Data Center Safety Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Memphis seeks a Data Center Safety Engineer to implement electrical safety, cooling, and hazard controls for our AI infrastructure expansion.

Responsibilities include arc-flash analysis, LOTO, grounding, ATS/generator failover, risk assessments, and emergency planning, ensuring NFPA/OSHA/ISO 45001 compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field.
• Experience with electrical safety programs and arc-flash analysis.
• Strong risk assessment and safety planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee arc-flash analysis, LOTO, and safe work 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 grounding, bonding, and power quality monitoring to prevent equipment damage and injury.
• Validate ATS and generator failover procedures from a safety perspective.
• Monitor cooling failures, thermal runaway, and extreme conditions.
• Develop emergency response plans for power, cooling, fire, and water events.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA, OSHA, IEC, local codes, and ISO 45001.

Skills

PLC programming

IoT device administration

Automation scripting

PFMEA

Root cause analysis

Ansys

CSP

PE license

CEM

NFPA certifications

Data center experience

Education

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

Tools

CAe/CFD tools (Ansys)

Job description

the company was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today the company is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

DATA CENTER SAFETY ENGINEER

The Environmental Health and Safety team is seeking highly driven engineers to establish both human and system safety controls throughout the expansion of the company's large-scale AI infrastructure and supercomputing facilities in the Memphis area. This role is critical in ensuring high-density critical infrastructure meets rigorous control reliability requirements enabling the safe rapid scaling of compute capacity to meet aggressive deployment timelines. The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of electrical system architecture, thermodynamics, heat transfer, and energy storage system architecture.

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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

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

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with programming PLCs, IoT device administration, and scripting/coding for automation or data analysis
• Proficiency with PFMEA, root cause analysis, statistical process control, and structured problem-solving methodologies
• Experience with CAE / CFD tools (Ansys)
• CSP (Certified Safety Professional)
• PE (Professional Engineer) license
• CEM (Certified Energy Manager) or data-center-specific credentials
• NFPA-related certifications
• Hands-on experience in data centers, critical facilities, or mission-critical environments
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the mission of enabling multi-planetary life

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Memphis, TN area
• Position occasionally requires the ability to travel and support other critical computing infrastructure

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

the company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with the company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.