Fire/Safety Systems Engineer; Hybrid: eligible office locations
Listed on 2026-07-25
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Engineering
Systems Engineer
Life / Fire / Safety Systems Engineer
On-Board Services is hiring a Life / Fire / Safety Systems Engineer. Position Type:
Full Time / Contract to Hire.
Job Location:
Hybrid (within 50 miles of an office location, 2 days a week on-site); ideal locations would be in AZ, TX, OR, or PA, other locations also considered. Benefits:
Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision), Life Insurance, 401(k).
Compensation: $49 - $75/hr depending on qualifications. Background and Drug Screenings Required.
Our client, the largest engineering services provider in the USA, is seeking a Life Safety Systems Engineer on a contract to hire basis.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering with the ability to attain PE licensure
- At least 4 years of AutoCAD design experience
- Knowledge of IFC, IBC, NFPA
101 Life Safety Code and NFPA 72 Fire Alarm and Signaling Code - Knowledge and application of NFPA 70 (NEC) and electrical design requirements
- Knowledge and application of NFPA 400 Hazardous Materials Code
- Knowledge of Fire Alarm Systems and manufacturers' equipment, including VESDA systems
- Design experience with Fire Alarm, VESDA systems, security CCTV, HPM and Leak Detection
- Knowledge of design and construction specifications
- Experience estimating and scheduling mid-to-large-scale projects
- Professional Engineering (PE) license
- Experience leading projects and managing resources
- Experience mentoring junior staff
- Design Management experience
- Design experience in semiconductor or data centers
- Working knowledge of 3D BIM software (Revit)
Responsibilities:
- Provide code-compliant asset protection and fire life safety mitigation solutions
- Take ownership of various projects as the engineer of record
- Interface directly with client counterparts in the designing of their facilities and state and local code officials
- Utilize AutoCAD and Revit MEP to create 3D models in coordination with architects and engineers
- Design fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, smoke and leak detection, security and intrusion detection systems, and more
- 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
Alabama (AL) - Birmingham
- Mobile
- Montgomery, Alaska (AK) - Anchorage
- Fairbanks
- North Pole, Arkansas (AR) - Fayetteville
- Little Rock, Arizona (AZ) - Tempe
- Yuma, California (CA) - Irvine
- Los Angeles
- Oakland
- Oceanside
- Redding
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Jose, Colorado (CO) - Centennial
- Colorado Springs
- Denver
- Greenwood Village (Denver area) - Loveland, Connecticut (CT) - Wethersfield, District of Columbia (DC) - Washington, Florida (FL) - Bonita Springs
- Cape Canaveral
- Dade City
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Walton Beach
- Gainesville
- Jacksonville
- Miami
- Naples
- Orlando
- Palm Beach Gardens
- Pensacola
- Sarasota
- Shalimar
- Tallahassee
- Tampa
- The Villages
- Wildwood, Georgia (GA) - Atlanta
- McDonough, Hawaii (HI) - Honolulu, Idaho () - Boise
- Idaho Falls
- Sandpoint
- Twin Falls, Illinois (IL) - Chicago
- Itasca, Indiana (IN) - Fort Wayne
- Indianapolis, Iowa (IA) - West Des Moines, Kansas (KS) - Lawrence, Kentucky (KY) - Fort Campbell
- Louisville, Louisiana (LA) - Baton Rouge
- New Orleans, Maryland (MD) - Baltimore
- Rockville
- Silver Spring, Massachusetts (MA) - Boston
- Bourne, Michigan (MI) - Troy (Detroit area), Minnesota (MN) - Mendota Heights, Mississippi (MS) - Jackson
- Oxford, Missouri (MO) - Kansas City
- St. Louis, Nebraska (NE) - Omaha, Nevada (NV) - Henderson
- Las Vegas
- Reno, New Hampshire (NH) - Bedford
- Hudson, New Jersey (NJ) - Clark
- Morristown
- Orange, New Mexico (NM) - Albuquerque
- Farmington
- Rio Rancho, New York (NY) - Albany / Latham
- Garden City
- New York
- Syracuse, North Carolina (NC) - Cary
- Charlotte, North Dakota (ND) - Fargo, Ohio (OH) - Cleveland
- Columbus
- Sharonville, Oklahoma (OK) - Oklahoma City
- Tulsa, Oregon (OR) - Bend
- Corvallis
- Portland, Pennsylvania (PA) - Conshohocken
- Moon Township
- Philadelphia
- Trevose, South Carolina (SC) - Greenville, Tennessee (TN) - Chattanooga
- Knoxville
- Nashville, Texas (TX) - Austin
- Corpus Christi
- Dallas
- El Paso
- Fort Worth
- Freeport
- Houston
- Lake Jackson
- San Antonio, Utah (UT) - Salt Lake City, Virginia (VA) - Arlington
- Chantilly
- Hampton
- Reston
- Richmond
- Sterling
- Virginia Beach, Washington (WA) - Bellevue
- Redmond
- Seattle
- Spokane
- Yakima, Wisconsin (WI) - Appleton
- Milwaukee
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