# Design Engineer

**Company:** [xAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/xai)
**Location:** Memphis, TN
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Autocad, Autocad Electrical, Revit, Bim, Etap, Skm, Easypower, MATLAB, Pscad, Nec, Nfpa 70, Medium-Voltage Systems, Power Systems Analysis, Single-Line Diagrams, Electrical Load Calculations
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Designs and supports high-capacity medium- and low-voltage electrical infrastructure for AI data centers, including drawings, equipment sizing, power studies, specifications, and construction support. Requires a bachelor's degree and at least three years of relevant electrical design experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Produce and maintain single-line diagrams, three-lines, panel schedules, cable schedules, conduit and raceway layouts, grounding plans, and equipment elevations.
- Perform load calculations, voltage drop, cable ampacity and derating, conduit fill, and pull-tension analysis, including long underground runs.
- Size medium- and low-voltage transformers, switchgear, busway, and feeders; specify impedance, BIL, temperature rise, and short-time ratings.
- Write equipment specifications and technical bid evaluations for ring-main units, transformers, switchgear, busway, and PDUs.
- Supply model inputs to protection and power-system studies, including nameplate data, impedances, cable constants, and as-designed configurations.
- Resolve field RFIs and issue design changes during construction.
- Maintain organized design and asset documentation for data center electrical packages.
- Ensure compliance with NFPA 70, NFPA 70B, NFPA 70E, NESC, and IEEE standards.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline.
- 3+ years of electrical design experience in data center, industrial, or utility facilities.
- Experience producing issued-for-construction drawing sets using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, or Revit.
- Working knowledge of NEC Articles 110, 215, 240, 250, 310, and 450.
- Medium-voltage cable system design experience.
- Experience with power systems analysis software such as ETAP, SKM, EasyPower, MATLAB, or PSCAD.
- Revit or BIM coordination experience.
- Engineer in Training certification or progress toward a Professional Engineer license.
- Experience on repeated, multi-phase builds rather than one-off projects.
- Strong initiative, creative problem-solving, analytical ability, and engineering fundamentals.
- Ability to perform hands-on work in heat, cold, rain, tight quarters, and at heights.
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed for construction, energization, and operations.
- Ability to remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate PPE.
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
- Availability for 24/7 on-call emergency support.
- Willingness to work onsite in Memphis, TN and travel up to 25% for factory witness testing, vendor and OEM engagement, and support of other sites.
- Valid driver's license.

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