Data Center Safety Engineer

SpaceX
Memphis
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Interpersonal","Collaborative"]

Establish human and system safety controls across SpaceX’s AI infrastructure and supercomputing facilities. Oversee electrical safety programs (arc-flash, LOTO, safe work practices) across UPS/PDUs/switchgear/generators, perform structured risk assessments (FMEA/HAZOP), and ensure grounding, bonding, and power quality monitoring. Define operating limits and emergency response plans for critical cooling, fire, power loss, and water events while ensuring compliance with NFPA, OSHA, IEC, ISO 45001, and related standards.

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SpaceX
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Data Center Safety Engineer

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Job Summary

Establish human and system safety controls across SpaceX’s AI infrastructure and supercomputing facilities. Oversee electrical safety programs (arc-flash, LOTO, safe work practices) across UPS/PDUs/switchgear/generators, perform structured risk assessments (FMEA/HAZOP), and ensure grounding, bonding, and power quality monitoring. Define operating limits and emergency response plans for critical cooling, fire, power loss, and water events while ensuring compliance with NFPA, OSHA, IEC, ISO 45001, and related standards.
Location: Memphis
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee electrical safety programs including arc-flash analysis, lockout/tagout (LOTO), and safe work practices on UPS, PDUs, switchgear, and generators.
  • •Conduct regular risk assessments of power systems, cooling infrastructure, fire/smoke, energy storage, and human factors.
  • •Perform structured risk assessments such as FMEA and HAZOP for critical systems.
  • •Ensure proper grounding, bonding, and power quality monitoring/telemetry, and validate automatic transfer switch (ATS) and generator failover procedures from a safety perspective.
  • •Develop, maintain, and regularly drill emergency response plans and establish safe operating limits for CRAC/CRAH, chillers, energy storage, and liquid cooling systems.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial/systems engineering, chemical engineering, fire protection engineering, or a related field.
  • •Experience with programming PLCs, IoT device administration, and scripting/coding for automation or data analysis.
  • •Proficiency with PFMEA, root cause analysis, statistical process control, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
  • •Experience with CAE/CFD tools (Ansys).
  • •Safety credentials such as CSP (Certified Safety Professional) and/or PE (Professional Engineer), with data-center or mission-critical facility experience.
Experience:Data centersCritical facilitiesMission-critical environments
Skills:InterpersonalCollaborative
Licenses:PE
Certifications:CSPPECEMNFPA-related certifications
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PLCIoTAutomationData analysisAnsysCAEsCFD

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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