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Data Center Safety Engineer (Automation)

SpaceX· EHS - Corporate
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Memphis, TNfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Engineering role focused on establishing human and system safety controls for SpaceX’s large-scale AI infrastructure and supercomputing facilities in Memphis, with emphasis on electrical/system safety, risk assessments, and emergency planning to enable rapid scaling of compute capacity.

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.)
  • 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, and human factors
  • 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 and liquid cooling systems
  • Develop, maintain, and regularly drill emergency response plans for power loss, cooling failure, fire, water events, and other critical incidents

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial/systems engineering, chemical engineering, fire protection engineering, or related field

Skills

Required:Electrical safety programsRisk assessmentGrounding and power qualityATS/generator safety proceduresThermal risk managementEmergency response planning
Nice to have:FMEA/HAZOP
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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