Director, Data Center Facilities Ops (Multi-Site)

SpaceXAI; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI is seeking a Director of Data Center Facilities Operations to lead the strategic reliability and management of data center infrastructure across a SpaceX site. You will own lifecycle management of power, HVAC, fire protection, plumbing, and building systems to achieve zero unplanned downtime for mission-critical operations.

You will direct a multi-layered team, set long-term roadmaps and budgets, and partner with engineering, IT, and executive leadership on large-scale projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, facilities management, architecture, construction management, or related technical field.
• 10 years of progressive experience in facilities operations, data center infrastructure, or critical facilities management, including at least 5 years in a leadership role managing multi-site or multi-facility operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams responsible for high-availability environments (data centers, mission-critical, or industrial facilities).

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multi-layered organization of managers, supervisors, and technicians across multiple data centers for 24/7 reliability.
• Set site-wide strategy, multi-year roadmaps, budgeting (CapEx/OpEx), and resource forecasting for all data center facilities infrastructure; drive extreme ownership of total execution, safety culture, and reliability engineering.
• Partner with engineering, IT, operations, and executive leadership to plan, prioritize, resource, and execute large-scale projects that support launch manifests, capacity expansion, and efficiency improvements across the site.
• Oversee all contractors and vendors supporting mechanical, structural, HVAC, electrical, power, cooling, fire/life safety, and water systems across multiple data centers; enforce standards and SLAs.

Skills

Leadership experience

High-availability data center

Executive communication

Multi-site operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, facilities management, architecture, construction management, or related technical field

Job description

SpaceXAI is seeking a Director of Data Center Facilities Operations to lead the strategic reliability and management of data center infrastructure across a SpaceX site. You will own lifecycle management of power, HVAC, fire protection, plumbing, and building systems to achieve zero unplanned downtime for mission-critical operations.

You will direct a multi-layered team, set long-term roadmaps and budgets, and partner with engineering, IT, and executive leadership on large-scale projects.