Field Application Engineer, AI Cloud

About the role

Bitdeer, a technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, is seeking an experienced Field Application Engineer in San Jose, CA. The role leads technical due diligence on data centers for AI and GPU infrastructure deployment: assessing site readiness, validating usable power and cooling capacity, quantifying gaps and remediation needs, and giving clear go or no-go recommendations. It is a full-time position with regular travel for on-site assessments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead remote reviews and on-site inspections of data centers to confirm they can support target GPU cluster configurations, capacity and deployment schedules.
• Validate operator claims against drawings, equipment specs, operating records, utility documentation and commissioning evidence.
• Distinguish utility supply, total facility load and usable IT capacity, and assess rack density and expansion constraints.
• Evaluate power distribution, UPS, backup generation and redundancy for high-density AI workloads.
• Assess air cooling and direct-to-chip liquid cooling, including CDUs, water conditions, flow and temperature, piping and leak detection.
• Review rack space, floor loading, cabling, fiber routes, bandwidth and latency, and partner with network engineering on Ethernet and InfiniBand designs.
• Review monitoring, maintenance, incident response, remote hands, physical security and commissioning records.
• Classify sites as ready, needing defined upgrades or substantial development, and produce decision-ready assessments with cost estimates, schedule risks and a go/no-go recommendation.
• Resolve technical questions with operators, landlords, utilities and vendors, define remediation criteria and hand work to the right team.
• Partner with AI, cloud, procurement and engineering teams to build a consistent assessment process and a pipeline of qualified sites.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years in data center engineering, critical facilities, infrastructure solutions, commissioning or field applications engineering.
• Hands-on experience assessing or delivering data centers, with a track record of resolving deployment blockers.
• Strong professional English and willingness to travel; preferred: experience with GPU cloud, colocation, hyperscale or HPC facilities, commissioning, PUE and TCO.

Required skills

• Electrical and mechanical infrastructure, including power distribution, backup systems and cooling.
• Reading single-line diagrams, mechanical schematics, equipment data sheets, rack layouts and commissioning reports.
• Understanding of AI/HPC requirements: high-density GPU systems, liquid cooling, high-speed networking.
• Writing clear site assessment reports and explaining technical risks to business stakeholders.

What we offer

• Salary of $140,000 - $180,000 per year.
• A fast-growing company with involvement in new projects and process development.
• Training and mentoring, and an inclusive, open-workspace environment.