Lead Environmental Health & Safety Engineer, Safety Engineering

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 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY ENGINEER, SAFETY ENGINEERING RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead and manage the day-to-day activities, priorities, and performance of the EHS Safety Engineering team (engineers specializing in Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, Equipment Safety, and Process Safety), including performance management and hiring processes. Oversee operational budgets for Safety Engineering programs across Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, Equipment Safety, and Process Safety functions. Develop practical, engineering-based solutions that improve workplace safety, reduce incident and exposure rates, drive cross-functional engagement, and advance the overall EHS program. Review and interpret new and proposed safety rules, regulations, and standards and provide clear technical guidance to management and engineering teams. Provide training, coaching, and technical guidance to direct reports and stakeholders on industrial hygiene assessments, ergonomic risk evaluations, equipment safety reviews, process hazard analyses (PHAs), job hazard analyses (JHAs), safe work procedures, permits to work, and other key risk management and engineering control tools. Hold routine multi-disciplinary Safety Engineering reviews and steering meetings to drive execution of EHS performance across respective disciplines. Perform safety engineering compliance audits, risk assessments, industrial hygiene surveys, ergonomic evaluations, equipment safety reviews, and process safety analyses; collaborate with engineering, operations, purchasing, and project leadership to proactively ensure SpaceX safety engineering requirements are met and built-in to company processes. Lead the development and implementation of safety-in-des