Sr. Engineering Commissioning Manager (Power Plant)

The role

This role leads the commissioning of power plants including gas and steam turbines, heat recovery steam generator, balance of plant, electrical, and controls. You will build commissioning plans, lead teams, and troubleshoot in the field and control room.

What you will do

• Build and run the commissioning plan
• 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
• Run chemical cleaning and steam or air blows
• Own procedures, punchlists, deficiency tracking, and the decision that a system is ready
• Close punch by category before commercial operation
• Own LOTO, permit-to-work, and energization authority
• Commission controls and protection with the electrical and automation team

Required qualifications

• 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
• Ability to work around energized equipment and live construction
• Ability to work 10–12 hour shifts outdoors in heat and high noise during startup

Nice to have

• 10+ years of experience commissioning utility-scale power plants, including gas turbines, in the field
• Experience as an OEM commissioning lead (GE Vernova, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Power, Solar Turbines, Baker Hughes, or equivalent)
• Direct startup experience with H- or F-class and/or aeroderivative gas turbines (LM2500 / LM6000 class or equivalent)
• Experience with DCS/turbine control platforms (Mark VIe, SPPA-T3000, or equivalent)
• Experience with Mitsubishi DIASYS Netmation or Emerson Ovation DCS
• Experience with HRSG and steam turbine integration and performance testing
• Familiarity with ASME PTC 22 (gas turbine) or PTC 46 (overall plant) performance test codes

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make human life on Mars possible. The company is building and operating large-scale power generation for launch and compute.