SpaceX

Sr. Process Safety Engineer

SpaceX • $110K — $130K *
Bastrop, TX 78602In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in process safety or chemical engineering
  • 5+ years' experience with design and commissioning of chemical systems
  • Master's degree in chemical engineering (preferred)
  • Ability to interpret P&IDs and instrumentation diagrams
  • Experience with safety control circuits and performance levels
  • Knowledge of industry codes and standards (ASME, NFPA, ANSI, etc.)
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

Responsibilities

  • Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) on chemical systems to recommend risk management controls
  • Evaluate scenarios involving equipment overpressure/overtemperature and reaction hazards
  • Oversee Factory and Site Acceptance Testing and risk assessments for complex equipment
  • Implement and validate safety-critical instruments during Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs)
  • Establish and ensure compliance with a Process Safety Management (PSM) program

Benefits

  • Collaboration with cutting-edge technologies and manufacturing processes
  • Opportunity to make significant impacts on safety in a fast-paced environment
  • Engagement with local community in Bastrop, TX
  • Possibility of working on missions related to global internet connectivity and multi-planetary life
Full Job Description
SENIOR PROCESS SAFETY ENGINEER

The SpaceX Bastrop Environmental Health & Safety team is seeking a highly driven engineer to establish process safety parameters across a variety of cutting-edge technologies and manufacturing processes. A successful engineer in this role will thrive in a fast-paced collaborative environment, establishing themselves as a process safety SME with key stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) of advanced chemical systems and recommend controls to manage risks as low as reasonably practicable
  • Evaluate equipment overpressure/overtemperature scenarios and reaction hazards
  • Perform/oversee Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), as well as risk assessments and hazard analyses on complex process equipment
  • Implement and field validate safety-critical instruments and interlocks during Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs)
  • Implement a Process Safety Management (PSM) program and ensure compliance with all pillars of PSM

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in process safety or chemical engineering
  • 5+ years' experience with design and commissioning chemical systems

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Master's degree in chemical engineering
  • Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment datasheets, instrumentation diagrams, etc.
  • Experience with reviewing safety control circuits and calculating safety performance levels
  • Experience with design and commissioning of process systems for hydrofluoric acid, strong acids and bases, pyrophoric and flammable gases
  • Advanced understanding of industry codes, standards, and practices such as ASME, NFPA, ANSI, IBC/IFC, RAGAGEP, etc.
  • Knowledge of quality tools such as lean manufacturing principles, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem-solving approaches
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
  • Enthusiasm for the missions of enabling global internet connectivity and multi-planetary life

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Bastrop, TX area
  • Position occasionally requires the ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed


ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk. The company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX has developed the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon spacecraft. The company was founded with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has achieved several milestones in spaceflight, including the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit, the first privately-funded company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, and the first privately-funded company to send a human-rated spacecraft to orbit.
Learn more about SpaceX
Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Founded
2002
* Ladders Estimates

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