Berlin (Hybrid / On-site) | Freelance / Contract Basis | Loadwise.ai About LoadwiseData centers are becoming one of the fastest-growing electricity consumers in history, especially AI and HPC clusters. Power systems are increasingly driven by renewable generation, creating volatility in prices, carbon intensity, and grid conditions. Loadwise connects data center infrastructure to real-time energy markets and grid signals. The EngagementWe are looking for a Data Center Infrastructure Advisor to act as the facility reality check for the Loadwise platform. You have built, run, or operated data centers from the inside. Your role is to ensure our platform reflects how facilities actually operate. Typical engagement: approximately 3–5 days per month, with flexibility depending on integration and deployment phases. What You'll Work OnOperational Grounding & Product Direction- Review product and integration decisions from an operator perspective- Define what “good” looks like for core facility integrations (cooling, power, automation)- Help prioritize features based on operational impact and feasibility Integration Acceleration- Guide engineering through vendor-specific quirks, undocumented APIs, and real-world protocol behavior- Design integration pathways fitting operational and security constraints of live facilities- Support early customer deployments and troubleshooting Customer & Partner Engagement- Participate in technical customer conversations to accelerate trust with operators- Feed vendor ecosystem knowledge and operational intelligence back into product and commercial decisions Example Problems You Might Help Solve- Should UPS systems ever be cycled for demand response or energy optimization?- What telemetry is actually available from production DCIM platforms like Schneider EcoStruxure or Vertiv?- How can SLAs be adjusted to create flexibility without compromising reliability? What We're Looking ForData Center Operations- Direct experience running or scaling live data center environments- Familiarity with facility management systems- Experience with power distribution, UPS, generators, cooling, redundancy architectures Customer & SLA Perspective- Understanding of facility operations and customer-facing uptime guarantees in contexts such as colocation, hyperscale/cloud, HPC, vertically integrated compute operators Technical Breadth- Ability to read and reason about integration schematics, control sequences, and facility system architectures- Comfort participating in architecture discussions with software engineers Collaboration & Mindset- Explain operational realities clearly and challenge assumptions constructively- Curiosity about software enabling efficiency and grid flexibility What We OfferFlexible Engagement: day rate, freelance contract, or project-based arrangements. Our Process: a couple of direct conversations with the founders to align on scope, expectations, and impact, then move quickly to agreed terms.