# Electrical Commissioning Lead

**Company**: xAI
**Location**: Memphis, TN
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120599684

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## Description

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Commissioning Lead to lead the energization, commissioning, and handover of critical electrical systems for xAI's high-performance data centers. In this senior hands-on leadership role, you will direct commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, and turnover of medium/low voltage power distribution, backup power, and protection systems that support next-generation AI supercomputing infrastructure.

You will lead a team of electrical commissioning technicians while working closely with construction, engineering, operations, EPC contractors, and OEM vendors to deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality electrical systems. This is a full-time, onsite role with extensive travel to xAI data center construction sites across the United States.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and execute full electrical commissioning activities for medium and low voltage power distribution, switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, generators, PDUs, busway, ATS, and associated controls in hyperscale data center environments.

- Direct point-to-point verification, functional testing, relay calibration, protective device coordination, system integration, and integrated systems testing (IST).

- Oversee troubleshooting and resolution of complex electrical, controls, and power quality issues during pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup phases.

- Develop, review, and approve detailed commissioning test procedures, scripts, checklists, and documentation in accordance with project specifications, NETA standards, and xAI requirements.

- Lead coordination with EPC contractors, OEM vendors, utility providers, and xAI engineers for safe system energization, startup sequences, and integrated system validation.

- Mentor, supervise, and provide technical direction to Electrical Commissioning Technicians and other field personnel; conduct performance feedback and support their development.

- Champion safety by enforcing strict adherence to LOTO, NFPA 70E, arc flash safety, and xAI protocols; lead daily safety briefings and job hazard analyses.

- Maintain comprehensive as-built documentation, test records, issue logs, and final commissioning reports; present system readiness reports to senior leadership.

- Support and deliver training programs for operations and maintenance teams on commissioned electrical systems.

- Participate in constructability reviews, design feedback sessions, and lessons-learned meetings to continuously improve installation quality and future projects.

- Manage electrical commissioning schedules, resources, and punch-list resolution to meet aggressive project timelines.

## Skills

### Required
- electrical commissioning
- data center electrical infrastructure
- switchgear
- UPS systems
- generators
- PDUs
- busway
- ATS
- protective relaying
- commissioning test equipment
- meggers
- relay test sets
- power quality analyzers
- hi-pot
- ductors
- oscilloscopes
- codes and standards
- NEC
- NFPA 70E
- IEEE
- NETA
- ANSI
- UL
- OSHA 30 certification
- safety leadership

### Nice to have
- hyperscale data center commissioning
- redundant power systems
- paralleling switchgear
- mission-critical UPS/generator plants
- PLC/SCADA controls troubleshooting
- integration
- commissioning management platforms
- CxPro
- Procore
- PlanGrid
- arc flash studies
- short circuit coordination
- ETAP/SKM modeling review

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