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Manager, Engineering (Power Generation & Utilities) - Memphis
Southaven, MS +3 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- Southaven, MS
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN
Southaven, MS - Experience
- 8+ years in automation and controls engineering; 3+ years managing or leading a team. Generation experience may be in gas turbine, combined-cycle, or steam systems, or large-scale critical power infrastructure.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, automation engineering, or another engineering discipline.
About the job
Leads the design, commissioning, and ongoing reliability of automation, controls, electrical systems, and supporting utilities at a power generation facility serving AI supercomputers.
What you'll do
- Own automation, controls, and electrical systems for generation assets and plant utilities, from design through commissioning and reliability improvements.
- Build and manage an engineering team; review technical designs and standardize engineering practices.
- Coordinate with internal teams, vendors, and contractors, and lead field commissioning and root-cause investigations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, automation engineering, or another engineering discipline.
- 8+ years of automation and controls engineering experience, including direct experience in industrial power generation projects or large-scale critical power infrastructure.
- 3+ years of directly managing or leading an engineering team.
- Able to work on-site in Southaven, perform hands-on work in hazardous environments, lift up to 25 lbs unassisted, work extended hours/weekends, and provide 24/7 emergency on-call support.
Nice to have
- Experience with DCS, PLC, HMI, and SCADA platforms, IEC 61131, industrial networking, Modbus, and DNP3.
- PE license in Electrical or Controls Engineering, or willingness to pursue; familiarity with ICS cybersecurity frameworks such as NERC CIP.
Tools
DCS, PLC, HMI, SCADA, Emerson, ABB, Siemens, Allen-Bradley
AI focus
The role supports reliable power and utilities for AI supercomputers and scales systems with AI compute demand; it does not specify AI model or software development.
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