Fire Protection Engineer

Fire Protection Engineer

We are seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to join our team supporting the Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) at their Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL)! This position is full-time and will be based out of Niskayuna, NY with 20% hybrid flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Perform fire protection design reviews for new construction and major renovation projects to ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and internal requirements.
• Review architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, calculations, and design narratives for compliance with IBC, IFC, NFPA standards, and organizational criteria.
• Evaluate the design and layout of passive fire protection features, including fire walls, fire barriers, fire partitions, fire doors, fire dampers, fire stopping, and penetrations.
• Review automatic sprinkler and other water-based fire suppression systems, including standpipes, fire pumps, and water supply systems.
• Evaluate fire alarm, detection, and notification systems, including initiating devices, notification appliances, control units, annunciation, and building system interfaces.
• Review hydraulic, flow, and demand calculations, device spacing and coverage, equipment sizing, and system configurations to verify performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Assess the integration of fire protection systems with HVAC, electrical, security, emergency power, elevators, and building automation systems to ensure proper response during fire and emergency conditions.
• Identify fire protection design deficiencies, code non-conformances, and performance risks and develop recommendations for corrective action.
• Collaborate with design teams, project managers, engineers, construction personnel, and other stakeholders to resolve fire protection issues prior to construction and occupancy.
• Develop and review commissioning and acceptance testing plans for fire protection and life safety systems in accordance with NFPA 3, NFPA 25, NFPA 72, NFPA 80, and organizational requirements.
• Witness and/or perform functional and acceptance testing of fire protection and life safety systems.
• Conduct or oversee sprinkler and water-based system testing, including flow tests, valve operation, alarm transmission, and supervisory signal verification.
• Witness and evaluate fire pump performance testing, including start-up, rated load, and overload conditions as applicable.
• Perform or oversee fire alarm and detection system testing, including initiation, notification, signal routing, annunciation, and system interface testing.
• Inspect and functionally test fire door assemblies, passive barriers, fire stopping, and related components for proper installation, operation, and labeling.
• Verify that fire protection systems and passive barriers are installed and configured in accordance with approved design documents, applicable standards, and manufacturer requirements.
• Document design reviews, commissioning activities, test results, deficiencies, and corrective actions.
• Track identified deficiencies and corrective actions through closure and verify systems are fully operational and ready for service and occupancy.
• Support the preparation, review, and maintenance of as-built drawings, system narratives, design calculations, and operations and maintenance documentation.
• Maintain accurate fire protection system documentation and configuration control.
• Provide technical fire protection engineering guidance to project managers, facility engineers, operations and maintenance personnel, and other stakeholders.
• Support periodic inspections, audits, and assessments of fire protection systems and passive barriers to verify continued compliance and system performance.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of fire protection design, review, commissioning, inspection, and testing processes, procedures, checklists, and templates.

Requirements

• Education & Years of Experience – Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering (or closely related discipline with a designated fire protection engineering major/concentration) and at least 5 years of relevant fire protection engineering experience; OR Bachelor's degree in Engineering…