Senior Air Permitting Engineer: TX/LA Power & Rocket Ops

SpaceX; Abbeville (LA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr Environmental Regulatory Engineer to lead air permitting efforts in Texas and Louisiana for power generation and rocket propulsion programs. The role is based at Starbase, TX; Bastrop, TX; or Starbase, LA, and involves building technical records, modeling, and coordinating with TCEQ, LDEQ, and EPA to shape permit strategies.

You will stay abreast of rule changes, support project reviews, and travel ~20% to Louisiana permitting work, ensuring on-time approvals and compliant

Qualifications

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

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.

Skills

Air permitting

Regulatory strategy

Written communication

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental or chemical engineering

Tools

AERMOD

Dispersion modeling

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr Environmental Regulatory Engineer to lead air permitting efforts in Texas and Louisiana for power generation and rocket propulsion programs. The role is based at Starbase, TX; Bastrop, TX; or Starbase, LA, and involves building technical records, modeling, and coordinating with TCEQ, LDEQ, and EPA to shape permit strategies.

You will stay abreast of rule changes, support project reviews, and travel ~20% to Louisiana permitting work, ensuring on-time approvals and compliant