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xAI • Bachelor's Degree • 2 days ago
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xAI is an American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk in 2023 with the stated goal of building models that help humans understand the universe. It develops the Grok family of large language models, distributes them through a consumer assistant, a developer API and deep integration with the X social platform, and adds image and video generation through Grok Imagine. The company runs its own Colossus supercomputer clusters in Memphis, Tennessee, is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and merged with X Corp in 2025 to combine model development with a large consumer distribution channel.
x.ai • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • AI Research Labs • Foundation Models • LLM & Generative AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023

SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The fire protection engineer provides engineering design support and subject matter expertise in the following areas:

fire protection, life safety, building and fire codes, fire hazard and risk assessment of materials and processes, fire and smoke spread, industrial fire hazards, fire investigation support, and other fire and life safety issues.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support engineering design, analysis, calculations and specifications for facility fire and life safety systems
  • Develop building and fire code compliance documents and fire life safety designs for SpaceX launch facilities
  • Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliances purposes, such as chemical classification, chemical
  • quantity analysis, chemical inventory management, and related system design support
  • Support facility construction teams to develop field solutions
  • Support commissioning activities during pre-test and AHJ testing phases for launch site facility builds
  • Conduct fire/life safety code reviews and analyses
  • Prepare and present technical reports and presentations
  • Review and comment on shop drawing design packages developed by contractors
  • Develop AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods) to local AHJ to help with performance-based design criteria to
  • meet intent of code

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 2+ years’ experience in the design and construction of fire protection systems and/or fire protection consulting

PREFFERED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Professional Engineer License (P.E., passed the Principles of Engineering exam)
  • Working knowledge of Building & Fire Codes and NFPA Codes & Standards
  • NICET certification in relevant fire protection programs
  • Ability to lead project design teams.
  • Knowledgeable in OSHA compliance
  • FDS software modeling capabilities
  • Construction Administration Experience
  • Proficient in Autodesk Revit

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
  • This role is based in the Memphis, TN area and requires you to be onsite
  • Willing to travel for specific project needs. Projects may include 50% or more of the time for extended periods of time

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