Site Reliability Engineer, Data Center - Memphis
SpaceXAI · Southaven, MS; Memphis, TN
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 76 days SpaceXAI's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 32% of SpaceXAI's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at SpaceXAI
- high 258 stale, 5 reposted of 258 open
- Hiring momentum
- 339 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
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About this role
As a Site Reliability Engineer at SpaceX, you will focus on hardware reliability within the data center, analyzing firmware and hardware specifications, managing vendor relations, and diagnosing hardware failures. Your role will involve collaborating with technicians to troubleshoot and optimize hardware systems, developing monitoring tools, and participating in on-call rotations for incident response.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2+ years of experience in hardware reliability engineering, preferably in high-performance computing or data center environments
- Proven expertise in firmware analysis, hardware specifications review, and release validation
- Strong experience with RMA processes, including filing claims, vendor negotiations, and pushing for resolutions outside standard protocols
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose and prove complex hardware failures, including grey or intermittent issues, using tools, logic analyzers, or diagnostic software
- Familiarity with data center hardware components (e.g., servers, GPUs, networking equipment) and emerging technologies
Nice to have
- Experience in AI/ML infrastructure or supercomputing environments
- Knowledge of vendor ecosystems (e.g., NVIDIA, Dell, HP, Supermicro) and supply chain management
- Certifications in hardware engineering or reliability (e.g., CRE, CompTIA Server+)
- Prior work in a fast-paced startup or tech company like SpaceXSI.
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves on-call rotations and incident response, which may require irregular hours
- Focus on hardware reliability may limit exposure to broader software engineering practices.
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