X AI

2 months ago

Fire Protection Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and oversee fire protection and life safety systems for high-density AI data centers and power generation infrastructure. Own fire protection strategy from concept through construction and operations, coordinating with mechanical, electrical, thermal, gas, and construction teams to ensure reliability, code compliance, and uptime in mission-critical environments.

Location: Memphis

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

•Design and engineer comprehensive fire protection systems for data centers and power plants, including clean agent suppression, pre-action sprinkler systems, water mist, fire detection/alarm, smoke control, and gas detection.
•Perform fire hazard analyses, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) fire modeling, and risk assessments for high-heat-flux GPU clusters, battery storage, and natural gas turbine installations.
•Develop fire protection drawings, P&IDs, specifications, sequences of operations, and performance-based design approaches.
•Integrate fire protection systems with HVAC, liquid cooling, electrical infrastructure, and gas pipeline safety systems to ensure coordinated performance.
•Ensure full compliance with NFPA (70, 72, 75, 76, 855, 2001), IBC, IFC, FM Global, and local AHJ requirements.

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
•1+ years of experience in fire protection system design and engineering, with direct experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or power generation plants.
•Experience designing fire protection for hyperscale AI/HPC data centers or large natural gas-fired power generation facilities.
•Hands-on experience with clean agent systems (Novec 1230, FM-200), very early warning smoke detection (VESDA), and water mist systems.
•Knowledge of performance-based design approaches and alternative means and methods approvals; experience working with AHJs in Tennessee and Texas.

Experience:1+ yearsData centersHyperscale AIPower generationIndustrial

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationDocumentationTeamworkProblem-solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CFDNFPA 70/72/75/76/855/2001VESDANovec 1230FM-200Water mistGas detectionP&IDs

Company Brief

X AI

Develops advanced artificial intelligence models and research aimed at building safe, general AI and understanding the fundamental nature of the universe. Focuses on large-scale AI systems, research publications, and building foundational AI capabilities.

Industry: AI & Machine Learning

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Early Stage Startup

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2023

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X AI

2 months ago

Fire Protection Engineer

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Memphis

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

•Design and engineer comprehensive fire protection systems for data centers and power plants, including clean agent suppression, pre-action sprinkler systems, water mist, fire detection/alarm, smoke control, and gas detection.
•Perform fire hazard analyses, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) fire modeling, and risk assessments for high-heat-flux GPU clusters, battery storage, and natural gas turbine installations.
•Develop fire protection drawings, P&IDs, specifications, sequences of operations, and performance-based design approaches.
•Integrate fire protection systems with HVAC, liquid cooling, electrical infrastructure, and gas pipeline safety systems to ensure coordinated performance.
•Ensure full compliance with NFPA (70, 72, 75, 76, 855, 2001), IBC, IFC, FM Global, and local AHJ requirements.

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
•1+ years of experience in fire protection system design and engineering, with direct experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or power generation plants.
•Experience designing fire protection for hyperscale AI/HPC data centers or large natural gas-fired power generation facilities.
•Hands-on experience with clean agent systems (Novec 1230, FM-200), very early warning smoke detection (VESDA), and water mist systems.
•Knowledge of performance-based design approaches and alternative means and methods approvals; experience working with AHJs in Tennessee and Texas.

Experience:1+ yearsData centersHyperscale AIPower generationIndustrial

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationDocumentationTeamworkProblem-solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:CFDNFPA 70/72/75/76/855/2001VESDANovec 1230FM-200Water mistGas detectionP&IDs

Company Brief

X AI

Industry: AI & Machine Learning

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Early Stage Startup

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2023

Website