Fluidstack
Chief Engineer, Power Generation
Austin, TX, Remote. Posted a month ago
The role
The Chief Engineer will own the production system for how Fluidstack builds generation from module fabrication to field install and energization. You will set takt time, drive down install time and rework, and coach engineers through A3 problem solving.
What you will do
- Own the production system from module fabrication through field install and energization
- Set takt time and line balance for module and skid manufacturing
- Drive down install time and rework using kaizen events and value stream mapping
- Run process audits, error-proofing and joint improvement work on supplier floors
- Fold fixes into the standard design through change control
- Coach engineers, site leads and contractors through A3 problem solving
Required qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in manufacturing or construction production systems built on the Toyota Production System, including takt time, standard work, and supplier development
- Experience running a production system built on the Toyota Production System or a direct derivative of it
- Experience setting takt time on a real line and balancing it against actual cycle times
- Experience cutting cycle time or defect rate on a process
- Experience stopping a line or site when the standard was not being met
- Experience developing a supplier on their own floor
- Experience teaching the method to people
- Ability to write clearly for fabrication supervisors, site superintendents and a CEO
- Comfortable with regular travel of 25% or more
Nice to have
- Practice inside a TPS-derived operating system at a large manufacturer
- Modular and offsite construction, including volumetric modules, skidded MEP and prefabricated power blocks
- Lean Six Sigma at black belt level
- Manufacturing quality and execution systems (MES, SPC, APQP and PPAP)
- Professional Engineer licence
About the company
Fluidstack aims to deliver 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else by acquiring power, designing and building data centers, and operating them. They focus on building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.