Senior Manager Power Plant Operations
SpaceXAI builds frontier AI models and products including the Grok conversational assistant and a multimodal developer API.
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About SpaceXAI
SpaceXAI is a US-based AI company focused on accelerating scientific discovery and understanding the universe through reasoning, voice, image, video, and generative AI systems. Formerly xAI, it was acquired by SpaceX effective February 2, 2026, while continuing to operate the x.ai site and services.
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About the Role
You will provide strategic and operational leadership for a gas-turbine power plant supporting data-center infrastructure. You will oversee 24/7 operations, maintenance, commissioning, construction, capacity expansion, budgets, fuel management, compliance, and staffing. You will ensure reliable power delivery, lead multidisciplinary personnel and contractors, and improve availability, safety, cost, emissions, and operational processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- 8+ years of experience in power generation operations, plant management, or related industrial or aerospace operations
- 3+ years of leadership experience managing operators, technicians, and engineers
- Experience operating or managing gas-turbine power plants
- Ability to support operations and construction outside normal business hours
- Ability to work extended hours
- General physical fitness for industrial and outdoor plant environments
Responsibilities
- Lead 24/7 power plant operations, maintenance, commissioning, construction, and capacity expansion
- Ensure reliable, high-quality, redundant electrical power delivery
- Lead operators, technicians, engineers, contractors, and support staff
- Oversee plant performance, testing, and electrical infrastructure integration
- Develop operations and maintenance strategies, outage plans, and turbine management
- Manage concurrent construction and equipment installation while maintaining plant operations
- Ensure environmental, safety, and regulatory compliance
- Manage budgets, fuel, operations and maintenance, capital projects, and operating plans
- Improve plant availability, heat rate, emissions, cost, safety, and operational processes
- Recruit, develop, coach, and retain talent