Fire Alarm Systems Design Engineer

About the role

This role supports Siemens' Southeast region, which includes Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland. We are part of a global, diverse team dedicated to empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds to improve their lives.

Responsibilities

• Create unique design solutions for commercial building fire alarm systems in new and existing facilities.
• Recommend productivity improvements and cost reductions to enhance customer satisfaction and job profitability.
• Perform peer-to-peer review of engineering documents.
• Make recommendations related to productivity improvement and cost reduction to increase customer satisfaction.
• Aid in selecting the appropriate mix of products and installation methods to provide the most cost-effective solution.
• Provide general electrical calculations, including battery calculations, voltage drop calculations, conduit fills, power supply sizing, etc.

Requirements

• High school diploma or state-recognized GED.
• At least 3 years of fire system design experience, or 2+ years of experience engineering fire alarm systems.
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals of fire systems or equivalent field experience with fire system controls.
• Knowledge of fire alarm system components such as fire alarm panels, strobe booster panels, spot detectors, duct-mounted smoke detectors, projected beam smoke detectors, aspirating smoke detectors, monitor modules, relay modules, manual pull stations, notification devices, class A/Class B/Class X circuits, state and local fire codes, and NFPA 72 national fire code.
• The ability to read and interpret electrical circuit diagrams.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and design.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• NICET II Fire Alarm Systems certification and ability and willingness to obtain NICET III.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5+ years of experience engineering fire alarm systems.
• EIT, NICET III - Fire Alarm Systems.

Skills

• Basic knowledge of fire alarm system components.
• Ability to perform general electrical calculations.
• Experience with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
• NICET II and NICET III certifications.

Benefits

Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html

Pay

The pay range for this position is $50,908 - $87,271 annually. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.