Power Generation Electrical Engineer — Onsite Gas Turbine

Pantera Capital; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI is seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer to lead design and operation of on-site power generation for high-density AI supercomputing facilities in the Memphis region. You will own plant electrical systems for gas turbine generation, including 34.5 kV collection/export, protection, e-houses, and switching, collaborating across electrical, mechanical, and power systems teams.

You will perform power system studies, develop diagrams and relay settings, and ensure compliance with

Qualifications

• Experience with gas turbine generators, excitation, synchronization, islanded operation, and blackstart.
• Background with data centers, hyperscale facilities, or large on-site power infrastructure (>50 MW).
• Knowledge of ERCOT, NERC reliability standards, and utility interconnection processes.

Responsibilities

• Own plant electrical systems for on-site gas turbine generation supporting AI superclusters, including generators, excitation, synchronization, auxiliaries, and balance-of-plant electricals.
• Design and engineer 34.5 kV collect/export systems, protection and control, e-houses, blackstart capability, and related medium-voltage systems.
• Serve as switching authority for plant electrical systems, including procedures and energization.
• Develop single-line diagrams, protection & control schematics, relay settings, and interconnection designs.
• Perform detailed power system studies (load flow, short circuit, arc flash, transient stability, harmonics) using ETAP, PSS/E, or equivalents.
• Integrate generation with plant systems, 34.5 kV collect/export, and downstream data center loads.
• Ensure compliance with standards (NERC, ERCOT, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, UL) and assist permitting/utility coordination.
• Support equipment specification, vendor selection, factory testing, site commissioning, and energization.
• Conduct FMEA, root-cause investigations, and reliability modeling for extreme uptime.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on new facility builds and capacity expansions.

Skills

Gas turbine gens

Excitation

Synchronization

Blackstart

Power systems analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related

Job description

SpaceXAI is seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer to lead design and operation of on-site power generation for high-density AI supercomputing facilities in the Memphis region. You will own plant electrical systems for gas turbine generation, including 34.5 kV collection/export, protection, e-houses, and switching, collaborating across electrical, mechanical, and power systems teams.

You will perform power system studies, develop diagrams and relay settings, and ensure compliance with