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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:
- 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.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of experience in data analytics, environmental health and safety project management, and/or environmental health and safety coordination
- Willingness to travel regularly to U.S. SpaceX sites
- Availability to work extended hours and weekends for incidents, audits, and system cutovers
- Ability to walk manufacturing and industrial areas using required controls
- Ability to obtain and maintain required site or government access
- Must meet ITAR authorization requirements as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SQL databases, Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Ability to manage shifting priorities and complete projects with minimal supervision
- Innovative and futuristic thinking to drive continuous improvement
SpaceX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SpaceX and has not been reviewed or approved by SpaceX.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants are a core part of total compensation, with periodic company-run tender offers that create liquidity before any public listing. These mechanisms can make the equity component feel materially valuable in practice.
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with on-site clinics and health resources at major sites. This breadth of coverage is presented as a strong element of the offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Major locations feature on-site amenities such as fitness facilities, food/coffee, clinics, and other conveniences. These lifestyle perks enhance day-to-day value alongside cash and equity.
SpaceX Insights
What We Do
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA.
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