Fire Protection Engineer

SSOE, Inc.•Toledo, OH

5d•$100,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

SSOE is hiring a Fire Protection Engineer for its AMF Division, assigned to the Toledo, Ohio office. The role supports the design of industrial, commercial, and manufacturing facilities, working with fire protection engineers and multidisciplinary design teams to develop complex designs, meet specifications, and deliver projects on schedule. The engineer supports drawing performance specification design, BIM modeling, coordination, and delivery of fire protection systems. Working under senior engineers’ guidance, the role applies fire protection engineering principles, BIM/Revit tools, and applicable codes and standards to produce design solutions and construction documents. The position requires travel. SSOE describes an employee-centric culture focused on work-life balance, employee benefits, and continuous learning. The company also provides responsible access to AI tools and training to help employees use them in their work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialty in Fire Protection.
At least three years of experience in fire protection.
Knowledge of AutoCAD.
Proficiency in Revit design for modeling fire protection piping and components.
Knowledge of NFPA standards and international fire codes.
Direct experience evaluating fire protection water supply requirements, performing fire sprinkler hydraulic calculations, and laying out system piping and sprinkler heads.
Valid driver’s license; may be waived for international assignments.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license or progress toward PE licensure is preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply engineering principles and practices across a broad range of assignments.
Make independent decisions on engineering problems, practices, and methods, and create or refine design solutions.
Plan, develop, coordinate, and direct medium-to-large fire protection projects or multiple smaller complex projects, with responsibility for budget, schedule, quality control, and interdisciplinary coordination.
Accept or reject major items involving materials, equipment, manufacturer quality, and field construction.
Provide supervision and guidance on overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, policy matters, and unusual problems or developments.
Define fire protection project scopes of work and organize them into manageable tasks.
Provide supervisors and project managers with scope-of-work change orders.
Meet with clients to define project scope, present project progress, and support client satisfaction.
Support fire protection system design, BIM modeling, coordination, and project delivery.