Civil Engineer (SpaceXAI Battery Storage)

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Join the High Power Engineering team supporting xAI to design, build, operate, and maintain electrical infrastructure for AI training campuses. As a Civil Engineer on the Battery Storage team, you will work with a small on-site team to scale high-capacity power systems on a schedule set by compute demand. The position is based in Memphis, TN, with potential travel to other sites.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own civil and site design for the battery storage plant: pads, foundations, grading, drainage, access roads, fire lanes, and equipment yards coordinated with electrical collection and NFPA 855 spacing.
• Support the fire and life-safety case with civil provisions: water supply, hydrant layout, deflagration venting clearances, and emergency vehicle access for AHJ review.
• Coordinate seismic and severe-weather (tornado/high-wind) structural design basis for storage blocks, transformers, and equipment supports with structural engineering.
• Produce issued-for-construction civil packages: site plans, sections, details, specifications, and bid support.
• Resolve field RFIs, submittals, and installation quality issues during construction of the storage yard.
• Coordinate underground electrical duct banks, oil containment, and grounding grid civil interfaces with Design and Ops/Build engineers.
• Maintain as-built civil records for the storage plant.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, or another engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of civil or structural design experience on industrial, energy, or data center sites.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

• Professional Engineering license or intention to actively seek a PE license.
• NFPA 855 or energy-storage site civil experience.
• Experience with seismic qualification and severe-weather hardening of outdoor electrical equipment.
• AutoCAD Civil 3D or equivalent site-design software experience.
• Experience coordinating civil packages with medium-voltage collection and fire-protection design.
• Experience defending a design to an authority having jurisdiction.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Perform hands-on work in all environments (heat, cold, rain), in tight quarters or at heights.
• Work extended hours and weekends as needed to support construction, energization, and operations.
• Remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate PPE.
• Lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
• Provide 24/7 on-call support for emergencies.
• Willing to work on-site in Memphis, TN. This is not a remote or hybrid role.
• Travel up to 25% for factory witness testing, vendor and OEM engagement, and supporting other sites.
• Valid driver's license.