Lead the operations engineers at SpaceX to enhance environmental health and safety systems and tools.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 10 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 10 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Develop and implement dashboards and tools for EHS
- Analyze data related to environmental monitoring and safety performance
- Provide training sessions on safety applications
- Collaborate with software teams for application improvements
- Produce specific metric reports upon request
Must have
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5+ years of experience in data analytics or EHS project management
Nice to have
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Proficiency with MS office, SQL databases, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to multi-task and manage shifting priorities
- Demonstrate innovative and futuristic thinking
Practical constraints
- Must be willing to travel regularly to U.S. SpaceX sites
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends for incidents
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Lead Operations Engineer at SpaceX plays a crucial role in enhancing the environmental health and safety (EHS) department by developing tools and dashboards, analyzing safety data, and leading a team of operations engineers. This position requires expertise in data analytics and project management, along with proficiency in SQL, Excel, and Power BI. Ideal candidates will have over five years of relevant experience and a strong attention to detail, making it suitable for those with a solid background in EHS coordination. The role involves collaboration across various teams and may require travel to different SpaceX sites.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 23, 2026. Last confirmed on SpaceX's careers page October 23, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 3 other locations at SpaceX: Hawthorne, CA, United States, Bastrop, TX, United States, Redmond, WA, United States.
- SQL appears in 4% of 628 comparable lead other roles in United States; PowerPoint appears in 0.3% of 628 comparable lead other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Lead Operations Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, SQL.
- What seniority level is this role?
- SpaceX targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Lead Operations 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.
LEAD OPERATIONS ENGINEER
The Lead Operations Engineer supports SpaceX's business operations team by providing company level support for the environmental health and safety department systems and tools. They lead the operations engineers that support the various systems and resources that assist the EHS team and organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and implement dashboards and tools as needed for the environmental health and safety department.
- Analyze data related to environmental monitoring, incident reports, and safety performance to identify opportunities for data visualization.
- Collaborate with teams across all sites to solicit feedback on developed systems.
- Provide training sessions and educational materials to employees on awareness of proper usage of safety applications and visualization platforms.
- Collaborate with application software teams and/or contractors to create application improvements and manage software development projects to completion.
- Produce specific metric reports upon request.
- Identify operational challenges within the organization, lead problem formulation, determine root cause, and implement creative and effective solutions.
- Communicate effectively with different levels of the organization, including everything from layout reviews with engineers to presentations with leadership.
- Lead the operations engineers who run these systems. Set their priorities and review their work.
- Staff the team with the hiring manager, including requisitions, interviews, and leveling for operations engineers.
- Clear blockers and ensure redundancy across the team for consistent department and organization support.
- Manage projects and relationships with software team partners.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- 5+ years of experience in data analytics, environmental health and safety project management, and/or environmental health and safety coordination.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Proficiency with MS office, SQL databases, Excel and PowerPoint and Power BI.
- Ability to multi-task, to manage shifting priorities, and to follow through on projects with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrate innovative and futuristic thinking to drive continuous improvement.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be willing to travel regularly to U.S. SpaceX sites.
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends for incidents, audits, and system cutovers.
- Must be able to walk manufacturing and industrial areas using required controls.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain any required site or government access.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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