Staff Electrical Operator - Data Center Operations

Fluidstack

$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of hands-on experience with 480V to 15kV+ electrical distribution in large data centers.
  • Deep knowledge of generators, switchgear, UPS systems, and monitoring platforms (BMS/EPMS).
  • Expertise in NFPA 70E standards and lockout/tagout procedures with the ability to write and enforce them.
  • Proven experience in critical facility operations, particularly in high-pressure situations.
  • Ability to work independently and develop procedures in the absence of complete documentation.
  • Experience in training and mentoring junior operators to enhance team performance.
  • Comfortable working in dynamic environments where construction and operations coexist.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily operations and troubleshooting of electrical distribution systems in active data centers.
  • Execute switching operations and lockout/tagout procedures compliant with NFPA 70E standards.
  • Lead the electrical incident response, diagnosing and resolving faults promptly.
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for evolving electrical systems.
  • Monitor alarm systems and adjust thresholds to prevent outages before they occur.
  • Train junior operators to effectively execute switching and emergency response procedures.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for full ownership of projects and autonomy in daily operations.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge AI technology in a high-intensity environment.
  • Emphasis on personal and professional growth through mentorship.
  • Working in a pioneering, fast-paced industry with unique technical challenges.
  • Focus on safety and thorough documentation to support facility operations.
Full Job Description
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 Operations Team

The Data Center Operations team keeps live, mission-critical facilities running while the buildings around them are still being built.

Examples of key problems the team is working on:
  • Operate 480V to 15kV+ electrical distribution, generators, switchgear, and UPS systems in facilities running live AI training workloads where downtime is not an option.
  • Run safe switching, lockout/tagout, and energization procedures in buildings where construction, commissioning, and production operations overlap on the same electrical systems.
  • Build the operating procedures, emergency response playbooks, and operator training programs for facilities that are scaling faster than any standard runbook covers.
  • Drive incident response and root-cause analysis on electrical events so the same failure never takes capacity offline twice.
Role Scope
  • Own day-to-day operation and troubleshooting of medium and high-voltage electrical distribution, including switchgear, generators, UPS systems, and associated protection and controls, in live data center environments.
  • Run switching operations, lockout/tagout, and energization work to NFPA 70E and arc flash standards, with documentation rigorous enough to stand up to a safety audit.
  • Lead electrical incident response on shift and on call, isolating faults, restoring power, and producing root-cause reports that change how the facility is operated.
  • Build and maintain SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs for electrical systems, and keep them accurate as new capacity comes online.
  • Drive alarm monitoring and response through BMS and EPMS platforms, tuning thresholds and escalation paths so real problems surface before they become outages.
  • Train and mentor junior operators to the point where they can run switching and response procedures without you in the room.
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 spent years operating and troubleshooting 480V to 15kV+ electrical distribution equipment hands-on in live hyperscale or large colocation data centers.
  • You have deep working experience with generators, medium-voltage switchgear, UPS systems, and the BMS/EPMS platforms that monitor them.
  • You know NFPA 70E, arc flash boundaries, and lockout/tagout procedures well enough to write them, enforce them, and catch a shortcut before it becomes an incident.
  • You have a track record of shift-based or on-call critical facility operations, and you've been the person who restores power at 3am.
  • You operate independently. Given a new facility with incomplete documentation, you build the procedures rather than wait for them.
  • You've trained junior operators and can raise a team's standard, not just your own output.
  • You're comfortable running live operations inside an active build environment where construction and commissioning share the floor with production load.
  • Bonus: NETA certification, journeyman or master electrician license, or commissioning experience on greenfield data center electrical systems.


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