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Civil Engineer - Battery Storage

Water Resources EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMemphis, TN, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, or an engineering discipline is required.
At least 3 years of civil or structural design experience on industrial, energy, or data center sites is required.
The employee must be able to perform hands-on work in varied environments, tight quarters, and at heights.
The employee must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed for construction, energization, and operations.
The employee must remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment.
The employee must be able to lift up to 25 pounds unassisted.
The employee must provide 24/7 on-call support for emergencies.
The employee must work on-site in Memphis, Tennessee; this is not a remote or hybrid role.
The employee must be willing to travel up to 25% for factory witness testing, vendor and original equipment manufacturer engagement, and support at other sites.
A valid driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

Own civil and site design for the battery storage plant, including pads, foundations, grading, drainage, access roads, fire lanes, and equipment yards coordinated with electrical collection and National Fire Protection Association 855 spacing.
Support the fire and life-safety case with civil provisions, including water supply, hydrant layout, deflagration venting clearances, and emergency vehicle access for authority having jurisdiction review.
Coordinate the seismic and severe-weather (tornado and high-wind) structural design basis for storage blocks, transformers, and equipment supports with structural engineering.
Produce issued-for-construction civil packages, including site plans, sections, details, specifications, and bid support.
Resolve field requests for information, 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 Operations/Build engineers.
Maintain as-built civil records for the storage plant.

Desired Qualifications

A Professional Engineer license or intention to actively seek a Professional Engineer license is preferred.
National Fire Protection Association 855 or energy-storage site civil experience is preferred.
Experience with seismic qualification and severe-weather hardening of outdoor electrical equipment is preferred.
Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D or equivalent site-design software is preferred.
Experience coordinating civil packages with medium-voltage collection and fire-protection design is preferred.
Experience defending a design to an authority having jurisdiction is preferred.

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

CIVIL ENGINEER, BATTERY STORAGE

Join the High Power Engineering team supporting SpaceXSI 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 an engineering discipline
3+ years of civil or structural design experience on industrial, energy, or data center sites

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

Professional Engineering (PE) 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

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About the Company

xAI

Generative AI chatbot leveraging real-time data

xAI builds Grok, a generative AI chatbot with a Hitchhiker's Guide-inspired persona that uses real-time data from X to produce current, culturally aware responses. Grok is accessible to premium subscribers on X, via a standalone website, mobile apps, and through an API for developers. The company also develops large-scale AI infrastructure, such as the Colossus supercomputer, to train and run its models. Its goal is to pursue truth-seeking AGI research and grow a capital-intensive platform that could support a major public offering in the future.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Series E
Total funding: $42.1B
Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA
Founded: 2023

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