Experienced Fire Protection -Fire Alarm & Detection System Design Engr

Job Posting Date

06-Jan-2026

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) has been the Savannah River Site's management and operations contractor since 2008. With safety and security at the forefront, SRNS develops innovative approaches to deliver on environmental commitments, safeguard nuclear materials, and secure nuclear materials to prevent proliferation. We transform nuclear materials into assets and stable waste forms. Our highly capable workforce is engaged and adaptable to meet expanding missions.

SRNS employees apply superior expertise and innovative solutions to complex national and global issues to make the world safer.

Job Family
:
Engineering

Discipline
:
Fire Protection Design Engineering

Career Level
: P3-P5

Salary Range
:

• P3: $85,700-$120,000
• P4: $99,400-$144,000
• P5: $124,000-$180,000

This is the range within which SRNS expects the majority of qualified candidates would enter this role if offered. Actual offers may be more or less than the amounts shown depending on candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and other factors.

Engineering roles perform engineering work in operations, production, construction, or maintenance environments. They may design and scale up manufacturing processes, instruments, and equipment and test manufactured products to maintain quality. They may plan, design, estimate time and cost, and oversee construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, systems, and components. They analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems or causes of component failures.

They develop and apply engineering standards and procedures and provide advice on issues within the engineering field.

Fire Protection Design Engineers perform task analysis, walk-downs, design development, and generation of design output for alarm and detection systems, and suppression systems. They provide technical support to site construction forces, start-up & testing, suppliers, or subcontract personnel. They prepare Data Sheets, Statements of Work, Procurement Specifications, Design Build Specifications, and Purchase Requisition s.

These engineers will report to the SRNS Fire Protection Engineering Organization and will be responsible for fire protection related compliance within various facilities at SRS.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Conducting and developing fire hazard analysis.
• Conducting NFPA/ICC code reviews.
• Specifying technical aspects of fire protection systems to ensure Life Safety compliance.
• Performing building walkdowns to assess for compliance according to Department of Energy standards.
• Mentoring and providing direction to less senior engineers within the organization.
• Scoping technical tasks and developing creative solutions to assigned problems.
• Utilizing SRNS systems and meeting SRNS requirements with minimal supervisory guidance.
• Accepting complex tasks and receiving minimal guidance from senior professionals.
• Incorporating conventional engineering or scientific practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes and difficult coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Providing limited guidance and direction to less senior engineering professionals.
• Carrying out development and qualification programs on tasks concurrent with other phases such as design and fabrication to better evaluate and minimize future problems.
• Developing alternate solutions to existing problems.
• Performing all detail work necessary to determine best solutions.
• Evaluating proposals and making recommendations based on proposed projects/tasks in the area of assignment.
• Delegating and managing portions of the detail work to less senior personnel.
• Preparing costs and schedule estimates on proposed projects/tasks in assigned area.
• Demonstrating cost and schedule consciousness through timely completion of assigned tasks and projects.
• Preparing manuals and other documents…