Fire Protection Engineer - Onsite (Memphis), Travel

xAI; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXAI in Memphis, TN is seeking a fire protection engineer to provide design support and SME guidance across fire protection, life safety, and building codes. The role covers hazard assessment of materials and processes, fire spread, and risk analysis for materials and processes used at launch facilities.

The position requires a BS in engineering and 2+ years in fire protection design or consulting. Onsite work in Memphis is required with potential travel for specific projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• 2+ years’ experience in the design and construction of fire protection systems and/or fire protection consulting.

Responsibilities

• Support engineering design, analysis, calculations and specifications for facility fire and life safety systems
• Develop building and fire code compliance documents and fire life safety designs for SpaceX launch facilities
• Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliance purposes, such as chemical classification, chemical quantity analysis, chemical inventory management, and related system design support
• Support facility construction teams to develop field solutions
• Support commissioning activities during pre-test and AHJ testing phases for launch site facility builds
• Conduct fire/life safety code reviews and analyses
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations
• Review and comment on shop drawing design packages developed by contractors
• Develop AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods) to local AHJ to help with performance-based design criteria to meet intent of code

Skills

Project design leadership

Code compliance knowledge

Hazard analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Autodesk Revit

FDS modeling

Job description

SpaceXAI in Memphis, TN is seeking a fire protection engineer to provide design support and SME guidance across fire protection, life safety, and building codes. The role covers hazard assessment of materials and processes, fire spread, and risk analysis for materials and processes used at launch facilities.

The position requires a BS in engineering and 2+ years in fire protection design or consulting. Onsite work in Memphis is required with potential travel for specific projects.