IT Systems Engineer

AESC is looking to add an IT Systems Engineer (Infrastructure) to our team in Smyrna, TN.

* Full-Time

* On-site

About AESC US LLC

AESC is an exciting, newly created global organization committed to solving the challenges of a sustainable future and becoming the leading supplier of full-value-chain battery solutions. Our lithium-ion batteries can be found in nearly one million electric vehicles worldwide and have a stellar safety record of zero-critical issues. AESC US is leading the way in battery technology. We design and manufacture EV battery technology for various electric vehicles and equipment. We are working hard towards unlocking the full potential of sustainable energy and climate change mitigation. We will continue to build upon our successes and expand into new markets and industries, producing innovative and competitive products and technologies that advance the goal of a zero-carbon emission future. AESC is headquartered in Japan and has battery manufacturing locations in Japan, UK, China, and the U.S.

AESC Mission

Our mission is to solve the challenges for a sustainable future. Together, we can make a meaningful impact.

About the Role

We are seeking a high-caliber IT System Engineer to manage and evolve the mission-critical infrastructure at our Smyrna manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on, plant-facing role where your expertise in high-availability compute, storage, and disaster recovery directly impacts our production continuity. You will take full ownership of a modern, dual-datacenter environment, ensuring the stability and scalability of our core systems.

What You Will Do

* Infrastructure Ownership: Drive the day-to-day operations and long-term health of our VMware vSphere 8 clusters and Cisco UCS computer nodes.

* Server Management: Lead the full lifecycle of Windows Server environments. This includes provisioning, hardening Active Directory/PKI services, managing Group Policy, and overseeing automated patching/compliance to ensure a secure and stable OS layer.

* Storage & Availability: Architect and manage high-availability storage configurations using Pure Storage Metro Pods, ensuring zero-downtime failover capabilities across our dual-datacenter footprint.

* Backup & Data Protection: Own the end-to-end backup strategy utilizing Veeam. You will be responsible for backup job health, off-site replication, and performing regular restoration drills to guarantee sub-hour RTO/RPO for plant-critical systems.

* Proactive Monitoring System: Manage and optimize enterprise monitoring platforms to maintain 360-degree visibility. You will proactively identify performance bottlenecks and system alerts to resolve incidents before they impact manufacturing output.

* Plant Floor Collaboration: Act as the primary infrastructure partner for the production team, ensuring that MES, SQL clusters, and Oracle RAC environments remain performant and reachable.

* System Modernization: Continuously evaluate and upgrade legacy systems, ensuring the site leverages the latest features in virtualization and hardware to support factory growth.

* Documentation & Standards: Maintain rigorous documentation for system architectures, IP schemas, and disaster recovery playbooks.

What You Need

* Experience: 4+ years of dedicated systems or infrastructure engineering experience (candidates with 5-8+ years for a Senior title are encouraged to apply).

* Virtualization: Expert-level hands-on experience with VMware vSphere 8 (vCenter, ESXi, DRS, HA, vMotion).

* Windows Ecosystem: Extensive administration of Windows Server (up to 2022), including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Failover Clustering, ADCS two-tier PKI, S2D, NPS, MPIO, and DFS.

* Storage Infrastructure: Deep experience administering enterprise SAN/NAS; specific experience with Pure Storage (Metro Pods), NetApp, or Dell is highly preferred.

* Data Protection: Ownership of backup and recovery platforms, specifically Veeam and ExaGrid, ensuring robust Disaster Recovery (DR) readiness.

* Technical Troubleshooting: Proven methodology for solving complex issues across compute, storage, and OS layers in a high-pressure environment.

* Operational Mindset: Ability to work independently in an on-site manufacturing environment where infrastructure stability is vital to plant operations.

What is "Nice to Have"?

* Industrial IT: Experience supporting factory, industrial, or 24/7 mission-critical environments.

* Compute Platforms: Familiarity with Cisco UCS (including UCS-X).

* Cloud & Identity: Experience with Hybrid Identity environments (Active Directory integrated with Azure AD / Entra ID).

* Database Infrastructure: Collaboration with DBA teams to support SQL Server (Availability Groups) and Oracle RAC from an infrastructure perspective.

* Observability: Exposure to enterprise monitoring platforms (OpsManager or similar).

* Automation: Basic scripting proficiency in PowerShell, Bash, or Python to drive operational efficiency

What Requirements

* Strictly On-Site: Full-time presence is required at our Smyrna, TN facility; this is a plant-facing role and not eligible for remote work.

* Operational Availability: Ability to respond to issues during standard business hours, with occasional off-hours support required for critical production-impacting incidents or maintenance windows.

* Physical Presence: Comfortable working within a manufacturing plant environment to provide direct infrastructure support.

What We Offer

Welcome to AESC, supporting our state-of-the-art Gigafactories, where you'll have the opportunity to tackle the world's most fascinating challenges alongside exceptionally talented individuals who are driven to make a difference. At AESC, we offer a comprehensive compensation package. In addition, we provide a range of valuable benefits, such as 401K, and health insurance. We strive to ensure that our employees are well taken care of, enabling them to focus on their work and contribute to our collective mission of changing the world.

* An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal

development.

* Highly automated, clean, safe, and temperature-controlled production environment

* Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

* HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts

* 401K with company match

* Life Insurance (Company paid and additional voluntary life available)

* Paid Vacation and 14 Paid Holidays

* Short term and long-term disability coverage (Company Paid)

* Tuition reimbursement

Application Process

Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, if you believe this role suits you well, we encourage you to apply. Your application gives us the opportunity to learn more about you and explore potential fits within our team.

Following the submission of your application, we are committed to providing timely responses to all applicants, though response times may vary depending on the volume of submissions. If you do not receive an immediate response, please rest assured that this in no way reflects on the quality of your candidacy. Your application will be retained in our files, and we may reach out to you for future roles that align with your skills and interests. As our organization experiences rapid growth, we appreciate your patience in this process. We are actively working each day to enhance our application procedures to ensure a smoother and more efficient experience for all applicants. Thank you for your understanding and enthusiasm for joining our dynamic team.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At AESC, we are committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all individuals. We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S Join us in our passion to design, manufacture, and sell high-performance products, contributing to a sustainable and zero-carbon emission future.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

* Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

* Ability to read, write, speak, hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and lift with hands and arms frequently throughout the day.

* Required to occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 35 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment is primarily an automated manufacturing plant with a concrete floor and is characterized by some temperature extremes, moderate noise, and forklift traffic. The individual must be

able to perform all essential functions as appropriate on the plant floor, in meetings, and with employees, management, customers and suppliers.

Candidate must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately, and without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The statements made herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive and inclusive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required of personnel so classified.