Architect, Deployment Engineering

Fluidstack, headquartered in Austin, TX, is seeking a full-time remote Architect, Deployment Engineering to oversee large-scale AI compute facility construction, permitting, and commissioning across multiple jurisdictions.

About the Role

Fluidstack is deploying frontier AI compute infrastructure at unprecedented scale and speed. As Architect, Deployment Engineering, you'll guide each facility from final design approval through successful operations launch, managing the permitting, construction oversight, and commissioning work that sits between architectural planning and day-one reliability. You'll capture lessons from each deployment to accelerate and refine the next—building a repeatable playbook that lets us scale efficiently and safely across dozens of sites.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Monitor architectural and structural conformance throughout construction, verifying that completed building envelopes, life safety systems, and spatial layouts align with approved designs and resolving any deviations before operations or permitting handoff.
• Lead permitting and code compliance execution with local authorities and jurisdictional bodies at each site, managing inspections, code interpretation discussions, and occupancy certificate sequencing to maintain schedule.
• Oversee the submittal and request-for-information (RFI) process during active construction, coordinating between the engineer of record, contractors, and internal teams to resolve field conflicts without creating delays.
• Enforce FM Global envelope and fire-safety standards throughout all contractor-driven construction phases, tracking and closing compliance gaps prior to project acceptance and operations handoff.
• Own final inspections, punch-list closure, and close-out documentation at each site, translating field observations into updated deployment standards that benefit future projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Demonstrated experience serving as an owner's representative or developer-side architect on data center, mission-critical infrastructure, or large-scale industrial construction projects, with direct accountability through substantial completion and final occupancy.
• Solid understanding of building codes (International Building Code and International Fire Code), occupancy classification, egress design, and fire-rated assembly construction, with ability to resolve code interpretation questions directly with building officials.
• Hands-on experience managing RFI and submittal workflows on active construction sites, coordinating multiple stakeholders while working under aggressive timelines and schedule pressure.
• Track record of maintaining FM Global envelope and life-safety compliance requirements across contractor-managed construction phases.
• Capacity and willingness to travel extensively (50% or more) to deployment sites across multiple jurisdictions and regions.

Valued additions to your background: Active Registered Architect (RA) license. Prior experience on hyperscale data center or large-scale industrial construction projects as an owner's representative. Knowledge of FM Global DS 1-28 and DS 1-29 roof and envelope standards. Proficiency with construction management platforms such as Procore, Bluebeam, or Autodesk Construction Cloud. Background deploying modular or prefabricated construction systems and managing their deployment conformance in field conditions.

About Fluidstack

Fluidstack is singularly focused on delivering frontier AI compute infrastructure at speed and scale. We acquire power sources, design and build data centers, and operate them end-to-end—bringing together teams spanning electrical engineering, mechanical systems, software, and deployment. Our competitive advantage is faster execution at greater scale than anyone else. We're building civilization-level infrastructure that shapes how frontier AI is deployed globally.

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