About the role

  • Fire Systems Design Engineer shaping innovative fire and life safety solutions. Collaborating with sales, operations, and customers to ensure safety and compliance across complex environments.

Responsibilities

  • Engineer systems ranging from sprinkler monitoring to multi-panel mass notification systems spanning corporate or campus environments.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to customers and sales teams—evaluating products, interpreting bid specifications, and recommending “good/better/best” design options.
  • Apply NFPA, IBC, IFC, and NICET standards to guarantee systems meet the highest safety and regulatory requirements.
  • Define system infrastructure including networking, cabling, conduit, terminations, and distributed equipment.
  • Identify technical risks, optimize for cost and reliability, and ensure designs balance performance with efficiency.
  • Prepare permit-ready drawings, bill of materials, installation procedures, and customer training documents.
  • Partner with sales, product, and operations teams to align on scope, resource estimates, and installation readiness.
  • Evaluate emerging fire/life safety technologies and contribute insights to the Product team for continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • 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.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development

Job title

Fire System Designer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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