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Power Generation Engineer - Memphis
Southaven, MS +3 · Full-time · Posted Sep 9, 2025
- Location
- Southaven, MS
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN
Southaven, MS - Experience
- 1+ years required; preferred 5+ years, including leadership roles in power plant operations or datacenter energy management.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, or scientific discipline; a master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline is preferred.
About the job
Operates and optimizes natural gas power generation plants to provide reliable, efficient power for an AI datacenter in Memphis.
What you'll do
- Oversee daily operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades of turbines, generators, and control systems.
- Monitor power systems, resolve issues, and lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate with electrical and datacenter teams, while improving efficiency and ensuring regulatory compliance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, or scientific discipline.
- 1+ years of experience in power generation, focused on natural gas plants, turbines, or high-reliability energy systems.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of experience, including leadership roles in power plant operations or datacenter energy management.
Tools
natural gas turbines, control systems, power distribution, GE, Siemens, combined cycle power plants, ASME, IEEE
AI focus
The role powers the AI datacenter supporting Colossus, an AI supercomputer; no direct AI development work is stated.
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