Power Plant Ops & Maintenance Lead — Onsite Starbase

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Texas seeks an experienced Operations and Maintenance Manager to lead the operation, maintenance, and long-term reliability of power generation infrastructure supporting the Starbase supercomputer. You will build and lead the teams that keep critical power systems online, spanning gas turbines, generators, mechanical and electrical systems.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep power plant experience, strong engineering judgment, and a proven ability to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering.
• 5+ years in power plant operations, maintenance, or engineering with gas turbine or combined-cycle experience.
• 3+ years leading power plant operations/maintenance teams.
• Experience managing plant reliability and performance.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop multidisciplinary operations and maintenance teams.
• Own safe, reliable operation of gas turbine power generation assets and related systems.
• Establish and improve procedures, maintenance programs, and emergency response.
• Drive performance metrics: availability, heat rate, outages, and costs.
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee maintenance planning, inspections, and outages.
• Coordinate with OEMs, EPCs, vendors, and engineering teams.
• Develop budgets, staffing plans, and spare parts strategies.
• Foster a strong safety culture across plant operations.
• Lead turnover from construction to operations and commissioning.
• Coordinate with Starbase compute and electrical teams to support reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Engineering judgment

Problem solving

Safety culture

Communication

On-site work

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DCS

SCADA

CMMS

P&IDs

Job description

SpaceX in Texas seeks an experienced Operations and Maintenance Manager to lead the operation, maintenance, and long-term reliability of power generation infrastructure supporting the Starbase supercomputer. You will build and lead the teams that keep critical power systems online, spanning gas turbines, generators, mechanical and electrical systems.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep power plant experience, strong engineering judgment, and a proven ability to deliver reliable