# Lead Engineer, Critical Facility Operations

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services. This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation. Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference. The Role Reporting to the Director of Critical Facility Operations, the Lead Engineer, Critical Facility Operations provides technical leadership and authority for the safe, reliable operation of Cerebras’ critical environments across our global footprint. This role combines extensive data center operating and engineering experience with deep expertise in critical cooling and environmental controls, including coolant distribution units (CDUs), and strong experience with data center mechanical an

- **Id**: 4038938
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cerebras-systems-lead-engineer-critical-facility-operations>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T18:56:19Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T22:13:52Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 2
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7777
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Processors, MCUs & AI Chips, Servers & Data Center Hardware, AI Compute & Inference, AI Chips & Accelerators

## Company

- **Id**: 31
- **Name**: Cerebras Systems
- **Domain**: cerebras.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cerebras-systems>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 122
- **Ghost share**: 0.131
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 99
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Technologies

- **Cerebras** — Optional: no
- **OpenAI** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T21:37:42Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 43 · green card filings: 5; Filings 12m: 43

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 99
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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