Fire Safety Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 61,992 - 68,880; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider is hiring a Fire Safety Engineer for a remote position with travel. The role involves overseeing safety for utility-scale battery energy storage systems, conducting hazard analyses, and presenting to various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a background in fire protection engineering and relevant industry standards. The position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, with a salary ranging from $45/hr to $50/hr depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of fire protection engineering principles.
• Experience with industry standards related to energy storage systems.

Responsibilities

• Review UL 9540a reports from various levels of batteries and installations.
• Guide fire safety designs for battery energy storage systems.
• Standardize communication regarding fire safety across projects.
• Initiate relationships with fire institutions and responders.
• Participate in committees for industry code advancements.

Skills

Background in fire protection engineering

Fire dynamics

Battery technology safety

Experience with NFPA 855

CFD modeling

Risk assessment methodologies

Job description

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

About The Role

We're looking for a Fire Safety Engineer on behalf of our client. This is a 1-year contract assignment (W-2). You will be a Fire Safety subject matter expert (SME) for utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). You will oversee all safety analyses for project-level reports, including hazard mitigation analysis (HMA).

The team performs failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), heat flux analysis, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to ensure that all fire safety requirements are met.

You will travel to local jurisdictions to present BESS and fire safety to multiple groups. These groups include first responders, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), public utility commissions (PUCs), and community meetings. You will address and educate each team member about their specific concerns.

Location: Remote with travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Review all UL 9540a reports from cell-, module-, and up through unit/installation-level, and provide direction.
• Offer guidance toward the fire safety system designs of BESS manufacturers and projects.
• Initiate and foster relationships with national, state, and local fire institutions and first responders, including Fire Marshalls, Fire Departments, and educational institutions.
• Standardize information around BESS fire safety systems throughout the organization, ensuring messaging in every region in which our projects are deployed.
• Participate in task groups and technical committees for collaboration and direction of the advancement of industry codes and standards about the safety of battery energy storage systems.

Qualifications

• Background in fire protection engineering principles, fire dynamics, and battery technology safety.
• Experience with NFPA 855 (Energy Storage Systems), IFC, and UL standards.
• Software Skills: Experience with FMEA, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, and risk assessment methodologies.

Our Safety Pledge To You

If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!

Why WECTEC Staffing Services?

WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.

Benefits

WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:

• Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions

We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $45.00/hr. to $50.00/hr.

WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com

You can submit your completed application, and explore other available options, using the following link: careers.westinghousenuclear.com

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