Building Automation Fire Design Engineer - Remote

Iowa State University Research Park is a part of Siemens, a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. The Fire Alarm Systems Design Engineer will create unique design solutions for fire alarm systems in commercial buildings, ensuring customer satisfaction and profitability through effective design and engineering practices.

Responsibilities:

• Design fire alarm systems for buildings, including floorplan drawings with system device locations, riser diagrams, device wiring details, panel mounting and wiring details, bills of materials, and sequences of operations to meet the intent of the project plans, specifications, and contract documents
• Perform peer to peer review of engineering documents
• Make recommendations related to productivity improvement and cost reduction to increase customer satisfaction
• Assist in choosing the appropriate mix of products and installation methods to provide the most cost-effective solution
• Provide general electrical calculations, including battery calculations, voltage drop calculations, conduit fills, power supply sizing, etc

Requirements:

• High school diploma or state-recognized GED; Candidates with at least 3 years of fire system design experience will also be considered
• 2+ years of experience engineering fire alarm systems
• Must be able to demonstrate: Knowledge of engineering fundamentals of fire systems or equivalent field experience with fire system controls
• Knowledge of the following fire alarm system components: fire alarm panels, strobe booster panels, spot detectors (smoke, heat, carbon monoxide), duct-mounted smoke detectors, projected beam smoke detectors, aspirating smoke detectors (VESDA), monitor modules, relay modules (form A and form C), manual pull stations, notification devices (speaker/strobes, horn/strobes, strobes, bells), Class A/Class B/Class X circuits, state and local fire codes, and NFPA 72 national fire code
• The ability to read and interpret electrical circuit diagrams
• Knowledge of fire alarm system components
• NICET II Fire Alarm Systems certification and ability and willingness to obtain NICET III
• 5+ years of proficiency in AutoCAD and design; proficient in Microsoft Office
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship
• Associate or Bachelor's Degree
• EIT, NICET III - Fire Alarm Systems
• 5+ years of experience engineering fire alarm systems