Fire Protection Engineering Lead, Capacity Delivery
About The Position
Fluidstack is building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI, aiming to deliver 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else. The Capacity Delivery Team is responsible for the technical execution of building these sites, from initial drawings to field questions and engineering calls. They engineer gigawatts from drawing to energized in months, not years, and design data centers that can be built rapidly with minimal rework. The team focuses on designing it once and building it a hundred times, ensuring lessons learned from each site are incorporated into the reference design for future builds. This role specifically involves owning fire protection engineering across the company's portfolio, including suppression, detection, and life safety systems, from reference design through AHJ approval. The individual will set the fire protection reference design for liquid-cooled data halls, evolve it based on code and AHJ feedback, and manage AHJ strategy across jurisdictions to ensure timely approvals. A key part of the role is acting as the trusted authority for reviewing fire protection designs and calculations.
Requirements
- Led fire protection engineering for industrial or mission critical facilities.
- Successfully obtained approvals for nonstandard designs through performance-based paths.
- In-depth knowledge of NFPA 13, 72, 75, and 855 at the section level.
- Established credibility with AHJs, where your calls and word are trusted.
Nice To Haves
- FPE PE license.
- Experience with clean agent and water mist systems.
- Experience with lithium-ion storage protection.
- Experience with data center fire protection.
Responsibilities
- Own fire protection engineering across the portfolio: suppression, detection, and life safety from reference design through AHJ approval.
- Set the fire protection reference design for liquid-cooled data halls and evolve it with code and AHJ feedback.
- Run AHJ strategy across jurisdictions so approvals land ahead of the schedule that needs them.
- Review fire protection designs and calculations as the authority the AHJ trusts.
Benefits
- Commitment to pay equity and transparency.
- Equal Employment Opportunity Employer status.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
