Fire Protection Engineer
Join Valar Atomics as a Fire Protection Engineer to design and implement fire safety systems for advanced nuclear facilities.
Posted by employer 2 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Fire Protection Engineer at Valar Atomics plays a crucial role in designing and implementing fire safety systems for advanced nuclear facilities, ensuring compliance with building and fire codes. This position requires expertise in fire protection system design, hazardous material analysis, and collaboration with various engineering teams. Ideal candidates will have a background in engineering with at least one year of relevant experience, and familiarity with industry standards and software tools. Valar Atomics offers a dynamic startup environment where engineers can significantly impact the future of energy.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Valar Atomics's careers page October 29, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$129,011).
- Starts above 56% of 1367 comparable mid other roles in United States we track (median $105,000 across 183 companies).
- Autodesk Revit appears in 0.1% of 3265 comparable mid other roles in United States; OSHA compliance appears in 0.1% of 3265 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Fire Protection Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Torrance, California, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Valar Atomics lists $112,000–$137,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 1 year of relevant experience for this Fire Protection Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Valar Atomics is hiring for this position in Torrance, California, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Autodesk Revit, FDS, Fire Codes, NFPA Codes, OSHA compliance, building codes.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Valar Atomics targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Fire Protection Engineer role at Valar Atomics.
From the original posting
The Team
As part of the Engineering organization, Mechanical Engineering designs and develops the mechanical systems, components, and equipment that power Valar's advanced nuclear technologies. The team ensures designs are robust, manufacturable, and optimized for long-term performance.
The Role
We're seeking a highly skilled Fire Protection Engineer to join our Engineering team and accelerate the frontier of advanced power generation. In this role, you'll be responsible for designing, analyzing, and implementing fire protection systems and processes for ensuring the safety of reactor buildings and other Valar facilities. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to bring new facilities from concept to production, and serve as a domain expert for all things fire related at the company.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting engineering design, analysis, calculations, and specifications for facility infrastructure fire and life safety systems
- Develop building and fire code compliance documents and fire life safety designs for Valar office and reactor facilities
- Perform hazardous material analysis for code compliance 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 for reactor 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
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience in the design and construction of fire protection systems
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Professional Engineer License (P.E.)
- Working knowledge of Building & Fire Codes, and NFPA Codes & Standards
- NICET certification in relevant fire protection programs
- Knowledgeable in OSHA compliance
- FDS software modeling capabilities
- Construction, facility management, or consulting engineering experience
- Proficient in Autodesk Revit
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