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Fire Protection Specialist (Facilities Infrastructure)

Cape Canaveral, FL

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.

FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST (FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE)

The Fire Protection Specialist designs, maintains, inspects, commissions, and troubleshoots fire and life safety systems across assigned sites. This role combines in-house fire protection design with hands-on field work: inspection, testing, maintenance, contractor oversight, and commissioning of alarm, detection, and water or gas-based suppression systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Design fire alarm, detection, and water or gas-based suppression systems for new construction, renovations, and occupancy or process changes, including layouts, calculations, specifications, and design packages for internal review and AHJ submittals
  • Manage operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of fire alarm and suppression systems
  • Plan and execute inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire/life-safety systems (alarms, water-based sprinkler/suppression, gas-based/clean-agent systems, extinguishers) and drive deficiencies to closure
  • Lead commissioning of fire/life-safety projects from planning through functional and acceptance testing, AHJ witness, and turnover (as-builts, programming, training, and spare parts)
  • Provide oversight of fire protection contractors and related construction, including submittal review, field quality, impairments, and punchlist
  • Coordinate with facilities trades, operations, environmental health and safety (EHS), contractors, and authorities having jurisdiction on installations, upgrades, certifications, and code interpretations
  • Maintain drawings, device lists, calculations, inspection records, permits, and corrective-action logs in an audit-ready state through post-commissioning monitoring
  • Verify assigned buildings and modifications remain compliant with adopted building and fire codes and that installed systems operate as designed
  • Support fire hazard and risk review of materials, processes, storage, and layout changes that affect protection or egress
  • Manage impairments, fire watches, and restoration of protection with documented control of risk

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 2+ years of experience in the design of fire protection systems, including field installation, inspection, testing, and/or commissioning

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Current NICET certification in Fire Alarm Systems, Water-Based Systems (layout and/or inspection & testing), or Special Hazards Systems
  • Working knowledge of building and fire codes and NFPA codes and standards (including NFPA 13, 25, 72, 70, and 2001)
  • NICET certification in more than one relevant discipline
  • Ability to program and troubleshoot fire alarm systems
  • Ability to perform or review sprinkler hydraulic calculations and fire alarm or special-hazard design criteria
  • Construction administration experience in an operating facility
  • Knowledge of OSHA requirements
  • Experience with wet/dry/pre-action sprinkler and gas-based/clean-agent systems
  • Ability to lead project execution from design through commissioning

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
  • Willing to work extended hours and respond after hours as needed
  • Willing to travel for specific project or site needs
  • Able to work in active production, test, and construction environments and perform field inspections

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 EEOCompliance@spacex.com. 

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