Fire Protection Engineer

SMSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

SMSI is seeking several Fire Protection Engineers with at least 8 years of experience in providing fire protection engineering services for DOE governmental facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). This role may require being on-call periodically and supporting LANL 24/7, so shifts may rotate or vary.

• Will provide fire protection engineering services for facilities within the LANL DOE complex.
• Must be able to independently apply extensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields.
• Will work on a major project or several projects of moderate scope with complex features.
• Receives supervision and guidance relating to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
• Included are design tasks like conceptual studies, program requirements, design analyses, calculations, equipment selection and layout, and system selection and layout.
• Ensures internal communication and coordination of design efforts occurs.
• Coordinate all support activities required to complete all design efforts and quality assurance processes.
• Work with other disciplines to ensure accuracy of the package, meet schedule, and budget commitments.
• Meet with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work.

• Depending on level of position, the candidate should have anywhere between 8-15 years of experience in engineering or fire protection.
• Experience with fire protection engineering in a nuclear facility preferred.
• Certifications with fire protection preferred.
• Experience performing fire hazard analysis.
• Uses advanced techniques in the modification or extension of theories and practices.
• Specific experience in designing fire protection systems for DOE and military projects is preferred.
• Experience with building and fire safety code analysis, fire dynamic analysis, and fire risk analysis is required.
• Experience with computer-based fire dynamic and evacuation simulation modeling is a plus.
• Design in HVAC and plumbing systems is a plus.
• Experience interfacing with client contacts.
• Design/Build experience is a plus.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• Familiarity with fire protection design software programs like AutoSPRINK a plus.
• AutoCAD, Revit, Microstation and/or Bentley BIM is a plus.
• Candidate must be a US citizen.
• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance.
• This position requires the ability to be flexible with working various, rotating shifts as they will offer 24/7 support.
• Position requires the ability to be on call as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field ie Engineering, Fire Protection, Mechanical, Architecture.
• Certifications in Fire Protection highly preferred.
• Registered Fire Protection Professional Engineer is a plus.
• Society of Fire Protection Engineers Professional Member is preferred.