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Process Safety Engineer (Power Plant)

SpaceX· EHS - Corporate
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Memphis, TNFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Process Safety Engineer to establish process safety parameters across power generation systems and supporting utilities at SpaceX’s Memphis power plant, acting as an SME to operations, engineering, and construction stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) of power generation systems, fuel gas, steam, and chemical utilities, and recommend controls to manage risks as low as reasonably practicable
  • Evaluate equipment overpressure/overtemperature scenarios, including boilers, heat recovery systems, turbines, pressure vessels, and relief systems
  • Perform/oversee Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), risk assessments, and hazard analyses on complex process and power plant equipment
  • Implement and field-validate safety-critical instruments and interlocks during Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs) as new generating units and supporting systems come online
  • Implement a Process Safety Management (PSM) program and ensure compliance with all applicable pillars of PSM
  • Support commissioning and startup of new power generation facilities and major capital projects in Memphis
  • Partner with operations, maintenance, and construction teams to identify and mitigate process safety risks during both ongoing operations and facility build-out
  • Utilization of quality and risk tools such as root cause analysis and corrective action, HAZOP, LOPA, FMEA/PFMEA, control plans, and structured problem-solving
  • Utilization of process modeling tools such as Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, and/or Aspen Dynamics

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in process safety, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or an engineering discipline
  • 3+ years of experience with design, commissioning, or process safety of power generation, utilities, or high-hazard process systems

Skills

Required:Process Hazard Analyses (PHA)Overpressure/Overtemperature AnalysisFAT/SAT and risk assessmentsPSSRs and safety interlocksProcess Safety Management (PSM)Commissioning & StartupCross-functional CollaborationRisk Tools (RCA, CAPA, HAZOP, LOPA, FMEA/PFMEA)
Nice to have:Process Modeling (Aspen Plus/HYSYS/Dynamics)

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Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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