Facilities Operations Technician

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">About xAI</span></strong></h3> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">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. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.</span></p> <p> </p></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">About the Role</span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As a Facilities Operations Technician at xAI, you'll dive in, operating and maintaining the critical facility systems that power our supercomputing data centers. Working hands-on with MEP systems, you’ll tackle maintenance, operations, and repairs, ensuring peak performance and reliability. Expect to troubleshoot complex issues, streamline processes, and collaborate with teams to keep our infrastructure running smoothly, directly supporting xAI’s mission to accelerate human scientific discovery through AI. </span></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This role includes the following positions, each with increasing responsibility:</span></p> <ul class="tight" data-tight="true"> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Facilities Operations Technician</strong>: Independently operate and maintain critical mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems in supercomputing data centers, ensuring high reliability and performance through hands-on maintenance, troubleshooting, and process optimization.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Sr Facilities Operations Technician</strong>: Perform advanced maintenance and troubleshooting of critical data center systems like HVAC, power, and environmental controls, while mentoring junior technicians to ensure operational reliability.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Facilities Operations Lead</strong>: Oversee the maintenance and optimization of critical data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, and environmental systems, while leading a team of technicians to ensure operational reliability and efficiency.</span></p> </li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Responsibilities</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Responsible for MEP Infrastructure site safety and environmental compliance, ensuring the sites align with all local and regional health and safety requirements.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Provide operational expertise for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems at the datacenter facility. The systems and equipment can include pu ... (truncated, view full listing at source)