Optical Engineer - Memphis
xAI · Southaven, MS; Memphis, TN · Memphis, TN · Southaven, MS
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At a glance
Highlights
- Own end-to-end optical layer for AI training and inference clusters.
- Design training compute clusters from first principles at scale.
- Lead commissioning and debug of optical interconnects in live halls.
Ideal candidate
Hands-on engineer who thrives in flat, high-velocity teams and owns complex hardware end to end. Curious about physics limits and motivated to build reliable AI infrastructure at scale.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical, optical engineering, physics or related discipline
- 2+ years in fiber layout, optical link design or datacenter/HPC optics
- Willing to work extended hours and weekends for releases and deployments
- Willing to travel to manufacturing and datacenter sites
- Able to work in active datacenter and factory environments
Lab profile
About xAI
Builds AI systems to understand the universe and advance human knowledge.
Known for
- Engineering excellence focus
- Large-scale data center operations