# Lead Critical Facilities Technician - Memphis/Southaven

**Company**: SpaceXAI
**Location**: Southaven, MS
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology

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## 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 Lead Critical Facilities Technician at SpaceXAI, you'll operate and maintain critical facility systems powering supercomputing data centers. You'll work hands-on with MEP systems, tackling maintenance, operations, and repairs to ensure peak performance and reliability.

## Responsibilities:

- Independently operate and maintain critical mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems in supercomputing data centers.

- Perform advanced maintenance and troubleshooting of critical data center systems like HVAC, power, and environmental controls.

- Oversee the maintenance and optimization of critical data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, and environmental systems.

- Ensure MEP infrastructure site safety and environmental compliance.

- Provide operational expertise for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems at the data center facility.

- Routinely inspect all areas to ensure performance measures are being maintained and proactively self-report problems.

- Experience with writing and executing MOPs, SOPs, EOPs.

- Perform daily inspections of critical systems.

- Identify and maintain spare parts inventory to minimize downtime.

- Coordinate and supervise scheduled system shutdowns.

- Develop and implement energy monitoring metrics.

- Support commissioning efforts by witnessing equipment startup, assisting with functional testing, and monitoring construction progress.

## Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical or 6+ years of hands-on operations/facilities work experience in lieu of degree.

- Knowledge of mechanical or electrical engineering principles and systems.

- Experience and knowledge of all critical systems documentation.

- Experience with PLC-based control systems and/or Building Management Systems.

- Excellent written and verbal communication and technical writing skills in English.

## Physical Requirements:

- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

- Ability to utilize hand tools and power tools as needed.

- Work is often performed in tight quarters, and physical dexterity is necessary.

- Ability to lift up to 35 lbs. unassisted.

- Comfortable working at elevated heights with safety gear.

- Comfortable working in extreme outdoor environments.

- Available to work flexible shifts providing 24x7 coverage as needed.

- Position is subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing.

- Position is subject to pre-employment and annual post-employment background checks.

- Willing to travel as needed (up to 10%).

- Valid driver’s license.

## Skills

### Required
- MEP systems
- HVAC
- power systems
- environmental controls
- PLC-based control systems
- Building Management Systems
- troubleshooting
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- mechanical engineering
- electrical engineering
- data center experience

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