SpaceX
Data Center Safety Engineer (Electrical)
About this role
SpaceX seeks an Electrical Safety Engineer to design and oversee safety systems for large-scale AI and supercomputing data centers in Memphis. You'll manage electrical hazards, thermal risks, and emergency protocols while ensuring compliance with industry standards for high-density critical infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Oversee electrical safety programs including arc-flash analysis, LOTO procedures, and safe work practices for UPS, PDUs, switchgear, and generators
- Conduct risk assessments and structured analyses (FMEA, HAZOP) for power systems, cooling, fire/smoke, energy storage, and human factors
- Ensure proper grounding, bonding, power quality monitoring, and validate automatic transfer switch and generator failover procedures
- Monitor and mitigate cooling-related risks including thermal runaway, hot spots, and extreme temperature/humidity conditions
- Establish safe operating limits and emergency response procedures for CRAC/CRAH systems, chillers, energy storage, and liquid cooling
- Develop, maintain, and regularly drill emergency response plans for power loss, cooling failure, fire, water events, and critical incidents
What they're looking for
- Electrical system architecture and safety analysis
- Arc-flash analysis and lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures
- Thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal management
- Risk assessment methodologies (FMEA, HAZOP, root cause analysis)
- Knowledge of codes and standards (NFPA, OSHA, IEC, Uptime Institute)
- PLC programming and IoT device administration
- CAE/CFD tools such as Ansys
- Data center operations and critical facilities management
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience conducting arc-flash analyses and implementing LOTO procedures in high-voltage environments.
- How have you used FMEA or HAZOP studies to identify and mitigate risks in complex systems, and what was the outcome?