New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- SpaceX is offering employees a 20% pay increase to temporarily relocate to Memphis, Tennessee, or Southaven, Mississippi, and help accelerate the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres as demand for computing capacity surges.

The Elon Musk-led rocket company is offering the additional pay to employees who volunteer for six-week assignments supporting its supercomputer buildout, according to an email sent to employees in early October and seen by Business Insider.

"We now need leaders - current and emerging - to guide teams and remove blockers as we bring more supercomputers online," the email said.

The company clarified that volunteers need not already hold managerial positions. While construct...