Lead fire protection engineering efforts at SpaceX, ensuring compliance and safety in large-scale manufacturing environments.
Posted by employer 3 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 11 minutes ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Lead engineering design for fire and life safety systems
- Develop building and fire code compliance documents
- Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliance
- Conduct fire/life safety code reviews
- Mentor junior engineers
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years of experience in fire protection systems
Nice to have
- Degree in fire protection engineering
- Professional Engineer License (P.E.)
- NICET certification in fire protection programs
- Knowledgeable in OSHA compliance
- Proficient in Autodesk Revit
Practical constraints
- Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends
- Willing to travel for specific project needs
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Senior Fire Protection Engineer at SpaceX is responsible for leading the design and analysis of fire and life safety systems across various facilities, ensuring compliance with building and fire codes. This role requires expertise in fire hazard assessments, system design, and mentoring junior engineers, with a strong emphasis on practical solutions for complex manufacturing environments. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in fire protection engineering, preferably with a degree in the field and relevant certifications. The position also involves collaboration with construction teams and oversight of commissioning activities.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze October 9, 2026. Last confirmed on SpaceX's careers page October 11, 2026.
- Fire Protection Engineering appears in 0.1% of 2508 comparable senior other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Sr. Fire Protection Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Bastrop, TX.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Sr. Fire Protection Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- SpaceX is hiring for this position in Bastrop, TX.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Autodesk Revit, Fire Codes, Fire Protection Engineering, NFPA Codes, building codes.
- What seniority level is this role?
- SpaceX targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Sr. 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.
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:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 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
- Degree in fire protection engineering
- 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
- Construction Administration experience
- Proficient in Autodesk Revit
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
- Willing to travel for specific project needs
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
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