SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
About the role
SpaceX is building and operating large-scale power generation for launch and compute. This role leads commissioning of the power plant: gas and steam turbines, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), balance of plant, electrical, and controls, from mechanical completion to reliable operation. This is not a desk job. You will be in the control room during startup and in the field troubleshooting. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience commissioning utility-scale power plants, including gas turbines, in the field
- Experience leading commissioning on a utility-scale or multi-unit plant, not only single-skid support
- Experience writing or owning startup procedures
- Must be available to work on site during startups, including nights and weekends
- Willingness to travel between generation sites
More about this role
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.
SR. COMMISSIONING MANAGER (POWER PLANT)
SpaceX is building and operating large-scale power generation for launch and compute. This role leads commissioning of the power plant: gas and steam turbines, heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), balance of plant, electrical, and controls, from mechanical completion to reliable operation. This is not a desk job. You will be in the control room during startup and in the field troubleshooting.
- Build and run the commissioning plan: system turnover, pre-commissioning, first fire, synchronization, performance test, and reliability run
- Own the commissioning schedule, budget, and staffing plan
- Lead the commissioning team and the OEM field crews
- Accept a system from construction only with a complete mechanical completion package
- Start up aeroderivative and simple-cycle units; where an HRSG is in scope, run chemical cleaning and steam or air blows before the...
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