<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><span data-teams="true"><strong>MAINTENANCE MANAGER (POWER PLANT)</strong><br><br>SpaceX is seeking a Power Plant Maintenance Manager to own the maintenance, equipment reliability, and long-term asset performance of power generation infrastructure supporting the Starbase supercomputer. This position will lead maintenance execution across gas turbines, generators, rotating equipment, mechanical and electrical balance-of-plant systems, and associated industrial utilities.<br><br>The ideal candidate is an experienced power plant engineer who understands how equipment fails, how to prevent repeat failures, and how to execute maintenance without compromising plant availability. You will build and lead a maintenance organization, develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, coordinate major outages, and work directly with technicians, engineers, and equipment manufacturers to maximize equipment reliability. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring technical depth, strong planning, and the ability to solve problems in the field.<br><br><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span data-teams="true">Lead and develop the power plant maintenance organization, including mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and controls maintenance personnel</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Own preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for gas turbines, generators, pumps, motors, compressors, valves, cooling systems, and associated balance-of-plant equipment</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Develop and execute maintenance plans and inspection schedules based on OEM recommendations, equipment condition, operating history, and reliability requirements</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Plan and manage major turbine maintenance activities, including combustion inspections, hot gas path inspections, overhauls, and associated plant outages</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Direct root cause investigations for recurring equipment failures, turbine trips, vibration issues, lubrication failures, and other mechanical or electrical problems</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Implement condition-monitoring and predictive maintenance tools including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and equipment performance trending</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Establish and maintain a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), including equipment histories, preventive maintenance schedules, work orders, and maintenance backlog tracking</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Develop spare parts strategies, critical inventory requirements, maintenance budgets, and vendor support agreements</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Work directly with turbine OEMs, equipment suppliers, and contractors to resolve technical issues, coordinate repairs, and maintain equipment reliability</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Coordinate maintenance work with plant operations to minimize downtime, ensure safe equipment isolation, and support timely return to service</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Support installation, commissioning, maintenance readiness, and turnover of new power generation assets</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Establish maintenance performance metrics, including planned maintenance compliance, equipment availability, repeat failure rates, and mean time to repair</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Ensure maintenance execution complies with applicable safety requirements, including lockout/tagout, electrical safety, hot work, confined-space entry, and equipment isolation procedure</span></li> </ul> <p><span data-teams="true"><strong>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</strong><br></span></p> <ul> <li><span data-teams="true">Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">5+ years of hands-on experience in power plant maintenance, rotating equipment reliability, or maintenance engineering at a power generation facility</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Experience planning and executing maintenance on gas turbines, generators, or associated industrial plant equipment</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Experience leading maintenance personnel, contractors, or multidisciplinary technical work</span></li> </ul> <p><span data-teams="true"><strong>PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:</strong><br></span></p> <ul> <li><span data-teams="true">Direct maintenance experience with gas turbines, generators, steam turbines, and mechanical/electrical balance-of-plant systems</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Experience with GE, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Power, or comparable turbine OEM equipment</span></li> <li><span data-teams="true">Strong knowledge of rotating equipment, bearings, seals, lubrication systems, alignment, vibration analysis, and equipment failure modes</span></li> <li><span data-team