On-Site High-Voltage Ops/Build Engineer (T&D)

SpaceXAI; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI’s High Power Engineering team is seeking an Ops/Build Engineer to design, build, operate, and maintain electrical infrastructure for AI training campuses. Based in Memphis, TN, you will scale high-capacity power systems with a small on-site team, with potential travel to other sites.

The role requires 5+ years in substation commissioning, testing, build, or utility operations on high‑power HV systems, and a Bachelor's degree (or 8+ years experience in lieu).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 8+ years of substation field experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Take high- and medium-voltage assets from steel in the ground to carrying load, then own their reliability in operation.
• Own the substation and transmission energization plan: pre-energization checks, phasing verification, synchronizing checks, and staged load ramp.
• Direct NETA acceptance testing on breakers, transformers, GIS, instrument transformers, arresters, and cable systems.
• Execute relay end-to-end testing, transfer trip verification, and point-to-point SCADA and telemetry checkout with the site and the utility.
• Coordinate outages and switching with the utility; write and own clearance and switching procedures.
• Execute the electrical safety program in the field: arc-flash labeling currency, energized work permitting, and switching authorization.
• After energization, own transformer oil program, breaker maintenance intervals, battery and charger program, SF6 monitoring, and fault investigation using relay event records.
• Collaborate with construction, vendors, and technicians; drive rapid, continuous improvements at the Memphis campus.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA 70, 70B, 70E, NESC, and IEEE standards, prioritizing safety and engineering excellence.

Skills

HV switching

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline; or 8+ years substation field experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Doble F6150

Omicron CMC

SEL relay families

Job description

SpaceXAI’s High Power Engineering team is seeking an Ops/Build Engineer to design, build, operate, and maintain electrical infrastructure for AI training campuses. Based in Memphis, TN, you will scale high-capacity power systems with a small on-site team, with potential travel to other sites.

The role requires 5+ years in substation commissioning, testing, build, or utility operations on high‑power HV systems, and a Bachelor's degree (or 8+ years experience in lieu).