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Senior Fire Protection Engineer - Data Center
Olsson
Remote (multiple U.S. states)
Remote
Posted Aug 24, 2026
Engineering & DesignFire ProtectionLife SafetyNFPAPERemote
Job Description
Olsson is hiring a senior fire protection engineer to lead suppression, alarm, and life-safety design for hyperscale and secure mission-critical data centers.
What you will do
- Lead fire-protection design and multidisciplinary coordination for complex data center projects.
- Apply NFPA, IBC, IFC, and UFC requirements to suppression, alarm, and life-safety systems.
- Prepare technical documents, calculations, specifications, and quality reviews.
- Coordinate with clients and project teams and travel approximately 15 to 25 percent.
Requirements
What you bring
- Bachelor’s degree in fire protection engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline.
- Professional Engineer license is required; fire protection engineering specialization is preferred.
- Eight or more years of relevant fire-protection design experience.
- Experience with mission-critical or data center projects and applicable codes and standards.
