Data Center Generator Technician Jobs

3 open roles

3 hiring companies · 3 active cities · 2 roles with pay listed

Current hiring snapshot

Companies hiring now

• Google (1)
• Meta (1)
• Vistra Nuclear Operations Company (1)

Active cities

• Altoona, Iowa (1)
• Glen Rose, Texas (1)
• Haskell, Texas (1)

Experience signals in postings

Entry or apprentice: 0 · Experienced or lead: 1 · Not specified: 2

Pay shown in current listings

• $105,000–$168,000 / yr (2 listings)

Current job details

• Generator Specialist, Subject Matter Expert
• Data Center Facilities Technician, Generators
• Turbine/Generator Project Manager - Comanche Peak

Generator Technician work on data center projects

A hyperscale campus can host dozens of standby generators — each a locomotive-scale diesel or gas engine that must start and take load within seconds of a utility failure. Generator technicians commission new units, run monthly and annual load tests, maintain fuel systems and transfer switches, and diagnose everything from injector faults to control-logic issues. Uptime commitments make this one of the most consequential technician roles on site.

Diesel technicians from heavy-truck, marine, rail, or military backgrounds transition well, and OEM training (Caterpillar, Cummins, MTU, Kohler) is a strong credential. Field-service roles cover regional fleets and travel between sites, while operator-side roles are stationary and shift-based — both paths are hiring steadily as generator fleets grow with every new campus.

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