# Fire Protection Engineer, Capacity Delivery

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $157k – $208k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** fire protection engineering, sprinkler systems, fire detection, hydraulic calculations, ahj coordination, code compliance, rfi resolution, acceptance testing, nicet, special hazard systems
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Own fire protection engineering for data center sites, including design reviews of sprinklers and detection systems, field support, AHJ coordination, and fast RFI/code question resolution. Requires commercial/industrial FPE experience, hydraulic calc review, and AHJ testing background.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own fire protection engineering for assigned sites: design review, field support, and AHJ coordination.
- Review sprinkler, detection, and special hazard designs against code and the reference design.
- Support field installation and acceptance testing through AHJ sign-off.
- Answer fire protection RFIs fast and route code questions to defensible answers.

## Requirements
- Fire protection engineering experience on commercial or industrial projects.
- Ability to review hydraulic calculations and detection layouts and catch errors.
- Experience running acceptance tests with the AHJ in the room.
- Ability to research code questions to primary sources.

## Nice-to-Haves
- FPE degree or PE track.
- NICET certifications.
- Special hazard systems experience.
- Data center experience.

## Similar roles

- [Mechanical Engineer, Capacity Delivery](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/81f4c4c4-3c24-444b-bc7f-f0c7e3324e5a) - Fluidstack - Austin, TX - $157k – $208k/yr
- [Mechanical Field Engineer, Capacity Delivery](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/fe4ad181-7ed0-42d5-adca-9fd008f5690b) - Fluidstack - Austin, TX - $157k – $208k/yr
- [Electrical Field Engineer, Capacity Delivery](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/1d6645ad-54ce-4d14-9e49-c5317921fac7) - Fluidstack - Austin, TX - $157k – $208k/yr
- [Controls Engineer, Capacity Delivery](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/d224b363-1ad5-42a6-bd14-71a3bc6880ed) - Fluidstack - Austin, TX - $157k – $208k/yr
- [Controls Field Engineer, Capacity Delivery](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/30694ccb-db60-4e1c-89f4-d53456953237) - Fluidstack - Austin, TX - $157k – $208k/yr

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/b25f5572-ce02-4c9e-9712-faaf2e31b8ee
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/b25f5572-ce02-4c9e-9712-faaf2e31b8ee