# Sr. Engineering Construction Manager (Power Plant) at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Starbase, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-30
- Apply by: 2026-12-14
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8924777002?gh_jid=8924777002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-sr-engineering-construction-manager-power-plant/

## About the role

SpaceX is building and operating large-scale power generation for launch and compute. This role runs construction of the power plant in the field: civil, mechanical, and electrical installation of turbines and balance of plant, through mechanical completion and handoff to commissioning. This is not a desk job. You will be in the field, running the work. 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, Civil Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience constructing utility-scale power plants in a field leadership role
- Experience leading construction of at least one large gas turbine installation (frame or aeroderivative), including balance of plant
- Direct experience managing contractors on a heavy industrial site
- Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary
- Must be available for full-time site presence

Tags: High Power Engineering

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