Staff Engineer, Fire Protection

About the role

Join a major advanced manufacturing project and take a leading role in developing the fire protection infrastructure for a new, high-volume semiconductor facility. This opportunity offers involvement across the full project lifecycle—from design and construction through commissioning, start-up, and ongoing operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with consultants and contractors to ensure fire protection systems meet design requirements and specifications.
• Review drawings, equipment submittals, and construction progress.
• Support commissioning, functional testing, system validation, and facility start-up.
• Oversee fire alarms, sprinklers, suppression systems, clean-agent systems, and life-safety integration.
• Troubleshoot construction and operational issues and implement practical solutions.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA codes, local fire regulations, ISO standards, and corporate safety requirements.
• Support capacity planning, system evaluations, maintenance, inspections, audits, and emergency drills.
• Lead improvement initiatives through capital and operating-expense projects.
• Maintain accurate operating procedures, manuals, and system documentation.
• Provide on-call support within a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least eight years of fire protection design and operational experience, ideally within semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of NFPA codes, life-safety standards, suppression systems, sprinklers, fire alarms, and alarm integration.
• Experience supporting facility design, construction, commissioning, and start-up.
• Ability to interpret fire protection drawings and technical specifications.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office.
• PE license or NICET Fire Protection certification is preferred.

Location

The role initially supports projects in Tempe and Peoria before transitioning primarily to the Peoria facility during operations.