Sr. Industrial Hygienist

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve industrial hygiene programs across SpaceX facilities, including chemical, noise, and ergonomic exposure assessments.
• Design and maintain dashboards and metrics to track industrial hygiene performance, exposure trends, and program effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to apply data analysis, automation, and AI/ML to improve exposure monitoring, risk prediction, and program efficiency.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and facilities teams to integrate industrial hygiene controls into new processes and facilities from the design phase.
• Lead or support exposure monitoring campaigns and interpret results to recommend engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE.
• Build and document standardized processes and tools to improve the operational maturity of the industrial hygiene function.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and other applicable regulations while driving beyond-compliance performance.
• Develop and deliver training programs for employees and leadership on industrial hygiene topics.
• Support incident investigations and root cause analysis involving potential exposure events.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience in the design, development, and/or general operational oversight of environmental, health, and safety disciplines.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or working toward certification.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar) and basic data analysis.
• Familiarity with applying AI or machine learning to safety or exposure data.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing or rapid iteration environments.
• Knowledge of aerospace or launch vehicle operations.
• Strong project management and process improvement skills (Lean, Six Sigma, or similar).

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Application Instructions

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.