Fire Protection Engineer - Memphis
xAI· Data Center
Memphis, TNfull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Fire protection engineer providing design support and subject matter expertise in fire protection, life safety, building and fire codes, hazard assessment, and related fire/life safety issues for SpaceX launch facilities.
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 compliances 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
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 2+ years’ experience in the design and construction of fire protection systems and/or fire protection consulting
Skills
Required:Fire protection design
Nice to have:AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods) development
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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