Data Center Electrical Safety Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Memphis is seeking a DATA CENTER SAFETY ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) to build and sustain safety controls across our AI infrastructure and supercomputing facilities. This role supports high-density critical infrastructure, requiring robust electrical and safety expertise.

The ideal candidate will lead electrical safety programs, risk assessments, and emergency response planning while ensuring compliance with NFPA, OSHA, and ISO standards, enabling rapid, safe scale-up

Qualifications

• Experience with PLC programming, IoT device administration, and automation scripting.
• Proficiency in PFMEA, root cause analysis, and statistical process control.
• Hands-on data center/critical facilities experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee electrical safety programs including arc-flash analysis, LOTO, and safe practices on UPS, PDUs, switchgear, and generators.
• Conduct risk assessments of power systems, cooling infrastructure, fire/smoke, energy storage, and human factors.
• Perform FMEA, HAZOP, 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 and liquid cooling systems.
• Develop, maintain, and regularly drill emergency response plans for power loss, cooling failure, fire, water events, and other critical incidents.

Skills

PLC programming

IoT device administration

Automation scripting

PFMEA

Root cause analysis

Statistical process control

Structured problem-solving

Data center operations

Education

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

CSP (Certified Safety Professional)

PE (Professional Engineer) license

CEM (Certified Energy Manager)

NFPA-related certifications

Tools

Ansys

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Memphis is seeking a DATA CENTER SAFETY ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL) to build and sustain safety controls across our AI infrastructure and supercomputing facilities. This role supports high-density critical infrastructure, requiring robust electrical and safety expertise.

The ideal candidate will lead electrical safety programs, risk assessments, and emergency response planning while ensuring compliance with NFPA, OSHA, and ISO standards, enabling rapid, safe scale-up