# Sr. Manager, Power Plant Operations - Memphis at xAI

- Company: xAI
- What the company does: SpaceXAI builds Grok — frontier AI models for reasoning, voice, image generation, and more. Build with the Grok API. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia and a16z.
- Company website: https://x.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Southaven, MS; Memphis, TN
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-23
- Apply by: 2026-12-07
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/xai/jobs/5273297007?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xai-sr-manager-power-plant-operations-memphis/

## About the role

The Sr. Manager of Memphis Power Plant Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for the gas turbine power generation facility supporting SpaceXSI's Colossus data center campus in Memphis, Tennessee. This role oversees all plant operations, maintenance, commissioning, and continued construction/expansion of the dedicated power plant, with full ownership of delivering reliable, high-availability electrical power to the Colossus AI training clusters. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree
- 8+ years of experience in power generation operations, plant management, or industrial or aerospace operations
- 3+ years of leadership experience managing teams of operators, technicians, and engineers
- Experience operating or managing gas turbine power plants (simple cycle or combined cycle)
- Ability to support and supervise plant operations and construction outside of normal business hours, including nights, weekends, and on-call response
- Must be based at the Memphis/Southaven site

Tags: Data Center

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