Fire System Designer

The Fire Systems Design Engineer plays a mission-critical role in shaping safe, compliant, and innovative fire and life safety solutions for some of the most complex environments in the U.S. In this role, you’ll bring deep technical expertise in fire alarm, voice evacuation, and mass notification systems to partner with Sales, Operations, and customers. From university campuses to national retail chains, your designs will protect lives, ensure compliance, and enhance customer confidence.

You’ll be the go-to technical consultant, guiding stakeholders from initial requirements through design, compliance, and installation—translating customer goals into reliable, scalable fire and security systems.

Responsibilities

• Design Advanced Fire & Life Safety Solutions: Engineer systems ranging from sprinkler monitoring to multi-panel mass notification systems spanning corporate or campus environments.

• Consult & Advise: Act as a trusted advisor to customers and sales teams—evaluating products, interpreting bid specifications, and recommending “good/better/best” design options.

• Ensure Compliance & Standards: Apply NFPA, IBC, IFC, and NICET standards to guarantee systems meet the highest safety and regulatory requirements.

• Technical Leadership: Define system infrastructure including networking, cabling, conduit, terminations, and distributed equipment.

• Risk & Value Engineering: Identify technical risks, optimize for cost and reliability, and ensure designs balance performance with efficiency.

• Documentation & Drawings: Prepare permit-ready drawings, bill of materials, installation procedures, and customer training documents.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with sales, product, and operations teams to align on scope, resource estimates, and installation readiness.

• Innovation: Evaluate emerging fire/life safety technologies and contribute insights to the Product team for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years recent experience designing and engineering fire alarm systems in commercial environments.

• NICET II or III in Fire Alarm Systems strongly preferred.

• Proficiency with AutoCAD 2022, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe Acrobat.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (or equivalent technical expertise).

• Expertise across fire alarm, sprinkler, access control, and integrated security systems.

• Strong understanding of supporting infrastructure (power, UPS, networking, communications).

• Ability to interpret floor plans, mechanical, structural, and life safety drawings for design and code analysis.

• Excellent communication skills—comfortable working directly with prospects, sales reps, and internal stakeholders.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Impact: Your designs directly safeguard people and property across high-profile environments.
• Innovation: Work with cutting-edge fire and mass notification technologies at scale.
• Collaboration: Partner with sales, operations, and product leadership, influencing both customer solutions and future product strategy.
• Professional Growth: Build on your NICET expertise while staying at the forefront of fire/life safety technology.
• Visibility: As a subject-matter expert, you’ll be a critical voice in customer conversations and high-stakes proposals.