Lead Battery Storage Engineer – Grid-Forming & Power Systems

SpaceXAI; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI’s Lead Engineer for Battery Storage leads the on-site storage fleet, architecting, sizing, and controlling high-capacity power systems for AI training campuses in Memphis. You will coordinate with OEMs, ensure safety compliance, and drive performance guarantees while traveling for testing as needed.

The role requires 8+ years in power systems, a PE or intent, and hands-on design, commissioning, and operations leadership across utility-scale BESS projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or similar engineering discipline.
• 8+ years in power systems engineering.
• 4+ years directly on utility-scale or large commercial and industrial battery energy storage.

Responsibilities

• Own the storage fleet as a power plant: architecture, sizing, controls, safety case, and grid-forming behavior for campus reliability.
• Own BESS architecture: pack-to-MV-transformer grouping, string composition, MV collection topology, string protection, and NFPA 855 spacing.
• Translate compute duty cycles into power and energy requirements.
• Own inverter control strategy: grid-forming vs grid-following, droop, inertial response, fault-current contribution, ride-through."
• Discretionary plant controller and EMS spec: dispatch, state-of-charge management, peak shaving, spinning-reserve emulation, islanding, black-start participation.
• Own fire and life-safety case: UL 9540/9540A, thermal runaway, venting, water supply, emergency plan, AHJ engagement.
• Own the OEM relationship: requirements, factory testing, performance guarantees, degradation planning.
• Direct Design, Commissioning, Ops/Build, Network, Civil, and Program Manager seats on Battery Storage.

Skills

Power systems engineering

Battery energy storage

Grid-forming inverter control

Dispatch & EMS operations

Safety compliance

PPE safety procedures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license or intent

Tools

PSCAD

EMT modeling

Job description

SpaceXAI’s Lead Engineer for Battery Storage leads the on-site storage fleet, architecting, sizing, and controlling high-capacity power systems for AI training campuses in Memphis. You will coordinate with OEMs, ensure safety compliance, and drive performance guarantees while traveling for testing as needed.

The role requires 8+ years in power systems, a PE or intent, and hands-on design, commissioning, and operations leadership across utility-scale BESS projects.