Senior Fire Protection Engineer – Life Safety for Launch

Spacex; Bastrop (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to lead design and evaluation of fire and life safety systems for complex manufacturing facilities and launch projects.

The role requires 5+ years in fire protection design, a engineering degree, and professional licensure; experience with NFPA codes and Revit is preferred. Will mentor other engineers and collaborate with construction teams to ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in design and construction of fire protection systems or consulting.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; PE preferred.
• Professional Engineer license (P.E.) and NICET certification are preferred.
• Knowledge of Building & Fire Codes and NFPA standards; OSHA knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, analysis, calculations, and specifications for fire and life safety systems.
• Develop code compliance documents and fire life safety designs for facilities.
• Create AM&M proposals to AHJ to meet performance-based design intent.
• Perform hazardous materials analysis for code compliance and system design support.
• Support construction teams with field solutions and issue resolution.
• Lead commissioning activities during pre-test and AHJ phases for launch facilities.
• Review shop drawings and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Fire protection design

Life safety

Code compliance

Hazard analysis

Engineering design

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

P.E. license

NICET certification

OSHA knowledge

Tools

Autodesk Revit

NFPA Codes

Fire modeling software

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

SENIOR FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

The Senior Fire Protection Engineer provides advanced design and operations engineering support and subject matter expertise in fire protection, life safety, building and fire codes, fire hazard and risk assessment of materials and processes, fire and smoke spread, fire detection, alarm and sprinkler system design, industrial fire hazards, fire investigation support, and other fire and life safety topics. This role leads complex design-evaluations, mentors junior engineers, and delivers robust solutions for SpaceX including large scale manufacturing environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead engineering design, analysis, calculations, and specifications for facility fire and life safety systems
• Develop building and fire code compliance documents and fire life safety designs for SpaceX facilities
• Develop AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods) to local AHJ to support performance-based design criteria that meet the intent of code
• Perform and oversee hazardous material analysis for code compliance, including chemical classification, chemical maximum allowable quantity analysis, chemical inventory management, and related system design support
• Support facility construction and operations teams to develop field solutions and resolve technical issues
• Support and lead aspects of commissioning activities during pre-test and AHJ testing phases for launch site facility builds
• Conduct fire/life safety code reviews and analyses
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations
• Review and comment on shop drawing design packages developed by contractors/engineering firms
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to project team leadership

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience in the design and construction of fire protection systems and/or fire protection consulting

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• Working knowledge of Building & Fire Codes and NFPA Codes & Standards
• Professional Engineer License (P.E.)
• NICET certification in relevant fire protection programs
• Ability to lead project design teams and mentor others
• Knowledgeable in OSHA compliance
• Fire & Smoke software modeling capabilities
• Proficient in Autodesk Revit

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
• Willing to travel for specific project needs
• 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. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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