Join SpaceX as a Fire Protection Engineer to design and maintain advanced fire safety systems for cutting-edge manufacturing facilities.
Posted by employer 2 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Fire Protection Engineer at SpaceX plays a crucial role in designing and maintaining advanced fire protection and life safety systems for manufacturing facilities. This position requires expertise in building codes, fire hazard assessments, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have a background in fire protection engineering, with at least one year of relevant experience, and should be comfortable collaborating with construction teams and other engineers. The role is integral to SpaceX's mission of enabling human life on Mars.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 2 months ago — first seen on Joblaze August 6, 2026. Last confirmed on SpaceX's careers page October 7, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at SpaceX: Bastrop, TX.
- Salary band is below the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$128,800).
- Starts above 26% of 1286 comparable mid other roles in United States we track (median $105,000 across 176 companies).
- Fire Protection Engineering appears in 0.1% of 3011 comparable mid other roles in United States; OSHA compliance appears in 0.1% of 3011 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Fire Protection Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Hawthorne, CA.
- What's the salary range?
- SpaceX lists $100,000–$160,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 1 year of relevant experience for this Fire Protection Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- SpaceX is hiring for this position in Hawthorne, CA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Autodesk Revit, Fire Codes, Fire Protection Engineering, NFPA Codes & Standards, OSHA compliance, building codes.
- What seniority level is this role?
- SpaceX targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Fire Protection Engineer role at SpaceX.
From the original posting
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 of enabling human life on Mars.
FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER
As a member of the HQ construction team, you will design, build, and activate some of the world’s most technically advanced manufacturing facilities. As a member of the critical construction and facilities infrastructure team, you will design, build and maintain fire protection and life safety systems. You will be the subject matter expert in the following areas: fire protection, life safety, building and fire codes, fire hazard and risk assessment of materials and processes, fire and smoke spread, industrial fire hazards, fire investigation support, and other fire and life safety issues. You will be able to operate with autonomy to solve diverse and complex problems, excel at managing multiple projects at a time and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. You will work with other construction engineers, architects and internal customers to support these goals and have the opportunity to drive real global impact, ultimately leading to making life multiplanetary. The position is based in Hawthorne, CA.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support engineering design, analysis, calculations and specifications for facility infrastructure fire and life safety systems
- Develop building and fire code compliance documents and fire life safety designs for SpaceX launch and production facilities
- Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliances purposes, such as chemical classification, chemical quantity analysis, chemical inventory management, and related system design support
- Support facility construction teams to develop field solutions
- Support 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
- Develop AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods) to local AHJ to help with performance-based design criteria to meet intent of code
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience in the design and construction of fire protection systems and/or fire protection consulting
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Degree in fire protection engineering
- Professional Engineer License (P.E.)
- Working knowledge of Building & Fire Codes and NFPA Codes & Standards
- NICET certification in relevant fire protection programs
- Ability to lead project design teams
- Knowledgeable in OSHA compliance
- FDS software modeling capabilities
- Construction, facility management or consulting engineering experience
- Proficient in Autodesk Revit
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- This is not a 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 or weekends when needed
- Ability to travel to other SpaceX offices as needed
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay Range:
Level 1: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00
Level 2: $115,000.00 - $160,000.00
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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