Operation & Maintenance Engineer (Power Plant) - Memphis

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.
• Be proficient 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: define the work, set when it is done, and confirm it is completed safely and correctly.
• Use AI to streamline and simplify engineering, operating, and maintenance work.
• Own reliability on assigned systems: bad-actor elimination, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions.
• Write and maintain the engineering plans and procedures the plant is being stood up on, including operating, maintenance, and switching and isolation instructions.
• Manage the critical-parts list so the right 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, and support 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or other engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of operation or maintenance engineering experience in a power plant, generating station, or other high-reliability industrial facility.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience with gas turbines from more than one manufacturer, plus balance-of-plant, fuel gas, water, compressed air, and plant electrical systems.
• Willingness to work rotating or flexible shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call, to support 24/7 plant coverage.
• 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.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to be in the plant and to perform hands-on work in all environments (heat, cold, rain), in tight quarters or at heights.
• Remain focused while working in hazardous environments, while wearing appropriate PPE.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs unassisted.
• Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position.
• Must be able to work on-site at the power generation facility, with potential travel to other SpaceXAI sites.
• Valid driver’s license.