Sourcing Manager, Mechanical

Reposted 2 Months Ago
4 Locations
In-Office or Remote
199K-262K Hourly
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Software
The Role
Own procurement for data center mechanical category (CDUs, chillers, pumps, dry coolers, piping). Negotiate multi-year supply agreements, dual-source equipment, drive qualification of second sources, and coordinate specs with manufacturing and design to meet lead times and delivery schedules.
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About Fluidstack

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.


We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply!

How We Operate
  • Be a barrel. Full autonomy. Own things end to end, take on scope without being asked, no permission required to operate outside your core role.

  • Insane urgency. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.

  • Reason from 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.

  • Build something that actually matters. If you're going to spend your time, spend it on something that matters to the world.

The Supply Chain Team

Examples of key problems the team is working on

  • Supply tens of gigawatts of compute, the largest build out of compute in history. Qualify and dual-source across every critical equipment category, with lead-time and capacity thresholds tied directly to the forward build pipeline.

  • Make supply chain the reason we build faster than anyone. Our modular build redefines speed in this industry, and it lives or dies on supply chain. Keep procurement permanently off the critical path so schedule compression stays our advantage, not our constraint.

  • Build the most accurate supply chain prediction modelling that exists. Use the frontier of AI to forecast lead times, demand, and disruption with a precision the industry has never had, and turn that foresight into a structural edge.

Role Scope
  • Own the data center mechanical category: CDUs, chillers, pumps, dry coolers, and piping packages for liquid-cooled builds.

  • Negotiate supply agreements with mechanical OEMs covering price, lead time, and factory capacity across a multi-year pipeline.

  • Dual-source CDU and chiller platforms and drive the qualification work that makes the second source usable.

  • Coordinate with manufacturing and design so equipment specs freeze early enough to buy at the lead times the market gives.

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 sourced major mechanical equipment (chillers, CDUs, AHUs, pumps) for data center or industrial programs.

  • You've negotiated with mechanical OEMs on multi-year committed volumes.

  • You know liquid cooling equipment well enough to challenge a spec or a price with substance.

  • You've managed factory schedules and witness points so delivery dates held.

  • Bonus: Direct-to-chip liquid cooling. Modular skid packages. Factory acceptance testing. Refrigerant and coolant markets.

Physical Requirements

  • Work in non-climate-controlled environments, including active construction areas, data halls, electrical and mechanical rooms, and outdoor spaces. Temperatures can be high or low, and conditions can be humid, loud or dusty.

  • Lift, carry, push and pull up to 40 pounds on your own.

  • Sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods, including full shifts on your feet.

  • Wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE), such as hard hats, safety glasses, steel-toed boots, gloves and hearing protection, and follow site safety rules.

  • Climb stairs and ladders, and move around equipment, cable trays and uneven surfaces.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.


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Skills Required

  • Sourced major mechanical equipment (chillers, CDUs, AHUs, pumps) for data center or industrial programs.
  • Negotiated with mechanical OEMs on multi-year committed volumes and supply agreements.
  • Knowledge of liquid cooling equipment sufficient to challenge specifications and pricing.
  • Managed factory schedules and witness points to ensure delivery dates were met.
  • Direct-to-chip liquid cooling, modular skid packages, factory acceptance testing, refrigerant and coolant market knowledge.
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The Company
HQ: London
30 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Instantly reserve dedicated clusters of NVIDIA H200s and GB200s for any scale to supercharge your training and inference workflows.

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