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PROCESS SAFETY ENGINEER (RAPTOR/STARSHIP) 

The SpaceX Environmental Health and Safety team is seeking a highly driven engineer to establish human safety parameters across various cutting-edge technologies and manufacturing processes. A successful engineer in this role will thrive in a high-paced collaborative environment, establishing themselves as a process safety SME with key stakeholders. They will proudly contribute to the design, build, and test of Earth's first colonization class launch vehicles. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Establish safety tools and procedures to ensure compliance and efficiency for production process planning and optimization
• Perform risk assessments on complex industrial machinery, design functional safety systems (SIS, SIL), and review safety code
• Serve as the department's Laser Safety Officer (LSO)
• Conduct PFMEAs to uphold safe manufacturing processes
• Analyze tooling and ground support equipment (GSE) for appropriate safety and load factors
• Provide safety design guidance on high pressure systems and attend test readiness reviews 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, or another STEM field
• 1+ years in a manufacturing, quality and/or design engineering role (student project team or internship experience qualifies) 

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials engineering, or electrical engineering
• Knowledge of quality tools such as lean principles, measurement systems analysis, design of experiments, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem-solving approaches
• Knowledge of MySQL, Python, R, JMP, Minitab, Tableau, and Ignition software
• Strong proficiency with CAD tools (NX, Solidworks, Creo, Catia)
• Experience with Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
• Experience with CAE / CFD tools (Ansys)
• Extensive knowledge of process safety management methods, pressure systems, and chemical delivery systems is highly preferred
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the mission of enabling multi-planetary life 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• This isnota remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Hawthorne, CA area
• Position occasionally requires the ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed 

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: 

Process Safety Engineer/Level I: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year 
Process Safety Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year  

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law.