Fire Protection Engineer
Core
Provides engineering design support and subject matter expertise in fire protection, life safety, building codes, and fire hazard/risk assessment for SpaceX facilities.
Role type
Fire Protection Engineer
Builds
Facility fire and life safety systems, building code compliance documents, and hazardous material analysis for launch site facilities.
Domain
Aerospace / Fire Safety Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Fire protection system design, building and fire code compliance, fire hazard and risk assessment, fire detection and sprinkler system design, hazardous material analysis, fire investigation support, commissioning support, technical report preparation, shop drawing review
Preferred skills
Fire protection engineering degree, Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, NICET certification, project design team leadership, OSHA compliance knowledge, fire and smoke software modeling, construction administration experience, Autodesk Revit proficiency
Technologies
Autodesk Revit, Fire & Smoke software modeling tools
Responsibilities
Support engineering design, analysis, calculations, and specifications for facility fire and life safety systems; Develop building and fire code compliance documents and fire life safety designs; Develop Alternate Means & Methods (AM&M) to meet performance-based design criteria; Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliance; Support facility construction teams to develop field solutions; Support commissioning activities during pre-test and AHJ testing phases; Conduct fire/life safety code reviews and analyses; Prepare and present technical reports and presentations; Review and comment on shop drawing design packages developed by contractors
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC