Process Safety Engineer

Process Safety Engineer (Terafab)

The SpaceX Terafab Environmental Health & Safety team in College Station, Texas is seeking a highly driven engineer to establish process safety parameters across a variety of 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 at Terafab.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) of advanced chemical and nanotechnology systems at Terafab and recommend controls to manage risks to the lowest extent practicable
• Evaluate equipment overpressure/overtemperature scenarios, exhaust and chemical delivery systems, and chemical heavy processes
• Perform/oversee Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), as well as risk assessments and hazard analyses on complex process equipment
• Implement and field validate safety-critical instrumentation, controls, and interlocks during Safety Level 1-3 and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs)
• Implement a Process Safety Management (PSM) program and ensure compliance with all pillars of PSM

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in process safety or chemical engineering
• 3+ years of experience with design and commissioning chemical systems

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Master's degree in chemical engineering
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, equipment datasheets, instrumentation diagrams, etc.
• Experience with reviewing safety control circuits and calculating safety performance levels
• Experience with design and commissioning of process systems for strong acids and bases, pyrophoric and flammable gases, and exotic semiconductor chemistries
• Advanced understanding of industry codes, standards, and practices such as ASME, NFPA, ANSI, IBC/IFC, RAGAGEP, etc.
• Knowledge of quality tools such as lean manufacturing principles, statistical process control, root cause analysis and corrective action, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, What-if evaluations, and various problem solving approaches
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Enthusiasm for the missions of enabling global internet connectivity and multi-planetary life

Additional Requirements

• This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the College Station, TX area
• Position occasionally requires the ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed

Itar Requirements

• 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.