Operation & Maintenance Engineer (Power Plant) - Memphis

SpaceXSI•Southaven, MS

9d•Onsite

About The Position

SpaceXSI is hiring an on-site Operation & Maintenance Engineer to support its power plant serving high-density AI supercomputing facilities in the Memphis and Southaven area. The plant must remain online 24/7. The role spans a multi-manufacturer gas turbine fleet, generators, balance-of-plant, fuel gas and process/fluid systems, water, compressed and instrument air, HVAC and cooling, and plant electrical systems. The engineer is expected to be proficient across every turbine type on site, troubleshoot equipment, direct contractors, and use AI to simplify plant operations and maintenance. Work hours may flex to provide engineering coverage, including nights, weekends, holidays, and callouts. The position is full-time and on-site in the Memphis region, with potential travel to other SpaceXAI sites.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or another engineering discipline.
At least 3 years of operation or maintenance engineering experience in a power plant, generating station, or other high-reliability industrial facility.
Willingness to work rotating or flexible shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call, to support 24/7 plant coverage.
Willingness to work in the plant and perform hands-on work in heat, cold, rain, tight quarters, or at heights.
Ability to remain focused in hazardous environments while wearing appropriate PPE.
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
Ability to perform job functions generally requiring lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying.
Ability to work on-site at the power generation facility, with potential travel to other SpaceXAI sites.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Experience with gas turbines from more than one manufacturer, as well as balance-of-plant, fuel gas, water, compressed air, and plant electrical systems.
Experience using AI tools to streamline or simplify engineering, maintenance, or operating processes.
Experience directing contractors, including assigning work and setting the schedule.
Experience managing critical-parts lists.
Experience with engineering planning and procedure writing.
Working knowledge of P&IDs, single-line diagrams, electrical schematics, protection, and switching.
Experience with LOTO and NFPA 70E/arc-flash practices.
Experience with a CMMS, including preventive maintenance, work orders, and equipment history.
Experience supporting outages, commissioning, or root-cause investigations on power plant equipment.

Responsibilities

Provide operation and maintenance engineering support for the multi-manufacturer gas turbine fleet, generators, balance-of-plant, process and fluid systems, and plant electrical systems, including protection, e-houses, blackstart, and switching.
Maintain proficiency across all turbine types on site and apply that knowledge to troubleshooting, maintenance, and operating decisions.
Flex shifts and work hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and callouts, to maintain 24/7 engineering coverage.
Troubleshoot trips, alarms, and equipment failures with the shift team and return the plant to service.
Direct contractors by defining work, scheduling it, and confirming it is completed safely and correctly.
Use AI to streamline and simplify engineering, operating, and maintenance work.
Own reliability on assigned systems through bad-actor elimination, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions.
Write and maintain engineering plans and procedures, including operating, maintenance, switching, and isolation instructions.
Manage the critical-parts list to ensure required parts are identified, stocked, and ready.
Build and maintain the preventive and predictive maintenance program in the CMMS, including tasks, frequencies, and as-found/as-left records.
Support outage planning and execution, as well as start-up, shutdown, commissioning, and turnover of new generation and balance-of-plant systems.
Apply SpaceXAI safety standards in the field, including LOTO, NFPA 70E/arc-flash, confined space, and hot work; stop work when conditions are unsafe.