Fire Protection Engineer

We are seeking an exceptional Fire Protection Engineer to design, implement, and optimize advanced fire protection and life safety systems for our high-density AI supercomputing facilities and on-site power generation infrastructure.

You will own fire protection strategy from conceptual design through construction, commissioning, and ongoing operations. This is a full-time, onsite role based in the Memphis region, working closely with mechanical, electrical, thermal, gas pipeline, and construction teams.

Responsibilities:

• Design and engineer comprehensive fire protection systems for data centers and power plants, including clean agent suppression, pre-action sprinkler systems, water mist, fire detection/alarm, smoke control, and gas detection.

• Perform fire hazard analyses, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) fire modeling, and risk assessments for high-heat-flux GPU clusters, battery storage, and natural gas turbine installations.

• Develop fire protection drawings, P&IDs, specifications, sequences of operations, and performance-based design approaches.

• Integrate fire protection systems with HVAC, liquid cooling, electrical infrastructure, and gas pipeline safety systems to ensure coordinated performance.

• Ensure full compliance with NFPA (70, 72, 75, 76, 855, 2001), IBC, IFC, FM Global, and local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements.

• Support permitting, authority approvals, and third-party reviews; participate in commissioning, integrated system testing, and handover to operations.

• Conduct failure mode analysis, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement of fire protection standards for current and future facilities.

• Provide technical guidance during construction and act as a subject matter expert during any fire protection-related incidents or drills.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• 1+ years of experience in fire protection system design and engineering, with direct experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or power generation plants.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience designing fire protection for hyperscale AI/HPC data centers or large natural gas-fired power generation facilities.

• Hands-on experience with clean agent systems (Novec 1230, FM-200), very early warning smoke detection (VESDA), and water mist systems.

• Familiarity with performance-based design approaches and alternative means and methods approvals.

• Experience working with AHJs in Tennessee and Texas.

• Knowledge of integrating fire protection with liquid cooling and high-density electrical systems.

Additional Requirements:

• Willingness to work extended hours and be fully onsite as needed during critical design, construction, and commissioning phases.

• Ability to work in active construction and industrial environments.

• Strong communication and documentation skills for collaborating with internal teams, contractors, consultants, and regulators.