Fire Protection Engineer Lead, R&D
Fluidstack · Austin, TX · 1 mo ago
On-siteManagement$194k–$237k/yrFull-time
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.
- Bonus: Performance-based design.
- Bonus: BESS fire protection.
- Bonus: Liquid-cooled environment protection.
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.