Life Safety Systems Engineer

Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm EngineerThis job opportunity is available at any location in the United States. Ideally, selected candidates will be near the U.S.-based office, but we intend to hire the best candidates.We're looking for a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer who is excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients' business. Join us, and you'll have the chance to work on data center facilities projects. Come be a part of a vibrant, dynamic team that delivers world-class designs for well-known clients around the world! If you are someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment and who also enjoys working closely with clients in the Data Center market, this opportunity is for you!Our Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineers work on various projects assigned by a Department Manager. This position will play a role in the entire design process, including but not limited to:preliminary assessmentsconcept creationleading designs with support from your peers, SME's, and BIM designersinternal and external problem resolutiondrawing and specification productioncustomer and vendor accessibility.Your impact:The Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineers may work on several concurrent projects and will be responsible for ensuring that projects are completed on time.As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer, you'll provide technical design leadership of systems for data center buildings, which include fire alarm and detection systems, smoke control systems, fire protection systems, and other life safety or low voltage systems.As a Life Safety Systems/Fire Alarm Engineer working with our teams, you'll use your skills and experience to help our clients by providing code-compliant asset protection and fire mitigation and life safety solutions. You will be expected to both provide guidance to co-workers and receive solutions from various senior design professionals so that you can take ownership of various projects as the engineer of record. These solutions include fire alarm, fire detection, fire suppression, gas detection, life safety considerations, smoke modeling, and explosion prevention.You will interface directly with client counterparts in the designing of their facilities and state and local code officials. Using the various applicable Life Safety & Fire codes as well as industry standards, you will provide calculations, equipment size and quantities, equipment and construction specifications, network diagrams, and various construction deliverables in both 2D and 3D platforms for a constructible design.Bring your curiosity, talent for multitasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills, and we'll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.Here's what you'll need:Bachelor's degree in engineeringKnowledge and design experience with Fire Alarm Systems and related manufacturers' equipment, including VESDA systemsKnowledge of IBC, IFC, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 72 Fire Alarm and Signaling CodeKnowledge and application of NFPA 70 (NEC) and electrical design requirementsKnowledge of general design and construction specificationsExperience leading projects and managing resourcesIdeally, you'll also have:At least 4 years of Autodesk Revit design experienceProfessional Engineering (PE) licenseKnowledge of NFPA 75, NFPA 76, NFPA 2001, and NFPA 13 codesDesign experience in data centersExperience mentoring junior staffExperience estimating and scheduling mid-to-large-scale projectsComments/Special InstructionsDeal Breakers:1. Hybrid means working from any office in the country within 50 miles of an office and reporting to the office 2 days a week. Remote is anyone in the US that is hired that does not live within 50 miles of an office.2. Must have life safety / fire alarm design experience3. Must disclose any non-competes with current company4. Salary range depends on location, cost of living, and level of experience