Fire Protection Engineer — Healthcare Facility Systems Lead

Abbott Laboratories; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits through HIP PPO

Retirement plan with high employercon·

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL-based engineering role requires delivering fire protection, mechanical, and piping design expertise for global facilities. You will coordinate across internal teams, contractors and consultants, ensuring adherence to NFPA and FM/other standards, while supporting project planning and startup activities.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration, and attention to safety, with a base pay range reflecting broad responsibilities across manufacturing and commercial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• NICET Level III Certification for Fire Protection-Water Based Systems Layout.
• 5+ years of fire protection, mechanical, or piping design experience.
• Strong knowledge of NFPA, ASME, ANSI and related codes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical design in fire protection, mechanical and piping systems.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design across internal teams and contractors.
• Develop drawings, specs and calculations; ensure code compliance.
• Support project planning, scheduling and resource coordination.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

NICET Level III Certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Abbott Park, IL-based engineering role requires delivering fire protection, mechanical, and piping design expertise for global facilities. You will coordinate across internal teams, contractors and consultants, ensuring adherence to NFPA and FM/other standards, while supporting project planning and startup activities.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration, and attention to safety, with a base pay range reflecting broad responsibilities across manufacturing and commercial