Fire Protection Engineer

Redwood Materials is currently seeking a Fire Protection Engineer to join our Infrastructure Development team. These roles are at the center of our activities focused on creating a sustainable circular economy for lithium-ion batteries by transforming recycled materials into battery materials for new lithium-ion battery production.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop & create complete set of code / life safety permit documents for various site projects
• Develop & create fire protection reports for new production lines / materials / suppression / detection systems coming to the factory.
• Develop and summit AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods) to help with performance-based design criteria to meet intent of code
• Code Planning / Life Safety design (Schematic design through commissioning)
• Develop process improvements / workflows / templates to increase design productivity and quality of deliverables

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• Experience in design engineering of suppression system (wet-pipe, dry-pipe, deluge, foam, clean agent), fire alarm/mass notification system, smoke control system, fire pumps, water storage tanks
• Experience with life safety requirements, building code analysis, passive fire protection systems
• Working knowledge of relevant NFPA standards including but not limited to NFPA 1, 13, 20, 70, 72, 75, 76, and 90A, and 101
• Experience with AutoCAD or MicroStation, and Revit/Revit MEP
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!