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Controls Technician (Physical Infrastructure) - Memphis

xAI· Data Center
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Hybrid (Memphis, TN / Southaven, MS)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Role focused on hands-on integration, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance of control systems across SpaceX AI training campuses, with emphasis on safe repairs, panel wiring, PLC/HMI/SCADA support, and sustaining cooling, electrical distribution, liquid-cooling loops, and data halls.

Responsibilities

  • Support integration and commissioning of vendor and OEM equipment into campus BMS, EPMS, and SCADA systems and plant PLC controls
  • Perform safe controls and electrical work within LOTO, arc-flash, interlock, bypass-control, and restart-verification requirements; identify hazards, verify zero energy, validate safety devices after repair, and escalate unsafe conditions or unauthorized changes
  • Maximize uptime of cooling, electrical, and facility control assets through hands-on troubleshooting, basic repairs, and corrective actions on electromechanical, pneumatic, and control systems
  • Wire, commission, validate, build, and maintain industrial control panels and field devices to NFPA 79 and UL 508A standards; replace like-for-like components (power supplies, relays, fuses, terminal blocks, sensors), restore wiring condition, and create accurate redlines
  • Navigate and diagnose PLCs, HMIs, alarms, permissives, sequences, I/O status, and logic behavior; clear approved alarms, perform basic recovery, capture evidence, and support minor authorized parameter adjustments with documentation
  • Set up, diagnose, replace, and validate sensors, instrumentation, and industrial networks serving chillers, CDUs, pumps, and power distribution; verify signals, alignment, scaling, and network health
  • Support controls for VFDs, pumps, valves, and related equipment; perform documented resets, recovery, and safe dry-cycle checks
  • Provide controls support for process-critical campus systems, including cooling plants, liquid-cooling loops, electrical distribution, and fire / emergency shutdown (ESOP); protect plant stability during recovery
  • Perform structured fault finding, root-cause support, and rapid corrective actions to minimize downtime
  • Collaborate with Controls Engineers, facilities operations, and construction to deliver safe, reliable solutions and continuous improvement
  • Maintain accurate documentation, work tickets, and records

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic systems in a manufacturing, industrial, or critical-facility environment; OR associate's degree in a technical field (controls technology, mechatronics, automation, or equivalent)

Skills

Required:Electrical panel building and wiring
Nice to have:NFPA 70 / NFPA 70E / NFPA 79 / UL 508A knowledgeSchematic reading and redliningPLC / HMI experienceSCADA systemsInstrumentation and sensorsDocumentation / CMMS
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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