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Controls Engineer, Supercomputer Infrastructure - Memphis

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

About the role

Controls Engineer responsible for designing, building, and activating automated control systems for advanced AI training campuses, including cooling plants, electrical distribution, liquid-cooling loops, and data halls. Based in Memphis, TN with work across the Memphis/Southaven campus.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits
  • Lay out new industrial electrical control panels which are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant, and create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics
  • Simulate processes to inform design engineers of the conceptual viability of automation proposals for cooling plants, electrical distribution, and liquid-cooling loops
  • Architect, write, and debug PLC code with an emphasis on organized, structured, documented, maintainable, and reusable code for critical infrastructure applications
  • Generate aesthetically simple HMI screens for complex plant and facility systems while providing feedback for troubleshooting
  • Manage electrical cabinet builds, field wiring, pneumatic, and fluid plumbing
  • Select and size electrical and electromechanical components such as VFDs, servo motors, and controllers
  • Deploy automated processes and equipment into live campus operations, including BMS, EPMS, SCADA, and PLC systems serving chillers, CDUs, pumps, and power distribution
  • Set, implement, and maintain schedules and budgets to ensure project completion

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of professional experience in the design and commissioning of automation and controls systems for industrial applications

Skills

Required:Electrical control panel designPLC programmingElectrical components sizing (VFDs, servo motors)BMS/EPMS/SCADA deployment
Nice to have:HMI/SCADA developmentElectrical CAD (EPlan)C#, .NET, Python, SQLNEC/NFPA79/UL508A knowledge
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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