Operations Lead, R&D

Fluidstack

$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in operations for critical facilities such as data centers or industrial sites.
  • Proven ability to influence design from an operational perspective.
  • Strong writing skills for creating clear, actionable procedures for technicians.
  • Understanding of maintenance costs and implications of design deficiencies.
  • Ability to translate user challenges into engineering requirements.
  • Bonus: Experience with data center operations, CMMS systems, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

  • Represent operations within R&D to advocate for user needs during design phases.
  • Own and enforce operability requirements including maintenance access and procedures.
  • Establish operational foundations like procedures and training for new designs.
  • Conduct operability reviews to identify potential issues and ensure technician accessibility for repairs.
  • Implement veto authority on design decisions that impact maintenance and operability.

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay equity and transparency in compensation practices.
  • A supportive recruitment process with confirmation of application submissions.
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Represent operations inside R&D: the voice of the people who will run the design, embedded before it's built.
  • Own operability requirements: maintenance access, sparing, and procedures designed in, with vetoes exercised.
  • Build the O&M foundation for new designs: procedures, training outlines, and staffing models drafted with the design.
  • Run operability reviews on every release: what breaks at 3am, and whether a technician can actually fix it.
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 critical facilities: data centers, plants, or heavy industrial sites.
  • You've influenced design from the operations seat and won the arguments that mattered.
  • You write procedures technicians actually follow.
  • You know what maintainability costs when it's missing.
  • You translate field pain into engineering requirements.
  • Bonus: Data center operations depth. CMMS and maintenance strategy. Commissioning participation. Startup site experience.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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 [redacted] 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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