Sr. Process Safety Engineer

SpaceX • Bastrop, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX’s Bastrop Environmental Health & Safety team is seeking a highly driven engineer to establish process safety parameters across advanced technologies and manufacturing processes. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and serve as a process safety subject matter expert with key stakeholders. This position is based in Bastrop, Texas, and is not remote or hybrid; relocation is required if the candidate is not already local.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in process safety or chemical engineering.
• At least 5 years of experience with the design and commissioning of chemical systems.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment datasheets, and instrumentation diagrams.
• Experience reviewing safety control circuits and calculating safety performance levels.
• Experience designing and commissioning process systems for hydrofluoric acid, strong acids and bases, and pyrophoric and flammable gases.
• Advanced understanding of industry codes, standards, and practices such as ASME, NFPA, ANSI, IBC/IFC, and RAGAGEP.
• Knowledge of quality tools, including lean manufacturing principles, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and problem-solving approaches.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Enthusiasm for the missions of enabling global internet connectivity and multi-planetary life.
• Must meet U.S. Government export regulation requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
• Position occasionally requires the ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in chemical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) of advanced chemical systems and recommend controls to manage risks as low as reasonably practicable.
• Evaluate equipment overpressure and overtemperature scenarios and reaction hazards.
• Perform or oversee Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), 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 PSM pillars.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior