Senior Fire Alarm Systems Design Engineer

Siemens Mobility; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 59,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Mobility’s Fire Alarm Systems Design Engineer role is a remote, full-time position within our Smart Infrastructure organization. You will design fire alarm systems for buildings, selecting products and installation methods, producing submittals, schedules, and BOMs while ensuring compliance with NFPA 72 and client specs.

Candidates should have 5+ years of design experience, AutoCAD proficiency, NICET II with plans to obtain NICET III, and strong knowledge of fire alarm components.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 5+ years of fire alarm design experience.
• 5+ years of experience engineering fire alarm systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical circuit diagrams.
• NICET II certification or equivalent with willingness to obtain NICET III within a year.
• 3+ years of AutoCAD and design; proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Choose cost-effective mix of products and installation methods.
• Prepare submittals, orders, and schedules.
• Participate in sales-to-operations turnover meetings.
• Design fire alarm systems with floorplans, risers, device docs, BOMs.
• Provide electrical calculations and re-estimates.
• Coordinate with sales and management to meet scope; provide startup documentation.
• Perform QA; peer-review and mentor design team.

Skills

Fire alarm design

Electrical fundamentals

NFPA 72 knowledge

Reading electrical diagrams

Problem solving

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree

NICET II - Fire Alarm Systems certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job ID

520114

Posted since

28-Aug-2026

Organization

Smart Infrastructure

Field of work

Company

Experienced Professional

Job type

Full-time

Remote only

Employment type

Permanent

• Colorado - United States of America
• Florida - United States of America
• Georgia - United States of America
• New York - United States of America
• Texas - United States of America

Position Location: This role is remote.

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. We are improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation!We know that the only way a business thrivesis if our people are thriving.That’swhy we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?

OurSmart Buildingshelp to create efficient, safe, adaptable, andresponsible environments. Our aimisn’tjust about improvingbuildings;it’sabout creating perfect places that improve people’s lives.

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Fire Alarm Systems Design Engineers create unique design solutions to meet specific customer requirements for commercial building fire alarm systems in new and existing facilities. This team member makes recommendations for productivity improvements and cost reductions to increase customer satisfaction and job profitability.

As a Fire Alarm Systems Design Engineer, you will:

• Choose the appropriate mix of products and installation methods to provide the most cost-effective solution.
• Prepare submittals and schedules; handle the ordering of products and equipment.
• Participate in sales-to-operations turnover meetings to evaluate accuracy of the sales estimate and job layout.
• Design fire alarm systems for buildings, including floorplan drawings for system device locations, riser diagrams, device wiring details, panel mounting and wiring details, bills of materials, and sequences of operations to meet the intent of the project plans, specifications, and contract documents.
• Provide general electrical calculations, including battery calculations, voltage drop calculations, conduit fills, power supply sizing, etc. and p repare engineering re-estimates and follow up with appropriate sales and management to ensure understanding of and satisfaction with job scope.
• Follow up with sales and management to ensure job scope, specifications, and schematics will meet customer needs and p rovide start-up and checkout documentation to the Project Manager for use in commissioning and validation.
• Perform quality assurance; peer-review engineering documents and m entor, train, and direct the design activities of the engineering team.

You will make an impact with these qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or state-recognized GED; Candidates with at least 5 years of fire system design experience will also be considered
• 5+ years of experience engineering fire alarm systems
• Must be able to demonstrate :
• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals of fire systems or equivalent field experience with fire system controls
• Knowledge of the following fire alarm system components: fire alarm panels, strobe booster panels, spot detectors (smoke, heat, carbon monoxide), duct-mounted smoke detectors, projected beam smoke detectors, aspirating smoke detectors (VESDA), monitor modules, relay modules (form A and form C), manual pull stations, notification devices (speaker/strobes, horn/strobes, strobes, bells), Class A/Class B/Class X circuits, state and local fire codes, and NFPA 72 national fire code
• The ability to read and interpret electrical circuit diagrams
• Knowledge of fire alarm system components
• NICET II- Fire Alarm Systems certification and ability and willingness to obtain NICET III within the first year
• 3+ years of proficiency in AutoCAD and design; proficient in Microsoft Office
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor’sDegree
• EIT, ASHRE, NICET III or IV- Fire Alarm Systems, or CISSP certifications

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About Siemens

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The pay range for this position is$59,048 - $101,225 annually. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any characteristic protected by Federal or other applicable law.

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