About this role
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 SAFETY & EMERGENCY RESPONSE TECHNICIAN
The Fire Safety and Emergency Response Technician is a hands-on field role with two co-equal core duties: inspection, testing, maintenance, and commissioning support of fire and life-safety systems, and fire, hazardous-materials, and process-emergency response. This technician keeps fire protection systems in service and provides initial and offensive response capability for manufacturing hazards including pyrophoric gas fires (silane), toxic gas leaks (PH3, AsH3), acid spills, wet-bench fires, and cleanroom/tool incidents. The role works directly with facilities, contractors, operations, and the authority having jurisdiction to protect people and processes in a high-hazard manufacturing environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Serve as a dedicated technician with dual core responsibilities: (1) inspection, testing, maintenance, and commissioning support of fire and life-safety systems, and (2) fire, hazardous-materials, and process-emergency response for manufacturing hazards including pyrophoric gas fires (silane), toxic gas leaks (PH3, AsH3), acid spills, wet-bench fires, and cleanroom/tool incidents
• Perform and manage ITM for fire and life safety systems (sprinklers, suppression, alarms, detection, extinguishers, gas detection, SCBA, and related equipment); complete scheduled testing and maintenance with little or no guidance, close out deficiencies, and support regulatory or insurance inspections
• Support installation, upgrades, and commissioning of fire protection systems: walkdowns, device checkout, punch lists, functional tests, and turnover
• Verify that installed systems stay in working order and that impairments are logged, mitigated, and restored
• Work with facilities teams, fire contractors, and the authority having jurisdiction (fire marshal) on inspections, permits, impairments, and certifications
• Read drawings, submittals, and test reports well enough to follow a job in the field and flag what does not match
• Keep inspection, test, and corrective-action records so audits and AHJ visits have a clean paper trail
• Respond to impairments, leaks, trouble signals, and after-hours issues as the site requires
• Fill key operational roles during incidents (including HAZMAT technician-level support and technical rescue); perform size-up, specialized gas monitoring, scene control, isolation support, defensive and offensive tactics, foam/dry-chemical application, spill containment, decontamination, and two-in/two-out operations
• Operate in full structural firefighting PPE + SCBA and Level A/B hazmat suits; maintain accountability, communications, and incident documentation; participate effectively i