Senior Air Permitting Engineer – Starbase TX/LA

SpaceX; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks an Sr. Environmental Regulatory Engineer, Air Permitting, to lead permitting for Texas and Louisiana power generation and rocket propulsion programs. The role requires coordinating with TCEQ, LDEQ, and EPA, shaping permit strategy early in project design.

Based onsite at Starbase, TX or Bastrop, TX or Starbase, LA, you will build technical records, conduct dispersion modeling, and ensure compliance with NSPS/NESHAP. PE license preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental or chemical engineering is required.
• 7+ years of experience identifying permitting needs and obtaining Title V, PSD, and other complex air permits for power generation or other industrial operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead air permitting in Texas and Louisiana for power generation and rocket propulsion programs.
• Decide when a permit or authorization is required, and prepare applications, amendments, and renewals, including PSD and other NSR, Title V, minor and synthetic minor permits, Texas standard permits, and Permits by Rule.
• Build the technical record those applications need: emission inventories, vendor-data review, control-technology and BACT assessments, dispersion modeling, and demonstrations for NAAQS, NSPS, and NESHAP.
• Advise engineering and operations early, so permit strategy can shape equipment selection, operating limits, and schedule, including where generating capacity is added in phases.
• Represent SpaceX with TCEQ and LDEQ, and with EPA on federal programs, during application review, inspections, and negotiation of permit conditions.
• Follow Texas and Louisiana air rule changes and turn them into actions on active projects.
• Support environmental reviews for new projects and expansions in both states on construction-driven schedules.

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental or chemical engineering

Job description

SpaceX seeks an Sr. Environmental Regulatory Engineer, Air Permitting, to lead permitting for Texas and Louisiana power generation and rocket propulsion programs. The role requires coordinating with TCEQ, LDEQ, and EPA, shaping permit strategy early in project design.

Based onsite at Starbase, TX or Bastrop, TX or Starbase, LA, you will build technical records, conduct dispersion modeling, and ensure compliance with NSPS/NESHAP. PE license preferred.