# Sr. Electrical Construction Project Engineer **Company**: SpaceXAI **Location**: Memphis, Tennessee **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/5218218007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_192f4798-491 ## Description SpaceXAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. As a member of the SpaceXAI construction team in Memphis, you will design, build, and activate some of the world's most technically advanced electrical infrastructure , from high-voltage substations through medium-voltage distribution to low-voltage data center power systems and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). ## Responsibilities: - Oversee and own the full lifecycle of electrical construction projects (high-voltage substations, transformers, switchgear, BESS, data-center power distribution, UPS, generators, and low-voltage systems) with on-time and under-budget delivery - Manage all aspects of multi-discipline electrical construction projects in the field and office; act as overall construction project manager and extreme owner - Perform project control tasks including electrical project scheduling, cost control, and commissioning coordination - Interact with electrical contractors, fabricators, OEMs (switchgear, transformers, BESS, UPS), utilities, and internal customers - Resolve design and construction conflicts in the field in real-time, including high-voltage, medium-voltage, and low-voltage systems - Provide budgetary costs based upon the preliminary electrical scope of the project - Gather proposals from electrical engineers, contractors, and vendors; assign contracts upon receipt of all proposals - Facilitate city, county, utility, and governmental approvals (including interconnection, permitting, and environmental) - Coordinate project implementation, equipment delivery, installation, testing, and track project status through energization and turnover - Coordinate with end users, facilities, and operations teams for building electrical operations, maintenance, and BESS/data-center power reliability - Develop tools and approaches to supporting electrical space allocation, power capacity planning, and load growth across the Memphis campus - Coordinate electrical real-estate and utility planning functions as needed - Take on new electrical infrastructure projects ad-hoc as the business needs ## Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, power systems engineering, or a related field (civil, mechanical, or construction management with strong electrical experience also considered) - 5+ years of professional experience in electrical construction, power systems engineering, substations, data-center electrical infrastructure, BESS, or facilities electrical management ## Preferred Skills and Experience: - 7+ years of experience in high-voltage substations, medium-voltage distribution, data-center electrical systems, or BESS construction/project management - Professional Engineer (PE) License (electrical) - Experience managing multiple large-scale electrical/vertical projects (substations, data centers, industrial power) - Knowledge of processes of jurisdictional permitting, utility interconnection, and/or environmental agencies for electrical infrastructure - Strong understanding of electrical disciplines: high-voltage substations, transformers, switchgear, protection & control, grounding, BESS, UPS, generators, low-voltage distribution, and data-center power architecture - Experience with project management of major electrical construction projects including estimating, cost control, schedule, contractor management, and commissioning - Experience reading, reviewing, and approving electrical shop drawings, one-lines, protection schemes, fabrication drawings, blueprints, and technical manuals - Data center, BESS, or large-scale manufacturing/power facility experience ## Additional Requirements: - Ability to work at elevated heights (200+ feet) and around energized/high-voltage equipment (with proper training and PPE) - Physical effort with lifting and carrying materials or equipment (up to 25 lbs.) - Typically exposed to work in extreme outdoor environments , heat, cold, rain , as well as indoor data-center and substation environments - Work performed in an environment requiring exposure to fumes, odors, noise, and electrical hazards - Must be available to work extended hours and weekends when needed based on site operational and commissioning needs; flexibility required - Valid driver's license - Occasional travel may be required to support projects at other sites ## Skills ### Required - electrical engineering - power systems engineering - electrical construction - project management - high-voltage substations - medium-voltage distribution - data-center electrical systems - BESS ### Nice to have - Professional Engineer (PE) License - BESS construction/project management - project management of major electrical construction projects --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/5218218007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)