Technical Trainer II, EHS Safety (Memphis)

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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.

TECHNICAL TRAINER II, EHS SAFETY

The Technical Trainer, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), trains and certifies SpaceX personnel at Memphis in safety, equipment use, and technical work. You deliver high-risk and operational safety training, keep courses current with process and document changes, and partner with EHS and the shop floor as the site moves from construction into production. This position reports to the Technical Training Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Train and certify SpaceX technicians in high-risk and equipment-use competencies, including confined space entry, hazardous materials (HAZMAT) general awareness, energy isolation/lockout-tagout (LOTO), respiratory protection, crane operation and rigging, forklift, aerial platforms, work at height, hot work, excavation, scaffolding, and other site-required safety training. Enforce training gates: no verified competency, no high-risk task.
• Deliver instructor-led and online training for SpaceX personnel, and for contractors, vendors, and visitors as required.
• Partner with environmental health and safety so all training meets Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and SpaceX safety requirements and stays current with procedure and document changes.
• Coordinate training equipment and third-party vendors, including rentals, so gear used for instruction is safe, available, and meets regulatory requirements. Hold vendor performance to standard.
• Create, maintain, and continuously improve course materials, including presentations, hands-on aids, student handouts, and assessments, for live and online programs.
• Schedule and deliver classes against new-hire, recertification, construction, and project-driven demand so qualifications stay current and gaps close before they become missed qualifications.
• Support the learning management system (LMS): assigns required training, keeps records accurate and audit-ready, and maintains clean, actionable data.
• Partner with production, engineering, quality, safety, facilities, construction, infrastructure, and subject matter experts to extract complex knowledge and stand up the training their work requires.
• Walk the production floor and the construction site. Deliver and audit training at the point of work.
• Monitor human error, quality, and safety trends related to training and implements solutions that demonstrate a downward trend.
• Support standup of Memphis safety training through new-building and infrastructure construction into operations, including orientation, task-specific, high-risk, and site-specific training from mobilization through production.
• Travel to other SpaceX sites as required to meet training demand.
• Take extreme ownership of issues from start to finish. When an incident, quality escape, or missed qualification traces back to training, owns the training root-cause analysis, corrective action, and verification.
• Perform special assignments as required (for example, supporting process, equipment, or facility modifications in the field).

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with confined space entry, hazardous materials (HAZMAT) general awareness, lockout-tagout, respiratory protection, crane operation (including rigging), forklift, and aerial platform use.
• 3+ years of training experience in a manufacturing, construction, or industrial safety environment.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience instructing, assessing, and working with cross-functional teams.
• Fluency in Spanish (spoken and written).
• Completion of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-hour training program.
• Experience in safety, technical training, construction (new building or greenfield standup), or infrastructure.
• Experience developing training programs, materials, and student assessments.
• Experience with learning management systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools, live training, personnel qualifications, and training records.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with production or construction processes, including workflow, a quality management system (QMS), safety, and software applications, and experience reading engineering drawings.
• Experience enforcing training standards on live construction or manufacturing sites, including contractors and multi-employer workforces.
• Experience supporting internal, customer, or regulatory training audits.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support production, construction, and site priorities.
• Must be able to travel to other SpaceX sites as required.
• This is an on-site role in Memphis, TN. Must be able to work in manufacturing and active construction environments, including walking the floor and site, wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE), and being present where training is delivered.

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 reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com. 

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How Horn Lake compares. Among the 60 largest places in Mississippi, Horn Lake is #13 by population, #56 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #53 for college degrees (#1 = most), #45 for long commutes (#1 = fewest). Its county, DeSoto County, is #35 of 82 counties for average pay ($45,687).

The place in numbers

Horn Lake has 26,647 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.9% of the population of Mississippi. It covers 16 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 1,663 people per square mile. The median age is 33.5, 13% younger than the state median (33.5 against 38.6).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,435 a month (rent plus utilities), 50% above the state median ($1,435 against $954). Over a year that is 32.3% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so rent here is above that line for the typical household. The median home value is $171,400, which is 3.2 times the median household income ($53,311); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 58.1% of households own their home, 17% below the state average (58.1% against 70.0%).

Work and pay

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area has 611,670 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $46,890 a year, 8% below the national median ($46,890 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are transportation and material moving (104,600 jobs, median $44,540); office and administrative support (83,140 jobs, median $45,940); sales and related (50,520 jobs, median $35,940). The area is most specialised in transportation and material moving (1.9 times) and protective service (1.3 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($116,680) and computer and mathematical ($89,420). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of DeSoto County was 3.2%. 65.4% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in DeSoto County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 88.1% drive alone, 0.0% use public transit, 0.0% walk, 4.3% work from home. 12.7% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 12% below the state average (12.7% against 14.4%).

People and education

16.5% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 34% below the state share (16.5% against 25.1%). 6.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 148% above the state share (6.0% against 2.4%). The poverty rate is 19.0%, about the same as the state rate (19.0% against 18.9%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 82°F (27.8°C), and the coolest is Jan at 39°F (3.8°C). About 1,358 mm (53 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (138 mm) and Sep the driest (81 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

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