Staff Controls Operator
fluidstackAbernathy (TX)
About the role
Data Center Operations Team Examples of key problems the team is working on: Operate at the scale of a nation, not a building. The fleet you run will draw more power than some countries, on the way to tens of the plane while it's being built. Sites come online in pieces, and you keep the live ones running flawlessly while construction continues around them. Write the playbook, don't inherit it. No prior operations org has run at this speed and scale, so the standards you set become the standard. Role Scope: Run the building management and controls systems (BMS, SCADA, EPMS) that keep live gigawatt-scale data centers cooling and powered in real time. Own real-time load and thermal control across sites coming online in pieces, keeping the live halls running flawlessly while construction continues around them. Write the operating procedures, alarm response runbooks, and control sequences that become the standard for every site that follows. Diagnose and resolve controls faults on the floor, from a misbehaving chiller sequence to a breaker mis-operation, before they touch a training run. Tune control sequences and setpoints to hold PUE and reliability targets as load ramps and hardware generations change.
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.
You've operated the controls for live mission-critical facilities, data center, industrial, or power, and kept them running through faults, ramps, and construction next door.
You know BMS, SCADA, and EPMS platforms deep enough to diagnose a bad sequence or a misconfigured point, not just read the alarm.
You've written operating procedures and alarm response runbooks that other operators actually run.
You've resolved a real controls fault under pressure, on a live floor, with load on the line.
You tune control sequences and setpoints and can explain the tradeoff between reliability, efficiency, and cost.
You catch the drifting sensor or the wrong setpoint before it becomes an outage.
Bonus:
Hyperscale or colocation data center operations. Liquid cooling controls. Electrical power monitoring systems. Behind-the-meter generation. Building the controls standards for a new fleet. We are committed to pay equity and transparency. 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. You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.
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