Fire Protection Engineer (Direct Hire)
What you'd do
The Fire Protection Engineer manages fire protection systems across the Center, supporting the planning, design, construction, modification, and maintenance of fire alarm, reporting, suppression, and related life safety systems in facilities, hangars, utilities, and mission-critical structures. Responsibilities include evaluating system requirements, advising project teams, ensuring code-compliant design integration, and maintaining life safety performance throughout the lifecycle.
Major duties
Prevents, identifies, and mitigates fire hazards including detecting, controlling, and suppressing fire events considering the effects of fire on people, structures, commodities, and the continuity of operations at Armstrong Flight Research Center. Facilitates adaptation to controversial, complex, or difficult changes involving fire protection infrastructure, systems, and fire safety requirements. Develops, interprets, and promotes fire safety codes, standards, and engineering practices. Provides specifications for building construction, exit and egress means, and mechanical systems in support of fire and life safety objectives. Conducts or participates in preliminary and critical design reviews; determines, develops, and defends requirements for fire protection and life safety systems throughout all phases of the facility life cycle. Identifies fire hazards and associated risks, evaluates the cost of protection, and assesses fire safety design solutions. Evaluates project progress and technical challenges; implements changes to improve performance and reports status to management and stakeholders. Influences and leads diverse, cross-organizational project teams in uncertain or evolving environments. Performs site walk-downs and witnesses acceptance testing of fire alarm, fire reporting, and fire suppression systems to ensure contract compliance, code compliance, and suitability for occupancy.
What you need to qualify
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Coordinating, leading, and/or collaborating with cross-functional teams of technical experts to provide guidance or recommendations on projects involving fire protection system requirements; Conducting site walk-downs, inspections, or acceptance testing of fire alarm, fire reporting, or fire suppression systems to verify compliance with contract specifications, applicable fire protection codes and standards; and Providing oversight and/or technical engineering guidance related to fire protection systems or supporting compliance with applicable Federal laws, regulations, codes, and standards. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.
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