Operations Engineer
Operations Engineer focused on building dashboards, metrics, and process improvements for xAI's data center infrastructure and construction teams. Requires a bachelor's in engineering and 2+ years in operations or process improvement.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop internal visual standards for internal work boards, JIRA queuing, PowerBI dashboards, and department workflow
- Support department continuous improvement projects such as new process rollouts/standardization
- Integrate with all levels of the business to understand current workflows and identify systematic gaps
- Define and develop department-level metrics & associated dashboards that quantify the health of our operations and influence change
- Conduct in-depth analyses through SQL queries and other data analysis methods to dive into problems and identify trends for decision making
- Create reports, tools, and standardized metrics for operational measurements and improvements
- Develop automation that mitigates business risk or creates efficiencies within xAI’s data center facilities
- Conduct department-wide operations audits that streamline the repair, maintenance, and construction engineering teams
- Maintenance program enhancement – increase attention on poor-health hardware and descope unnecessary work
- Implement construction management or maintenance tools (software or hardware) to reduce wasted effort by engineers and techs
- Site services analysis to ensure smart spending on contracts such as custodial, utilities, waste, power, cooling, and fiber, and roadmap improvements
- Build communication tools and reports targeted at facility and site directors to improve communication and facilitate customer service
- Standardize material library and procurement process to reduce project lead times
- Drive alignment with maintenance and construction teams at other xAI sites across the country to reduce duplicated work
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 2+ years of experience in operations/process improvement (internship experience qualifies)
- Experience with Excel, SQL, or Python
Nice-to-Haves
- Previous experience working in a data center, hyperscale infrastructure, manufacturing, supply chain, or production environment
- Proficiency with statistics, data analysis, data visualization, and cost benefit analysis
- Experience with CAD software, ArcGIS, Archibus, Power BI, JIRA, or similar tools
- Familiarity with inventory, production, capacity planning, and critical infrastructure systems (including MEP, BMS/SCADA, or ERP systems)
- Experience with lean, six sigma, and other related production/operational excellence principles
- Experience or education in management science and engineering, operations engineering, operations research, or industrial engineering
- Experience as a contributor to multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and communication skills
Skills
Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, Jira, CAD, Arcgis, Archibus, Six Sigma, Lean
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