Fire & Life Safety Systems Engineer

Imagine Your Week

You start by coordinating with architects, structural and MEP teams to weave fire and life safety systems seamlessly into new building designs. Midweek, you’re running hydraulic and voltage-drop calculations, translating them into thoughtful layouts for detection, notification, and suppression. You review drawings against plans and specifications, flagging discrepancies and refining details. A site visit rounds out your week—about 10% of your time—walking a project to validate assumptions, conduct field observations, and meet owners to confirm requirements.

Along the way, you evaluate potential fire hazards in both existing facilities and conceptual designs, documenting risks and offering practical recommendations. You verify that every deliverable aligns with local, state, and federal fire codes and standards. To stay sharp, you investigate emerging technologies, materials, and techniques—occasionally arranging field tests or experiments to see how promising solutions perform in the real world.

What You’ll Deliver

• Engineered designs and calculations for fire alarm, fire suppression, and broader life safety systems
• Clear, complete technical specifications derived from your designs
• Thorough reviews of drawings for conformance with plans and specifications
• Risk analyses for buildings and new concepts, with actionable recommendations
• Compliance assurance with applicable codes and standards at the local, state, and federal levels
• Evaluation of new systems and materials through research, experiments, and field testing
• Owner engagement to capture and confirm project requirements
• Travel: approximately 10% to project sites for surveys and meetings

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field
• 2+ years of experience in fire protection engineering or a related discipline
• Proficiency with fire protection design software and a strong command of building codes

Skills That Set You Up for Success

• Revit proficiency; Bluebeam is a plus; strong Microsoft Office skills
• Comfort working within multi‑disciplinary design teams
• Excellent communication, time management, and organization
• Keen attention to detail paired with strong analytical and problem‑solving ability

Work Authorization

There is no sponsorship available for this position at this time.