# Lead Engineer (Transmission & Distribution)

**Company**: SpaceXAI
**Location**: Memphis, TN
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join the High Power Engineering team at SpaceXAI to design, build, operate, and maintain electrical infrastructure for AI training campuses. As a Lead Engineer for Transmission & Distribution, you will work on-site in Memphis, TN, with potential travel to other sites.

## Responsibilities:

- Oversee high-voltage switchyards, collector transmission, main power transformers, and utility relationships to ensure on-schedule campus energization.

- Design high-voltage switchyard architecture, including bus configuration and fault-current management.

- Lead interconnection processes with local distributors and balancing authorities.

- Manage campus protection philosophy and settings management databases.

- Conduct power systems studies, including load flow, short circuit, and stability analyses.

- Ensure regulatory and compliance requirements are met.

- Develop and implement campus electrical safety programs.

- Direct T&D team members, including Design, Ops/Build, Protection & Controls, and Power System Engineers.

## Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline.

- 10+ years of experience in transmission, substation, or generation interconnection engineering, focusing on high-power, high-voltage systems.

- Experience carrying projects through utility or ISO interconnection to energization.

## Preferred Skills and Experiences:

- Professional Engineering license or intention to seek one.

- Knowledge of IEEE C37 series, IEEE 80, NESC, and applicable NERC standards.

- Experience with 161 kV, 230 kV, or 345 kV GIS or AIS.

- Large-load interconnection experience with TVA, MLGW, or similar power arrangements.

- Proficiency in power systems analysis software and tools like ETAP, SKM, PSS/E, PSCAD, ASPEN, and Matlab.

- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.

- Ability to work independently and thrive in dynamic, high-stress environments.

## Additional Requirements:

- Perform hands-on work in various environments.

- Work extended hours and weekends as needed.

- Remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing PPE.

- Lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.

- Provide 24/7 on-call support for emergencies.

- Valid driver's license.

- On-site work in Memphis, TN, with up to 25% travel.

## Skills

### Required
- electrical engineering
- high-voltage systems
- transmission engineering
- substation engineering
- generation interconnection

### Nice to have
- Professional Engineering license
- IEEE C37 series
- IEEE 80
- NESC
- NERC standards
- power systems analysis software
- team leadership

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