Lead Engineer (Transmission & Distribution) at xAI

On-site - Memphis, Tennessee

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SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. The Lead Engineer (Transmission & Distribution) joins the High Power Engineering team to design, build, operate, and maintain electrical infrastructure for AI training campuses in Memphis, Tennessee. Working on-site, the role focuses on scaling high‑capacity power systems, overseeing interconnections, managing campus power studies, and leading a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Requirements

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline.
  • 10+ years in transmission, substation, or generation interconnection engineering, with a focus on high-power, high-voltage systems.
  • Experience carrying a project through utility or ISO interconnection to energization.
  • Professional Engineering license or intention to actively seek a PE license.
  • Working knowledge of the IEEE C37 series, IEEE 80, NESC, and applicable NERC standards.
  • 161 kV, 230 kV, or 345 kV GIS or AIS experience.
  • Large-load interconnection experience with TVA, MLGW, or comparable municipal or federal power arrangements.
  • Experience with power systems analysis software and tools: ETAP, SKM, PSS/E, PSCAD, ASPEN, Matlab, etc.
  • Experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team.
  • Proven ability to lead teams, work independently, and thrive in dynamic, high-stress environments with tight deadlines.
  • Perform hands-on work in all environments (heat, cold, rain), in tight quarters or at heights.
  • Work extended hours and weekends as needed to support construction, energization, and operations.
  • Remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate PPE.
  • Lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
  • Provide 24/7 on-call support for emergencies.
  • Willing to work on-site in Memphis, TN. This is not a remote or hybrid role.
  • Travel up to 25% for factory witness testing, vendor and OEM engagement, and supporting other sites.
  • Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

  • Own everything from generation terminals and the point of interconnection down to the medium-voltage bus: high-voltage switchyards, collector transmission, main power transformers, and the utility relationship that determines whether the campus energizes on schedule.
  • Own high-voltage switchyard architecture: bus configuration, GIS versus AIS tradeoffs, bus sectionalizing, and fault-current management.
  • Lead the interconnection process with the local distributor and balancing authority, including application, system impact and facilities studies, protection philosophy alignment, telemetry and metering, and technical exhibits to the service agreement.
  • Own campus protection philosophy and the settings management database served to Data Center and Battery Storage — one owner, not three models.
  • Own the campus power systems studies function: the single model of record for load flow, short circuit, coordination, arc flash, and stability.
  • Own the generation electrical interface: excitation and governor behavior, synchronizing, generator protection, black start, and station service.
  • Own regulatory and compliance scope as assigned: service agreements, applicable NERC/SERC standards, air-permitting coordination, AHJ relationships, and compliance evidence.
  • Own the campus electrical safety program: NFPA 70E, arc-flash study currency and labeling, energized work permitting, qualified-worker training, and switching authorization.
  • Direct Design, Ops/Build, Protection & Controls, and Power System Engineer seats on the T&D team as those seats fill.

Technologies

ETAPSKMPSS/EPSCADASPENMatlabIEEE C37 seriesIEEE 80NESCNERC standardsGISAIS

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