# Fire Protection Engineer

**Company:** [xAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/xai)
**Location:** Memphis, TN
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Experience:** 1+ years
**Skills:** Nfpa, Cfd, Vesda, Novec 1230, Fm-200, Clean Agent Suppression, Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems, Water Mist Systems, Hvac Integration, P&Ids
**Posted:** 2026-05-12

> Designs and implements fire protection systems for AI supercomputing data centers and power generation facilities, including suppression, detection, and modeling. Ensures code compliance and integration with critical infrastructure; requires bachelor's degree and 1+ years experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and engineer comprehensive fire protection systems for data centers and power plants, including clean agent suppression, pre-action sprinkler systems, water mist, fire detection/alarm, smoke control, and gas detection.
- Perform fire hazard analyses, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) fire modeling, and risk assessments for high-heat-flux GPU clusters, battery storage, and natural gas turbine installations.
- Develop fire protection drawings, P&IDs, specifications, sequences of operations, and performance-based design approaches.
- Integrate fire protection systems with HVAC, liquid cooling, electrical infrastructure, and gas pipeline safety systems to ensure coordinated performance.
- Ensure full compliance with NFPA (70, 72, 75, 76, 855, 2001), IBC, IFC, FM Global, and local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements.
- Support permitting, authority approvals, and third-party reviews; participate in commissioning, integrated system testing, and handover to operations.
- Conduct failure mode analysis, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement of fire protection standards for current and future facilities.
- Provide technical guidance during construction and act as a subject matter expert during any fire protection-related incidents or drills.

## Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 1+ years of experience in fire protection system design and engineering, with direct experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or power generation plants.

## Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience designing fire protection for hyperscale AI/HPC data centers or large natural gas-fired power generation facilities.
- Hands-on experience with clean agent systems (Novec 1230, FM-200), very early warning smoke detection (VESDA), and water mist systems.
- Familiarity with performance-based design approaches and alternative means and methods approvals.
- Experience working with AHJs in Tennessee and Texas.
- Knowledge of integrating fire protection with liquid cooling and high-density electrical systems.

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