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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 5, 2026
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Job Description
The Environmental Health and Safety team is seeking highly driven engineers to establish both human and system safety controls throughout the expansion of SpaceX's large-scale AI infrastructure and supercomputing facilities in the Memphis area.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee electrical safety programs including arc-flash analysis, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and safe work practices on UPS, PDUs, switchgear, and generators
- Conduct regular risk assessments of power systems, cooling infrastructure, fire/smoke, energy storage, and human factors
- Perform Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), HAZOP studies, and other structured risk assessments for critical systems
- Ensure proper grounding, bonding, and power quality monitoring/telemetry to prevent equipment damage and personnel injury
- Validate automatic transfer switch (ATS) and generator failover procedures from a safety perspective
- Monitor and mitigate risks related to cooling failures, hot spots, thermal runaway, and extreme temperature/humidity conditions
- Establish safe operating limits and emergency response procedures for CRAC/CRAH, chillers, energy storage systems, and liquid cooling systems
- Develop, maintain, and regularly drill emergency response plans for power loss, cooling failure, fire, water events, and other critical incidents
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards (NFPA, OSHA, IEC, local building/fire codes, Uptime Institute guidelines, ISO 45001, etc.)
- Conduct regular risk assessments of power systems, cooling infrastructure, fire/smoke, and human factors
- Monitor and mitigate risks related to cooling failures, hot spots, thermal runaway and extreme temperature/humidity conditions
- Establish safe operating limits and emergency response procedures for CRAC/CRAH, chillers, energy storage and liquid cooling systems
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial/systems engineering, chemical engineering, fire protection engineering, or related field
- Experience with programming PLCs, IoT device administration, and scripting/coding for automation or data analysis
- Proficiency with PFMEA, root cause analysis, statistical process control, and structured problem-solving methodologies
- Experience with CAE / CFD tools (Ansys)
- CSP (Certified Safety Professional)
- PE (Professional Engineer) license
- CEM (Certified Energy Manager) or data-center-specific credentials
- NFPA-related certifications
- Hands-on experience in data centers, critical facilities, or mission-critical environments
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the mission of enabling multi-planetary life
- This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Memphis, TN area
- Position occasionally requires the ability to travel and support other critical computing infrastructure
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .
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