Fire Protection Engineer III/IV

HIPP Design + Consulting; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HIPP Design + Consulting seeks a Fire Protection Engineer to design fire suppression, fire alarm, and life safety systems for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing facilities. You will lead projects from conceptual planning through detailed design, construction support, and project closeout, ensuring code compliance and safe operations.

The role requires a college degree, 10+ years in a design firm, and familiarity with NFPA and IBC codes. P.E.

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent experience.
• P.E. certification preferred.
• 10+ years of design firm experience; cGMP design experience preferred.
• Up to 2 years of CAD and/or Revit exposure preferred.
• Intermediate proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop fire suppression systems, including wet-pipe, dry-pipe, pre-action, deluge, and clean agent systems.
• Design fire alarm and detection systems for commercial, industrial, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and manufacturing facilities.
• Perform hydraulic calculations and system sizing.
• Prepare fire protection drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Coordinate fire protection requirements with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and process engineering teams.
• Interpret and apply NFPA, IBC, IFC, FM Global, and local fire code requirements.
• Assist clients in meeting life safety and fire protection requirements for highly regulated environments.
• Evaluate fire and explosion hazards associated with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing processes.
• Support design of cleanrooms, laboratories, process spaces, utility areas, and manufacturing facilities.
• Review hazardous material storage and handling requirements for fire protection requirements.

Education

College degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CAD

Revit

Job description

At HIPP, Fire Protection Engineers design fire protection and life safety systems for industrial facilities and specialize in the development of fire suppression, fire alarm, hazardous occupancy, and code-compliant life safety solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing facilities. This role is responsible for delivering fire protection engineering services from conceptual planning through detailed design, construction support, and project completion.

Responsibilities And Tasks

Responsibilities and tasks focus on fire protection systems and include but are not limited to:

• Design and develop fire suppression systems, including wet-pipe, dry-pipe, pre-action, deluge, and clean agent systems.
• Design fire alarm and detection systems for commercial, industrial, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and manufacturing facilities.
• Perform hydraulic calculations and system sizing.
• Prepare fire protection drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Coordinate fire protection requirements with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and process engineering teams.
• Interpret and apply NFPA, IBC, IFC, FM Global, and local fire code requirements.
• Assist clients in meeting life safety and fire protection requirements for highly regulated environments.
• Evaluate fire and explosion hazards associated with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing processes.
• Support design of cleanrooms, laboratories, process spaces, utility areas, and manufacturing facilities.
• Review hazardous material storage and handling requirements for fire protection requirements.

Qualifications

• College degree or equivalent experience
• P.E. certification preferred
• 10+ years of design firm experience; cGMP design experience preferred
• Up to 2 years of CAD and/or Revit exposure preferred
• Intermediate proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

HIPP is interested in all qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States, however, we are not able to sponsor work visas.