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Sr. Power Plant Engineer

SpaceX · Texas, United States · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, no invention. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove ITAR requirements? That is legal/export regulation; likely considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. ITAR is legal export regulation; likely considered legal boilerplate, should be removed. Also EEO statement removed. Also "Additional Requirements" includes schedule etc. We need to extract schedule info: "Schedule varies depending on site operational needs; must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as business needs require". That's schedule content. Also physical requirements: standing etc. Those are not schedule but maybe part of Requirements? Could be under Requirements or Qualifications? The posting has "Basic Qualifications", "Preferred Skills And Experiences", "Additional Requirements". We need to map to headings: About the role (maybe first paragraph), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (maybe basic qualifications?), Qualifications (maybe preferred skills?), Skills (maybe specific skills?), Benefits (none?), Pay (none?), Schedule (yes). We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". So only include sections where we have real content. We have About the role: first paragraph after job title: "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. POWER PLANT ENGINEER SpaceX is building and operating combined-cycle gas turbine power plants that must come online, stay online, and perform. This role owns the design and build of the full power plant: gas turbines, mechanical and electrical balance of plant, and everything else that keeps the plant running at rated output, day after day. This is not a desk job. You will be constructing the power plant, owning commissioning in the control room during startup, and in the field troubleshooting." We can treat that as About the role. Responsibilities: bullet list after "Responsibilities". We'll extract each line. Requirements: maybe "Basic Qualifications". We'll put under Requirements heading. Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Skills And Experiences". Could be under Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Qualifications and Skills. We need to decide what goes where. Basic Qualifications could be Requirements. Preferred Skills And Experiences could be Skills. Or we could put Preferred Skills under Qualifications. But we have both headings available; we can split: Requirements = Basic Qualifications. Skills = Preferred Skills And Experiences. Qualifications maybe we could leave empty? But we must not create heading with filler. So if we don't have distinct content for Qualifications, we omit it. We have content for Requirements (basic qualifications) and Skills (preferred skills). Also we have Additional Requirements (schedule, physical, ITAR, EEO). We'll extract schedule for Schedule section. Physical requirements maybe could go under Requirements? But they are not qualifications; they are additional requirements. Could be part of Requirements as well. But we already used Requirements for basic qualifications. Could we add another subsection? The instruction: Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have multiple lists under same heading? Probably okay to have multiple
      under a heading. But we need to preserve all substantive info. We could include physical requirements under Requirements as a list. However the heading "Requirements" already used for basic qualifications; we could combine both basic qualifications and physical requirements under Requirements. But then we lose distinction. Might be okay. Alternatively we could have Requirements = Basic Qualifications + Additional Requirements (excluding schedule). Skills = Preferred Skills And Experiences. Schedule = schedule info. We must not include ITAR/EEO. Thus:

      About the role

      ...

      Responsibilities

      • ... each responsibility line

      Requirements

      • Basic qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
      • 5+ years of hands-on experience with utility-scale gas turbines in commissioning, operations, or maintenance roles
      • Schedule varies depending on site operational needs; must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as business needs require
      • Flexibility to travel to other SpaceX sites
      • Ability to perform job duties that require standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting upper body, working in cramped positions in small openings and climbing hand over hand
      • Stand: Up to 3 hours per day
      • Sit: Up to 6 hours per day
      • Push/Pull: Up to 50lbs. (unassisted) Up to 15 minutes per day
      • Overhead reach: Up to 3 hours per day
      • Walk: Up to 3 hours per day
      • Lift/Carry: Up to 25lbs. (unassisted) Up to 15 minutes per day
      • Climb (ladder/stairs): Up to 1 hour per day
      • Kneel/Crouch: N/A
      • Upper body twist: N/A
      • Ability to work in temperatures over 80 degrees: up to 30 minutes per day
      • Candidate must be capable of safely working at heights (up to 500ft), in confined spaces, using an air purifying respirator, and performing the physical requirements of the job listed in the job description.
      • Candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical to confirm these capabilities, which may include a medical history review.
      But note: Some of those are repetitive; we might want to keep them as is. However we must not include filler like "N/A". The instruction: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Does that apply to list items? Probably yes: we should not include list items that are just "N/A". So we should omit the lines that say "Kneel/Crouch: N/A" and "Upper body twist: N/A". Also "Schedule varies depending on site operational needs; must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as business needs require" is not filler; it's actual schedule info. Good. Also we should avoid duplicative lines. The physical requirements list includes many items; we can keep them. We also need to include "Ability to work in temperatures over 80 degrees: up to 30 minutes per day". That's fine. We also need to include "Candidate must be capable of safely working at heights (up to 500ft), in confined spaces, using an air purifying respirator, and performing the physical requirements of the job listed in the job description." That's okay. Also "Candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment questionnaire and/or physical to confirm these capabilities, which may include a medical history review." That's okay. Now Skills section: Preferred Skills And Experiences list. We'll turn each bullet into
    • . Must preserve all specifics. List: - Working knowledge of combined-cycle plant systems: gas turbines, HRSGs, steam turbines, generators, and balance-of-plant equipment - Experience reading and interpreting P&IDs, single-line diagrams, and turbine control logic - Direct commissioning experience with GE 7/9HA, Siemens Energy SGT6/8-8000H, Mitsubishi M501/701JAC, or Doosan H-class turbines - Experience with DCS/turbine control platforms (Mark VIe, SPPA-T3000, or equivalent) - Familiarity with LTSA structures, OEM contract negotiation, and outage scope development - Background in root-cause failure analysis (RCA/5-Why/Fishbone) for rotating equipment - Experience with performance monitoring tools and heat balance modeling - Exposure to grid interconnection requirements, PPA performance obligations, or capacity market rules - Experience integrating power generation with co-located industrial or data center loads - A bias toward action: comfortable making a call in the field without waiting for a committee - Demonstrated ability to work under pressure during startup, outages, or unplanned events, with a sense of urgency and ownership over outcomes - Experience using SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, or similar CAD software - Knowledge of engineering standards and best practices such as ASME B31.3, ASME BPV Code Section VIII, and AFSPCMAN 91-710 We'll include all. Now Responsibilities list: extract each bullet after "Responsibilities". The text: Responsibilities Support the full lifecycle of gas turbine power generation assets — installation, commissioning, startup, operations, and long-term maintenance Lead or support commissioning activities including combustion tuning, control system checkout, protective relay testing, and performance/reliability run verification Own root-cause analysis and corrective action for turbine trips, forced outages, and performance degradation; drive fixes that prevent recurrence Develop and refine operating procedures, startup/shutdown sequences, and abnormal operating condition playbooks Interface directly with OEMs (GE, Siemens Energy, Mitsubishi Power, Doosan) on warranty issues, LTSA scope, outage planning, and technical issues Plan and execute major/minor inspections, hot gas path outages, and combustion inspections in line with OEM maintenance intervals Analyze turbine performance data (heat rate, capacity factor, degradation curves) to identify efficiency losses and recommend corrective action Coordinate with balance-of-plant teams (HRSG, steam turbine, cooling systems, water treatment) to ensure integrated performance Build and maintain relationships with EPC contractors during construction handoff to ensure a clean transition from construction to commercial operation Develop spare parts strategy, critical spares inventory, and maintenance budgets We'll make each a
    • . Now About the role paragraph: we need to combine the initial fluff and role description. Let's craft a concise paragraph preserving all info. Original: "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. POWER PLANT ENGINEER SpaceX is building and operating combined-cycle gas turbine power plants that must come online, stay online, and perform. This role owns the design and build of the full power plant: gas turbines, mechanical and electrical balance of plant, and everything else that keeps the plant running at rated output, day after day. This is not a desk job. You will be constructing the power plant, owning commissioning in the control room during startup, and in the field troubleshooting." We'll keep that as is. Now Schedule section: we have schedule info already included under Requirements? But we should have a separate Schedule section if we have schedule info. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We have schedule info; we could put it under Requirements or separate Schedule. Since we have a Schedule heading available, we should create a Schedule section with that info. However we already placed schedule info under Requirements; we could move it to Schedule and remove from Requirements to avoid duplication. Let's do that. Thus Requirements will contain basic qualifications

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