Senior BMS & Life-Safety Systems Engineer

Astrion; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Building Management Systems (BMS) and Life Safety Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The engineer serves as the SME for the site's integrated control networks and life-safety systems, overseeing BMS architecture, DDC facility automation, fire alarm networks, and mass notification infrastructure.

This oversight role focuses on seamless system integration, safety, and operational resilience, with responsibilities including master

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or similar technical degree with 5-10 years of experience
• Understanding and working experience of NFPA 72, NFPA 101 and federal cybersecurity requirements
• Current Niagara 4 (N4) certification Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience with integrated control networks and life-safety systems
• Flexible in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, competing priorities, and unpredictable events
• Thorough, detail oriented, and organized, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Familiar with and able to present data and recommendations to a diverse audience of project managers, engineers, technical staff, and contractors
• Superb verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated problem solver and independent thinker

Responsibilities

• The engineer is the authority for the center-wide BMS architecture, direct digital control (DDC) facility automation, campus-wide fire alarm networks, and mass notification infrastructure at NASA Ames Research Center
• Develop a 5-to-10-year master plan and strategic roadmap for modernization and control migration including cost-benefit analyses
• Drive the modernization of legacy proprietary controls to open-protocol frameworks and oversee comprehensive fire alarm lifecycle management
• Ensure that facility automation systems strictly adhere to federal energy conservation goals, IT/OT cybersecurity mandates, and rigorous life-safety standards (NFPA 72 and NFPA 101)
• Oversee comprehensive testing, maintenance, and certification
• Manage the long‑term reliability and lifecycle of the site's control and life safety architectures
• Review engineering designs for system upgrades
• Ensure compliance with NFPA 72 and NFPA 101, federal cybersecurity requirements
• Leverage BMS data for energy savings and evaluate engineering submittals for compatibility
• Provide technical direction to field crews for sequences of operation, alarm thresholds, and graphics
• Collaborate with IT security for IoT and controller patching
• Quality assurance checks on code and logic changes
• Provide Compliance reports for NFPA 72 inspections
• Provide technical requirements for equipment replacement
• Lead root-cause analyses for failures and implement mitigation strategies
• Support technical reviews of any equipment replacement RFI's/quotes to ensure compliance with the technical requirements
• Identify, communicate, and deconflict tasks, deliverables and project impacts
• Interface with Government, contractors, and project partner staff for tasks, updates, and status
• Responsible for monthly, annual, and project milestone review assessments and reports #CJ

Skills

BMS / Fire alarm networks

NFPA 72 knowledge

NFPA 101 knowledge

NIAGARA 4 certification

Integrated control networks

Cybersecurity requirements

Data presentation to diverse audience

Verbal & written communication

Time management

Deadline adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or similar

Tools

NIAGARA 4 certification

Job description

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Building Management Systems (BMS) and Life Safety Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The engineer serves as the SME for the site's integrated control networks and life-safety systems, overseeing BMS architecture, DDC facility automation, fire alarm networks, and mass notification infrastructure.

This oversight role focuses on seamless system integration, safety, and operational resilience, with responsibilities including master