# 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 with a small on-site team to scale high-capacity power systems on a schedule set by compute demand.

## Responsibilities:

- Own high-voltage switchyards, collector transmission, main power transformers, and utility relationships.

- Lead the interconnection process with local distributors and balancing authorities.

- Own campus protection philosophy and settings management databases.

- Own campus power systems studies, including load flow, short circuit, coordination, arc flash, and stability.

- Own the generation electrical interface, including excitation and governor behavior, synchronizing, and generator protection.

- Own regulatory and compliance scope, including service agreements and NERC/SERC standards.

- Own the campus electrical safety program, including NFPA 70E and arc-flash study currency.

- Direct Design, Ops/Build, Protection & Controls, and Power System Engineer seats on the T&D team.

## Basic Qualifications:

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

- 10+ years in transmission, substation, or generation interconnection engineering.

- Experience carrying a project through utility or ISO interconnection to energization.

## Preferred Skills and Experiences:

- Professional Engineering license or intention to actively seek a PE license.

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

- 161 kV, 230 kV, or 345 kV GIS or AIS experience.

- Large-load interconnection experience with TVA, MLGW, or comparable municipal or federal power arrangements.

- Experience with power systems analysis software and tools: ETAP, SKM, PSS/E, PSCAD, ASPEN, Matlab, etc.

- Experience leading a multidisciplinary engineering team.

## 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.

- Willing to work on-site in Memphis, TN.

- Travel up to 25% for factory witness testing, vendor and OEM engagement, and supporting other sites.

- Valid driver's license.

## Skills

### Required
- electrical engineering
- computer engineering
- physics
- transmission engineering
- substation engineering
- generation interconnection engineering

### Nice to have
- Professional Engineering license
- IEEE C37 series
- IEEE 80
- NESC
- NERC standards
- power systems analysis software
- ETAP
- SKM
- PSS/E
- PSCAD
- ASPEN
- Matlab
- team leadership

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