Facilities Engineer

4 weeks ago

Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time

At SpaceX, we are pushing the boundaries of space exploration and development. As a Facilities Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide tactical scheduling and strategic long-range planning expertise to our critical infrastructure and operations team.
  • Schedule and plan all facilities repair and maintenance work across the organization, respond to tickets, communicate with clients (external/internal) and provide status updates as needed.
  • Assist the Facilities Manager(s) in all aspects of project implementation.
  • Write, negotiate, and manage construction contracts with subcontractors across multiple disciplines through contract close-out.
  • Provide campus-wide reporting on departmental spend, ticketing, and other metrics as requested.
  • Perform job walk-downs with vendors, engineers, supervisors, and managers as needed.
  • Work with the purchasing department to ensure vendors are approved, vetted, and insured.
  • Assist with badging, ITAR, and NDA requirements, and safety training.
  • Interact with engineers, contractors, fabricators, and project stakeholders.
  • Ensure purchase orders are accurate with no cost overruns.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline.
  • 2+ years of experience with the design or build of MEP building systems.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • 2+ years of facility vendor and contract management.
  • 2+ years of professional experience writing queries with SQL.
  • Experience building dashboards with Tableau, Power BI, or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of HVAC operation and design principles including refrigeration, chillers, boilers, and air handling equipment.
  • Experience with plumbing design and operation including domestic water, waste water, venting, and storm systems.
  • Experience with critical power infrastructure including UPS systems, backup generators, and automatic transfer switches.
  • Ability to quickly assess an issue and assist technicians with troubleshooting and repair.
  • Ability to work in a high-concentration, high-stress environment, under possible extended work hours and tight deadlines.
  • Acute attention to detail, ability to see interactions with other systems to avoid problems.
  • Knowledge of computer applications and the ability to easily navigate through different computer software programs.
  • Ability to create and update RFPO's and facilities work orders in an ERP software.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Communication skills for relaying data (verbally and in-writing) between other employees, vendors, and customers.
  • Comfortable working in a high-stress environment balancing several projects at any given time, and the flexibility to adjust for abrupt changes in strategic directions.

Additional Requirements:

  • This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Hawthorne, CA area.
  • Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • Ability to remain focused while working in hazardous environments, while wearing appropriate PPE.
  • Must be able to lift up to 25lbs unassisted.
  • Must be able to travel to other SpaceX sites as needed (up to 25%).

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay range: Facilities Engineer/Level I: $95,000.00-$115,000.00 per year, Facilities Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00-$130,000.00 per year.

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

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 notify the Human Resources Department at SpaceX.

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