SpaceX
Power Plant Engineer
About this role
SpaceX seeks a Power Plant Engineer to design, build, and operate combined-cycle gas turbine power plants in Starbase, TX. This hands-on role spans the full asset lifecycle—from installation and commissioning through operations and maintenance—with direct accountability for keeping plants running at rated output and troubleshooting in the field.
What you'll do
- Support full lifecycle of gas turbine assets including installation, commissioning, startup, operations, and maintenance
- Lead commissioning activities: combustion tuning, control system checkout, relay testing, and performance verification
- Conduct root-cause analysis on turbine trips and outages; develop fixes to prevent recurrence
- Develop operating procedures, startup/shutdown sequences, and abnormal condition playbooks
- Interface with OEMs (GE, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Doosan) on warranty, maintenance scope, and technical issues
- Plan and execute inspections, hot gas path outages, and combustion work per OEM intervals
What they're looking for
- Gas turbine commissioning, operations, and maintenance (2+ years hands-on)
- Combined-cycle plant systems: HRSGs, steam turbines, generators, balance-of-plant
- P&ID interpretation, single-line diagrams, and turbine control logic
- DCS/turbine control platforms (Mark VIe, SPPA-T3000)
- Root-cause analysis and failure investigation methods
- Performance monitoring, heat balance modeling, and turbine data analysis
- CAD software (SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX)
- LTSA contracts and OEM relationship management
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience with a specific gas turbine commissioning startup—what were the major challenges and how did you resolve them?
- Describe a time you identified and fixed a recurring turbine performance issue or failure; how did you apply root-cause analysis?