BOM/Estimating Lead, Modular R&D

The Talent Mine is recruiting for a BOM/Estimating Lead, Modular R&D for a full-time, in-office position in Austin, Texas. You will in work in R&D for our client that is 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

• Full autonomy. Own things end to end, take on scope without being asked, no permission required to operate outside your core role.
• We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
• Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.
• 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.
• If you're going to spend your time, spend it on something that matters to the world.

Role Scope

• Own the BOMs for modular designs: complete, structured, and costed from concept through release.
• Build the estimating engine: costs by assembly and configuration that quote a unit in hours, not weeks.
• Keep design and BOM in lockstep: every revision reconciled, every delta explained.
• Feed procurement and finance: quantities and costs they can order and budget against.

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 fit.
• You've built and managed engineering BOMs for complex products or construction.
• You've estimated at both speed and rigor, and tracked estimate against actual.
• You structure data properly: parents, children, and effectivity done right.
• You reconcile relentlessly across CAD, ERP, and reality.
• You automate takeoffs and rollups rather than grinding them.
• Bonus: PLM and ERP systems. Steel and MEP takeoff. Cost engineering methods. Data center equipment familiarity.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

Our client 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. Our client will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

The Talent Mine is a boutique recruitment firm dedicated to providing a pinpointed, hands-on, and friendly hiring experience for world-class professionals. We are unabashedly employee-centric, leveraging our team's deep technical and engineering backgrounds to ensure we match your unique "why" with the right mission-critical projects. Our long-term relationships are founded on trust, mutual respect, and a commitment to delivering win-win results for both our candidates and the world-changing companies we serve.