Senior Fire Protection Engineer
Join Valar Atomics as a Senior Fire Protection Engineer to design and implement fire safety systems for advanced nuclear facilities.
Posted by employer 10 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 5 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 5 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design fire protection systems
- Develop fire code compliance documents
- Perform hazardous material analysis
- Support facility construction teams
- Conduct fire/life safety code reviews
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience in fire protection systems design
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer License (P.E.)
- NICET certification in fire protection
- FDS software modeling capabilities
- Construction or facility management experience
- Proficient in Autodesk Revit
Practical constraints
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Senior Fire Protection Engineer at Valar Atomics focuses on designing and implementing fire protection systems to ensure safety in reactor buildings and other facilities. This role requires expertise in building and fire codes, as well as experience in hazardous material analysis and compliance documentation. Ideal candidates possess a strong engineering background with at least five years in fire protection system design, and may hold a Professional Engineer License. Valar Atomics offers a collaborative environment where engineers can significantly impact advanced nuclear power generation.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 1, 2026. Last confirmed on Valar Atomics's careers page October 1, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,844).
- Starts above 50% of 1219 comparable senior other roles in United States we track (median $143,600 across 187 companies).
- Fire Protection Engineering appears in 0.1% of 2352 comparable senior other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Valar Atomics lists $144,000–$176,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Fire Protection Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Autodesk Revit, Fire Codes, Fire Protection Engineering, NFPA Codes, OSHA compliance, building codes.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Valar Atomics targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Fire Protection Engineer role at Valar Atomics.
From the original posting
The Role
We're seeking a highly skilled Senior 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
- 5+ 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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