate with civil, geotech, and MEP teams.

- Manage external structural engineers of record through design milestones, reviewing deliverables for quality through IFC.

- Identify structural cost risks during site selection, including retrofit complexity on conversions.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would. https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fluidstack/05c2e69c-42f9-4fcb-9cf0-a467aaf98f1c

- You've worked structural engineering on large-scale buildings or infrastructure, ideally owner/developer-side, and you want deep data center exposure.

- You read geotechnical reports and translate soil and seismic data into structural design actions.

- You coordinate with civil, geotech, and MEP and manage external engineers of record through IFC.

- You know foundations, structural steel, and building envelope systems for large-format buildings.

- You spot structural cost and constructability risk early, not after the site is locked.

- Bonus: PE license or active pursuit. Data center, industrial, or mission-critical structures. ETABS, RISA, or RAM. Seismic design. Conversion and retrofit experience.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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