Project Jupiter developers recruit New Mexico State University students
Project Jupiter, a data center planned for Santa Teresa, New Mexico, recently hosted a career fair at New Mexico State University despite ongoing protests, lawsuits, and environmental concerns. The project, which involves companies like STACK Infrastructure, Oracle, OpenAI, Bloom Energy, and Clayco, is moving forward with construction after Doña Ana County commissioners approved $165 billion in industrial revenue bonds a year ago. Students learned about internship and career opportunities with the development partners.
Project Jupiter, a large data center campus in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, is actively recruiting New Mexico State University engineering and science students for careers, a year after Doña Ana County commissioners approved $165 billion in industrial revenue bonds for the project. The development, intended to host artificial intelligence infrastructure for companies like Oracle and OpenAI, has faced significant local opposition, including protests, lawsuits, and concerns over its environmental impact.
Despite the ongoing legal and public wrangling, construction for Project Jupiter is proceeding. At a recent career fair at NMSU, representatives from project developers and partners, including STACK Infrastructure, Bloom Energy (which will produce fuel cells for the data center), and construction firm Clayco, presented internship and job opportunities. These roles offer competitive wages, with some internships paying up to $40 an hour, and cover areas from fuel cell production in California to data center technician and construction roles in New Mexico.
Julia Gentin, a reporter for The Las Cruces New Mexican, The Santa Fe New Mexican, and Searchlight New Mexico, highlighted the contrasting developments of community pushback and active recruitment for the controversial project.