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Network Engineer (xAI Battery Storage)

Memphis, TennesseemidAdded today

About this role

Build and maintain the operational technology network infrastructure for battery storage systems supporting xAI's AI training campuses. This hands-on role involves designing network architecture, managing industrial protocols, ensuring cybersecurity, and supporting commissioning across high-capacity power systems in Memphis, TN.

What you'll do

  • Design and operate the OT network for battery storage fleet including packs, inverters, and plant controllers with deterministic, redundant, and secure communication
  • Architect site network topology, redundancy, switch configuration, VLAN design, and IP addressing across the storage fleet
  • Plan and execute fiber and copper physical infrastructure including splicing, testing, patch panel layout, and pathway coordination
  • Integrate and configure industrial protocols (Modbus TCP, DNP3, IEC 61850 with GOOSE) and map communications between controllers and management systems
  • Implement precision time distribution using PTP (IEEE 1588) and IRIG-B for event sequencing and disturbance analysis
  • Ensure OT cybersecurity through network segmentation, firewall rules, access controls, and NERC CIP compliance

What they're looking for

  • Industrial switch and router configuration (Cisco, Hirschmann, Moxa, RuggedCom)
  • Industrial protocols: Modbus TCP, DNP3, IEC 61850, and GOOSE
  • Fiber optic termination, testing, and OTDR acceptance testing
  • Network architecture and design (topology, redundancy, VLAN, subnetting)
  • IEC 62443 and NERC CIP cybersecurity standards
  • Battery energy storage systems (BESS) or substation automation experience
  • Precision time synchronization (PTP, IRIG-B)
  • Physical layer infrastructure planning and troubleshooting
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xAI

xAI builds advanced AI infrastructure and systems, including the Grok model inference platform and Colossus GPU cluster. The company is hiring Mechanical, Electrical, and Facilities Engineers to design and maintain its data center operations, as well as Software Engineers to optimize high-performance inference systems and datacenter networking.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through your experience configuring industrial-grade switches and routers for mission-critical applications—what platforms have you worked with?
  • Describe a time you designed or implemented a network using IEC 61850 or another industrial protocol. What challenges did you face?
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