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Fire Protection Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Facilities - Redmond
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Redmond, WAFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Fire Protection Engineer providing design support and subject matter expertise in fire protection, life safety, building and fire codes, fire hazard and risk assessment, fire detection, alarm and sprinkler system design, and related facilities engineering for Starlink facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Support 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 help with performance-based design criteria to meet the intent of the code
  • Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliance purposes, such as chemical classification, chemical maximum allowable quantity analysis, chemical inventory management, and related system design support
  • Support facility construction teams to develop field solutions
  • Support 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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of experience in the design and construction of fire protection systems and/or fire protection consulting (Internship and college competitions teams count)
  • Experience with building & fire codes and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes & standards

Skills

Required:Bachelor’s degree in engineeringFire protection design experienceNFPA codes & standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Discretionary bonuses and stock options potential via long-term incentives
  • Employee stock purchase plan with potential discounts
  • Paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time in Washington state
  • Company shuttles for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office (Mon–Fri)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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