Senior Fire Systems Engineer

About This Role

Provide fire protection engineering support for capital projects and facility sustaining engineering across Walt Disney World's Parks and Resorts, ensuring safety and compliance with building and fire codes. This role involves working with diverse fire protection systems and acting as a thought-partner in early development stages.

Responsibilities

• Provide fire protection engineering support for all lines of business at Disney World Parks and Resorts for capital projects and facility sustaining engineering support
• Work on a variety of facility assets that support amusement facilities
• Design systems including calculations, drawings, and submittals for fire detection, alarm, sprinkler, water-based fire protection, smoke control, means of egress, commercial cooking, special hazards, life safety, building automation, controls, and explosion protection
• Review system designs developed by project design teams for accuracy, compliance with Walt Disney World standards and guiding principles, quality, and completeness
• Recommend system improvements, enhancements, and replacements
• Proactively interface and consult with Walt Disney World lines of business, engineering services teams, and project managers to provide world-class engineering support
• Provide field engineering support, technical input for inspection, testing, and maintenance
• Conduct investigation, root cause, and failure analysis
• Apply knowledge in codes, hazardous materials storage, use, and handling; gas alarm systems; elevator, conveyance, and ride safety; pyrotechnics; OSHA and general safety

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of Building and Fire Codes and NFPA Codes and Standards
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD or Revit
• 8+ years of experience in fire protection design related work or fire protection consulting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Fire Protection Engineering Or Engineering with Experience in Fire Protection Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in fire protection design related work or fire protection consulting

Nice to Have

• Specific experience with theme parks, resort hotels, and mixed-use facilities
• Knowledge in the application of computer modeling tools for fire and smoke spread and timed egress analysis (CFD, PyroSim, Pathfinder)
• Experience with codes and standards development, including committee involvement (e.g. NFPA, ASTM, ICC, CFR, FBC)
• Experience with fire testing and regulatory application of fire test methods to building materials
• Professional Engineer License
• Experience with testing and commissioning of fire and life safety systems
• Masters Degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related field

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits