Fire Protection Engineer Lead, R&D

About Us

We exist to make humanity more free. Technology has historically given people more time for the things they want to do, instead of things they have to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built—but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them—with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.

We hire people who care deeply about this problem space.

How We Operate

• Extreme ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end, often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done.
• Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
• First principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.
• Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.

About the Role

• Lead fire protection engineering for R&D: detection, suppression, and life safety for modular data centers and BTM plants.
• Own the fire protection reference design: systems selected, coded, and standardized across novel occupancies.
• Drive AHJ strategy: approaches that get first-of-a-kind designs approved without redesign.
• Set the technical bar and grow the discipline as the portfolio scales.

What We're Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.

• You've led fire protection engineering for industrial, mission-critical, or energy facilities.
• You've gotten unusual designs through AHJs by engineering, not arguing.
• You know the codes cold: NFPA 13, 72, 75, 855, and the ones that surprise people.
• You've evaluated suppression trade-offs for high-value electronics and energy systems.
• You've built fire protection standards others design to.
• Bonus: PE in fire protection. Performance-based design. BESS fire protection. Liquid-cooled environment protection.

Pay

Compensation Range: $194K - $237K