fluidstack - Connectivity Engineer
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field) • Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in data center or mission-critical infrastructure deployment. • Travel Ready: Comfortable with 40% travel for extended onsite deployments during datacenter turn-ups. Remote-based but willing to be wherever the work is. You understand that deployment leadership means showing up when it's hard. • Deep technical expertise (SME level) in fiber optic systems, including design standards, installation techniques, and advanced testing methodologies (OTDR, VFL, Power Meter). • Proven experience in physical infrastructure installation, including the racking, stacking, and cabling of servers, network, and storage hardware. • Ability to read, interpret, and translate technical drawings and schematics (e.g., AutoCAD, Visio). • Strong organizational skills with a proven track record of driving projects to completion and dealing well with ambiguity. • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field. • Industry certifications such as BICSI RCDD or relevant vendor certifications (e.g., Cisco, Juniper). • Experience with hyperscale or large-scale data center environments and standardization programs. • Familiarity with IT service operations frameworks (e.g., ITIL).
Responsibilities
• 1. Project Oversight & Contractor Management • Serve as the primary on-site technical point of contact for the Low Voltage Contractor (LVC) and internal engineering teams. • Manage the LVC's deployment schedule, ensuring adherence to project milestones and reporting progress and delays to project management. • Coordinate access, material delivery, and staging areas with data center facility operations. • Act as a remote hands expert for remote engineering teams during deployment and validation activities. • 2. Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality Control (QC) • Perform comprehensive, multi-stage QA inspections on all LVC work, including rack placement, server/device racking, cable routing, and labeling. • Ensure all infrastructure, including racks, servers, network devices, and storage units, are installed and grounded according to specified Bill of Materials (BoM) and design documentation. • Fiber Optic and Cabling Validation: • Conduct or directly oversee optical loss testing (OLTS), OTDR analysis, and insertion/return loss evaluations on all installed fiber links (Single-Mode and Multi-Mode). • Verify copper (Cat6a/Cat8) cable integrity and pin-out using certified testers. • Ensure all patch panels, trunks, patch cords, and cable management systems comply with code. • Manage vendor/partner relationships, contracts, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for installation quality. • 3. Subject Matter Expertise & Documentation • Act as the organization's SME for fiber optic infrastructure and structured cabling best practices (e.g., BICSI standards). • Review, interpret, and validate design documentation, rack elevation diagrams, and fiber schematics for constructability. • Generate detailed final test reports, as-built documentation, and root cause analysis (RCA) reports for any issues encountered during deployment. • Educate and coach internal full-time employees on fiber maintenance and cable management best practices. • Manage closeout activities and handoff to the operations team.
Benefits
• We are committed to pay equity and transparency. • This range represents our good-faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options and is dependent on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. • Please Note: we have set up limits for applications: • Candidates may not apply more than 2 times in any 100 day span for any job. • Candidates may not re-apply to the same role within 365 days if not presented with an offer. • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • Please note: the maximum file size is currently limited to 1MB. • or drag and drop here • Fluidstack is an in-person company (this is not a remote position). Please identify your preferred office location(s). • London, United Kingdom • New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Note: If you are based in California, please mark N/A. • When providing your answer, please take into account additional time you’d like to take between leaving your current company and starting here. • Tell us about something you’ve built/done that you think is genuinely cool, big or small, work or personal. • You can select more than one option for how you heard about us. • Agency or Non-Fluidstack Recruiter • Fluidstack Recruiter • Fluidstack Website • Job Board (Indeed, Glassdoor, etc.) • Recruiting Event
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