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title: 'Environmental Engineer (Compliance) at SpaceX'
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# Environmental Engineer (Compliance) at SpaceX

- **Company:** SpaceX
- **Location:** Cape Canaveral, FL
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8931171002?gh_jid=8931171002

## Job description

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.

## ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER (COMPLIANCE)

This role will work for the Cape Canaveral Lead Environmental Engineer to run the site’s environmental programs at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) and Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The engineer will work in a cross-functional environment to maintain monitoring, permitting, and reporting programs, and will provide technical expertise on design reviews and operational plans. The ideal candidate is highly skilled in environmental compliance and works well in a fast-paced environment.

## RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Maintain and improve environmental programs for SpaceX operations at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center
- Maintain compliance with applicable federal, Florida, and installation requirements, including EPA (Region 4), RCRA, EPCRA, CWA/NPDES, CAA, SPCC, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) as applicable, NASA KSC, and Space Launch Delta 45 / CCSFS environmental policies
- Use continuous chemical inventory outputs to prepare, quality-check, and submit EPCRA Tier II and TRI filings on schedule; archive calculations and submission packages
- Maintain hazardous materials inventories and business-plan / emergency-planning inputs for installation, county, and state reporting (including Florida SERC/LEPC and host-installation hazardous materials requirements)
- Maintain air permit recordkeeping
- Coordinate and manage contractors for permitting and environmental testing. Review and maintain reports and other relevant records from assessments and permitting activities (air, wastewater, stormwater, waste, and storage tanks as assigned)
- Assist in planning for changes in physical facilities, reviewing new or modified equipment, and new programs to meet regulatory and permitting requirements
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with federal, state, county, NASA KSC, and Space Launch Delta 45 / CCSFS regulators and environmental counterparts
- Develop and maintain positive, close working relationships with engineering, facilities, launch, and processing teams across the Cape
- Work with process owners on equipment/process buy-off and high-hazard chemical operations as they affect air, waste, water, or hazardous materials programs; coordinate source tests, stack testing, and field work with consultants
- Perform internal audits and inspections of environmental programs and recordkeeping; drive corrective actions with operations, facilities, and launch stakeholders

## BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s degree
- 3+ years of professional experience operating or building environmental compliance programs in an industrial, aerospace, DoD, or manufacturing setting

## PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

- Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental science/management, or related field
- 5+ years in Florida (or comparable authorized-state) environmental compliance, preferably at an aerospace, launch, NASA, or federal facility, owning environmental programs
- Working knowledge of FDEP air permitting (construction/operating, Title V where applicable), EPCRA Tier II/TRI, RCRA hazardous waste, SPCC, NPDES/MSGP stormwater, and installation-host environmental processes at KSC and/or CCSFS
- Experience utilizing AI for process optimization and automation of recordkeeping tasks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experience handling highly technical data and technical data interpretation
- Track record of successful analysis, interpretation, and application of rules and regulations toward practical solutions
- Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with other engineers, managers, and federal, state, county, NASA, and USSF agencies
- Ability to handle many projects at once, prioritize work, and work efficiently
- Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment with ongoing drive for continuous improvement in all aspects of work
- Ability to obtain and maintain access to CCSFS/KSC (including U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status as required by the host installation)

## 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](https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987).

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.

## About SpaceX

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft while building a global satellite broadband network and AI infrastructure to enable interplanetary life.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: SPCX) – IPO priced at $135/share on June 12, 2026
- **Headquarters**: Starbase, Texas (primary); Hawthorne, California (historical headquarters)
- **Founded**: 2002
- **Founders**: Elon Musk

## Core Business
- **Industries**: Aerospace & Defense, Spaceflight, Satellite Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence
- **Target Customers**: Government (NASA, U.S. Armed Forces, international agencies), Commercial satellite operators, Broadband consumers (Starlink), Defense/intelligence (Starshield)
- **Mission**: To make humanity multiplanetary by building the integrated hardware and software infrastructure of the future across space, connectivity, and AI.

## Products & Services
- **Falcon 9**: Reusable two-stage rocket – the world’s most launched orbital rocket, with over 630 successful first-stage reflights.
- **Falcon Heavy**: Heavy-lift launch vehicle composed of three Falcon 9 cores; capable of lifting nearly 64 metric tons to orbit.
- **Starship**: Fully reusable super-heavy launch vehicle and spacecraft (largest ever built) designed for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
- **Dragon 2**: Crew and cargo spacecraft used for NASA Commercial Crew and private missions to the ISS and beyond.
- **Starlink**: Low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation providing high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to over 10.3 million people globally.
- **Starshield**: Military-grade satellite services for national security and defense customers.
- **SpaceXAI**: Division focused on AI compute infrastructure, frontier models, and real-time data processing (including AI compute satellites).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Conflicting reports – Internal share offer in 2025 valued SpaceX at **$800 billion**; IPO pricing (June 2026) implied a market capitalization of approximately **$75 billion** for the shares offered.
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$15.0 billion** (2025); total funding raised **$15.2 billion** across 56 rounds.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Google (led $1B Series G), Intesa Sanpaolo, NASA, U.S. Space Force, and numerous institutional investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Employee headcount of **11,387** (monthly growth +2.5%); **1,671 active job postings**; Falcon 9 launch cadence of 1–3 per week; Starlink subscriber base covering ~10.3 million people; recent acquisition of xAI (February 2026).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full reusability**: Only company with a fleet of reusable orbital rockets (Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy), dramatically lowering per-launch cost.
- **Vertical integration**: Designs, manufactures, and operates its own rockets, spacecraft, satellite constellation, and AI platform – enabling rapid iteration and cost control.
- **Scale and reliability**: More orbital launches per year than any other provider (public or private); proven track record with NASA and DoD.
- **First-mover in commercial spaceflight**: Established crew transport, satellite internet, and now AI compute in orbit.

## Strategic Focus
- **Starship development**: Complete testing and operational deployment of the fully reusable Starship system for lunar (Artemis) and Mars missions.
- **Starlink expansion**: Grow subscriber base, launch V3 satellites, and extend mobile and direct-to-cell services.
- **AI integration**: Leverage SpaceXAI for on-orbit compute and real-time data analytics; build AI compute satellites.
- **Interplanetary infrastructure**: Develop technologies for sustained human presence on the Moon and Mars.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: Employees directly contribute to making life multiplanetary – “hard work and innovative solutions result in big gains.”
- **Impactful projects**: Work on reusable rockets, crewed spacecraft, global broadband, and AI systems that are actively changing the space industry.
- **Compensation**: Competitive salaries, comprehensive health benefits, and equity packages.
- **Work locations**: Primary campuses in Hawthorne, CA and Starbase, TX (with additional sites in Cape Canaveral, FL and Vandenberg, CA). Roles span engineering, software, manufacturing, and support.
- **Engineering culture**: Merit-based, fast-paced, with high ownership; top talent sourced from Tesla, Boeing, NASA JPL, and other aerospace leaders.
- **Open roles**: Over 1,600 active positions across software, AI, avionics, propulsion, supply chain, and more – including internships.

## Sources
1. [SpaceX Careers Page](https://www.spacex.com/careers)
2. [LinkedIn – SpaceX Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex)
3. [SpaceX IPO Factsheet (PDF)](https://content.spacex.com/cms-assets/FINAL_Documents%20and%20Updates/SpaceX%20IPO_Factsheet.pdf)
4. [SpaceX IPO Pricing Press Release](https://ir.spacex.com/updates/releases-details/2026/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp--Announces-Pricing-of-Initial-Public-Offering/default.aspx)
5. [SpaceX Jobs Board (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/spacex)

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