Fire Safety Engineer

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Fire Safety Engineer for a 1-year contract assignment. The role involves overseeing safety analyses for battery energy storage systems and educating various stakeholders about fire safety requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Review all UL 9540a reports from cell-, module-, and up through unit/installation-level, and provide direction
• Offer guidance toward the fire safety system designs of BESS manufacturers and projects
• Initiate and foster relationships with national, state, and local fire institutions and first responders, including Fire Marshalls, Fire Departments, and educational institutions
• Standardize information around BESS fire safety systems throughout the organization, ensuring messaging in every region in which our projects are deployed
• Participate in task groups and technical committees for collaboration and direction of the advancement of industry codes and standards about the safety of battery energy storage systems

Requirements:

• Background in fire protection engineering principles, fire dynamics, and battery technology safety
• Experience with NFPA 855 (Energy Storage Systems), IFC, and UL standards
• Software Skills: Experience with FMEA, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling, and risk assessment methodologies