Remote Senior Fire Protection Engineer - FLS/FAA Programs

Leidos Inc; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to support the FAA’s Fire Life Safety program within the NISC team. You will review CRA reports, assist with FAA technical guides, and support CRA development and site activities.

Ideal candidates have a PE in Fire Protection, 6–8+ years in FLS, and be prepared for up to 50% travel across central US. The role offers remote work options and future PE career development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years relevant exempt experience or Master's degree and 6+ years relevant exempt experience.
• Professional Engineering License in Fire Protection Engineering or willingness and ability to obtain one.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in the Fire Life Safety/Fire Protection field.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable ICC and NFPA codes.
• Past experience developing and/or providing holistic consultation on FLS programs.
• Ability to produce FLS designs of a variety of critical FLS elements, and provide critical comments on FLS designs and installations.
• Former experience in training FLS concepts and code application; ability to work in a team with other Fire Protection Engineers.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance.
• Travel up to 50% of the time to various FAA locations within this region.

Responsibilities

• Provide final review for all CRA reports from Leidos and subcontractors before the reports are delivered to the customer.
• Assist the FAA with the development of the Technical Implementation Guide.
• Assist the FAA in fire investigations.
• Maintain CRA templates and guides.
• Maintain CRA SOP.
• Maintain CRA tracking log.
• Assist Leidos fire protection engineers and subcontractors during CRA report closeout meetings.
• Work with the FAA to ensure the CRA reports contain the information requested by the FAA.
• Assist in the hiring process of additional personnel.
• Assist with the development of FLS code and standards analyses.
• Provide guidance on the applicability of codes and standards to FAA facilities, its mission, and specific technical items encountered.
• Provide FLS guidance to the FAA on program and Agency initiatives where the FLS program is a stakeholder.
• Assist with the development of standard specifications for installations at FAA facilities.
• Assist with FLS programmatic planning initiatives, prioritization, and consultation regarding program direction and goals.
• FLS Condition Risk Assessments (CRA).
• Coordination of sites with customer on specific dates, locations, impacts to the facility, etc.
• Develop and maintain a current schedule of CRA's, at all times, with dates of visit, location, current status of CRA, team assigned, IRMC status, and other relevant information.
• Complete, submit and maintain applicable IRMC for each project, with appropriate dates, stakeholders, approvers, etc. IRMC will be submitted no less than 30 days prior to site visit and will be approved before traveling to site.
• Efficiently mitigate findings identified during site visits determined by the AJW-23 Program Manager as appropriate.
• Provide additional CRA support as requested by AJW-23 Program Manager.

Skills

Fire Life Safety

Professional Engineering License (PE)

Fire Protection

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Professional Engineer License (PE)

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to support the FAA’s Fire Life Safety program within the NISC team. You will review CRA reports, assist with FAA technical guides, and support CRA development and site activities.

Ideal candidates have a PE in Fire Protection, 6–8+ years in FLS, and be prepared for up to 50% travel across central US. The role offers remote work options and future PE career development.