Lead Process Safety Engineer - PSM & Hazard Analysis Expert

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Lead Process Safety Engineer to establish process safety parameters across advanced chemical systems and manufacturing processes. You will become the subject matter expert, collaborating with design, operations, and safety teams to ensure compliant and risk-reduced plant operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in process safety or chemical engineering and 5+ years of experience in design and commissioning chemical systems, with strong knowledge of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in process safety or chemical engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience with design and commissioning chemical systems.

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

Skills

PHA analysis

PSM implementation

P&ID interpretation

Safety control circuits

Design & commissioning

Chemical systems

Lean tools

SPC / statistical methods

PFMEA

Interpersonal collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in process safety or chemical engineering

Master’s degree in chemical engineering

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Lead Process Safety Engineer to establish process safety parameters across advanced chemical systems and manufacturing processes. You will become the subject matter expert, collaborating with design, operations, and safety teams to ensure compliant and risk-reduced plant operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in process safety or chemical engineering and 5+ years of experience in design and commissioning chemical systems, with strong knowledge of