Fire Protection Engineer

Masis Professional Group is assisting a manufacturing client in searching for a Fire Protection Engineer.

This is a temporary assignment-through the end of 2026, based in Warsaw, IN.

• Assess existing and proposed fire detection, alarm, suppression and life-safety systems across manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and review fire protection philosophies, design criteria and engineering specifications.
• Review fire alarm system architecture, including zoning, detection strategy, notification, monitoring and system interfaces.
• Evaluate automatic sprinkler systems, water-mist systems, deluge/pre-action systems and other fixed suppression arrangements.
• Review fire water supplies, fire pumps, hydrants, standpipes, hose systems and associated infrastructure.
• Review fire detection technologies including smoke, heat, flame, aspirating/very-early-warning detection and gas/off-gas detection.
• Evaluate interfaces between fire systems and HVAC, process equipment, utilities, security systems, emergency shutdown systems and building management systems.
• Support fire protection system impairment management, modification and restoration.
• Conduct field inspections and technical assessments of installed fire protection systems.

• Assess fire and explosion risks associated with lithium-ion battery cells, modules, packs and complete EV batteries.
• Evaluate hazards associated with thermal runaway, propagation, flammable/off-gas generation and potential explosion conditions.
• Review fire protection requirements for battery manufacturing, assembly, testing, charging, discharging, formation and aging operations.
• Assess battery storage arrangements including state of charge, storage height, rack configuration, separation and fire protection.
• Evaluate fire risks associated with damaged, defective, quarantined and end-of-life batteries.
• Develop appropriate detection, isolation, suppression and emergency response strategies for battery-related incidents.
• Review fire protection requirements associated with battery test chambers, environmental chambers and enclosed process equipment.
• Assess fire hazards associated with electrolyte handling, filling and other flammable or combustible materials used during battery manufacture.
• Evaluate Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and other stationary energy storage installations where applicable.
• Support development of thermal-runaway detection and early-warning strategies.

Assess fire risks associated with automated manufacturing lines, robotics, conveyors, paint/process areas, welding, machining and assembly operations.

• Evaluate EV charging stations, vehicle charging areas, battery charging infrastructure and high-voltage manufacturing/testing areas.
• Assess fire protection implications associated with changes to production equipment, layouts, storage arrangements and manufacturing processes.
• Participate in machine and process risk assessments where fire or explosion hazards are identified.
• Review combustible loading, commodity classification and storage arrangements.
• Support management of hot work and other ignition-source controls.
• Provide fire engineering input during new equipment installation, plant modifications and production ramp-up.

• Review fire protection drawings, calculations, specifications, cause-and-effect matrices and design submissions.
• Conduct constructability and compliance reviews during facility and equipment design.
• Identify fire protection requirements during equipment procurement and machine buy-off activities.
• Participate in design reviews including concept, 30%, 60%, 90% and IFC stages where applicable.
• Review contractor and supplier fire protection designs for compliance with project requirements.
• Support commissioning, integrated systems testing, acceptance testing and handover.
• Witness functional testing of detection, alarm, suppression and associated interlocks.
• Identify deficiencies and manage technical close-out actions.
• Review fire alarm zoning and system architecture for large manufacturing facilities.
• Develop or review alarm…