Job brief: Fire Protection Specialist (Facilities Infrastructure)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (5 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Cape Canaveral, FL
• Posted: 2026-10-20

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• Coordinate with facilities trades, operations, environmental health and safety (EHS), contractors, and authorities having jurisdiction on installations, upgrades, certifications, …
• 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
• Current NICET certification in Fire Alarm Systems, Water-Based Systems (layout and/or inspection & testing), or Special Hazards Systems
• NICET certification in more than one relevant discipline
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.

Conditions

• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral
• Willing to travel for specific project or site needs
• 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/…

Main duties

• Design fire alarm, detection, and water or gas-based suppression systems for new construction, renovations, and occupancy or process changes, including layou…
• 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, …
• Lead commissioning of fire/life-safety projects from planning through functional and acceptance testing, AHJ witness, and turnover (as-builts, programming, t…
• Provide oversight of fire protection contractors and related construction, including submittal review, field quality, impairments, and punchlist

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• Across SpaceX's 2,900 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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