Principal Engineer - Fire Protection Design Engineer- Alarm & Detection Systems 1354

Principal Engineer - Fire Protection Design Engineer- Alarm & Detection Systems
US Citizenship Required - 1 position

SRNS @ SRS, Aiken, SC

RFQ# 1354 / contract: 1 year with 2 opt years / Deadline 4/23/2025

SUMMARY:

• Define the scope of technical programs and develop effective, quality solutions to challenges that involve unique or controversial problems. Creatively meet all company and industry requirements and apply site systems to achieve quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Give quality guidance and assistance to less senior professionals on related tasks.
• Apply technical experience in the field of specialization or broad-based experience in multiple technical fields to resolve complex problems.
• Incorporate advanced technical practices and a variety of complex features such as complicated technical requirements, application of new or special materials or processes, and complex coordination or oversight requirements into problem solving and program planning.
• Provide leadership in determining solutions to complex problems and be recognized as having expertise in a functional area(s} of technical knowledge.
• Provide direction and position responsibility both inside and outside department lines on programs seeking new approaches to problems and new applications of existing engineering or scientific principles.
• Evaluate the results of programs and prepare reports and recommendations based on these evaluations.
• Identify and recommend improvements where established technology components and methodology are inadequate for a solution.
• Keep informed of the advancement of technology as applied in one's area of technology.
• Prepare plans including schedules, budgets, and personnel requirements for solving technical tasks identified by management.
• Develop schedules, monitor progress, monitor budget expenditures, and review work quality.
• Communicate results and objectives verbally and in manuscript form to customers, colleagues, and management.
• Occasionally, prepare reports for external publication.
• Enhance expertise in the field by leading local technical societies.
• Demonstrate creative ability through the medium of patent disclosures, problem solving, engineering reports, technical papers, and articles.
• Provide design engineering staff augmentation support to SRNS. Primary responsibilities include engineering task analysis, walk-downs, design development, and generation of design output documents, including but not limited to: Location Plans, Connection Diagrams, Conduit/Block Diagrams, Logic Diagrams, Panel Detail Drawings, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, and Battery Loading Calculations, as per national consensus codes and standards.
• Provide technical support to site construction forces, start-up & testing, suppliers or subcontract personnel. Prepare Data Sheets, Statements of Work, Procurement Specifications, Design Build Specifications, and Purchase Requisitions.
• Engineering services shall be provided in accordance with SRNS processes and procedures. SRNS will provide programmatic guidance.

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

Ability to Obtain Q

Qualifications for Principal Engineer - Fire Protection Design Engineer-Alarm & Detection Systems 1354

Please answer how you meet each qualification as if you were being interviewed in person. Many times, they will not interview, so this is your chance to sell yourself. A YES or a NO is not an acceptable answer unless specified. Many of the required qualifications are not posed as questions, but you need to demonstrate how you meet each qualification. Answer each clearly and thoroughly. You must meet every required qualification in order to be submitted for this role.

Ph.D. degree in an applicable science or engineering discipline and 5+ years' experience.
OR A
MS with 8+ years' experience.
OR A
BS with 10+ years' experience or more.
Graduate of an ABET-accredited Fire Protection Engineering program.
OR
BS degree in an engineering discipline and at least one of the following:
Registered Professional Engineer in Fire Protection.
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) NICET Level III/IV certification in the Fire Alarm, Detection and Signaling area of expertise
Professional or Fellow Member in the SFPE Please Answer:

Candidate must demonstrate ten (10) years of recent design experience, four (4) of which shall be in the following area of expertise:
Fire Alarm, Detection and Signaling Design - General knowledge of electrical/control systems, connection diagrams, layout plans, logic diagrams, panel layout details, P&IDs, and battery loading calculations Please Answer:

Working knowledge of NFPA Codes and Standards, and National Consensus Codes and
Standards such as NFPA 13, NFPA 70, NFPA 72, NFPA 90A, NFPA 101, IBC, and various other
ISA and IEEE standards Please Answer:

Experience with 2D MicroStation Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) Please Answer:

Ability to operate Windows Microsoft Office Applications Please Answer:

Candidate must be able to perform weekly field walk downs of the job site for the engineering work being performed. These walk downs may involve construction sites with uneven surfaces and work in progress, walking for distances of over half a mile, climbing of ladders to access remote areas, dressing out in protective clothing and environments where a respirator is required. Please Answer:

Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance. Please Answer:

Previous SRS Design Engineering or DOE facility experience Please Answer:

Proficiency in using MicroStation 2D Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software. Please Answer:

Previous SRS design experience and familiarity with the processes and procedures for providing engineering support to SRS facilities. Please Answer:

Provide your preferred phone number and email address. Please Answer:

US Citizenship is required. Are you a US Citizen? Please Answer:

List 3 Professional References. Please Answer: