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Sandia National Laboratories · 11 hours ago

Senior/Principal Fire Protection Engineer - Building & Fire Safety, Hybrid

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$99K/yr - $228K/yr

5+ years exp

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. The role involves working on fire protection matters, performing fire hazards analyses, and developing fire prevention programs to ensure safety and compliance with fire safety objectives.

GovernmentInformation TechnologyNational Security

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform fire hazards analyses for nuclear facilities in support of the Safety Basis and Documented Safety Analysis Rule processes and support performance-based designs that are a departure from the prescriptive code requirements that enable mission work while effectively protecting workers, the public, the environment, and key national assets

Review and approve architectural and fire protection drawings, engineering calculations, and other design documents for new construction or modification of existing facilities

Develop and implement fire prevention programs and procedures to eliminate personnel injury and minimize property damage due to fire and explosion

Develop inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements for fire protection systems

Perform facility and life-safety evaluations to determine fire risk and provide effective and efficient engineered solutions to mitigate risk

Perform and review hydraulic calculations for determining acceptable water supply designed to meet fire suppression demands

Develop emergency services baseline needs assessment to document the minimum services needed to support life safety and property protection

Perform fire characterization analyses for a high volume of diverse chemical materials, enabling Research and Development organizations to maintain laboratory operations within the building safety basis envelope

Participate in external industry consensus codes and standards, developing technical committees to help promote advancements in fire protection designs

Research issues in such areas as fluid mechanics, fire dynamics, chemistry, hydraulics, thermodynamics, control systems, chemical kinematics, and heat transfer for metals, plastics, composite, and other structural building materials

Apply research to the design, development, construction, installation, and decommissioning of electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, and architectural elements

Analyze the ability of building systems and components to withstand stresses imposed by conditions such as temperature, seismic, and other natural phenomenon hazards and perform analysis of system operation to design requirements

Qualification

Fire Protection EngineeringFire Hazards AnalysisNFPA Certified SpecialistEITPE LicenseBuilding Codes KnowledgeSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in relevant Engineering or Engineering Technology field plus 5 years of experience in Fire Protection; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance

Preferred

Bachelor's in Fire Protection Engineering from an ABET accredited institution

EIT or PE license preferably in Fire Protection Engineering

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Certified Fire Protection Specialist plus a combination of relevant education and experience

Understanding of applicable federal laws, regulations, building/fire codes, executive orders, and DOE Orders related to fire protection and highly protected risk concepts

Understanding of intent and the independent and interdependent relationship between applicable building codes, fire codes, and national consensus codes and standards

Experience using and interpreting the IBC and its referenced codes/standards (e.g.,NFPA) applicable to a diverse set of operations that include hazardous, industrial, business, assembly, and storage occupancies

Knowledge of the NFPA requirements associated with inspection, maintenance and testing of fire protection systems