Fire Protection Engineer
OpenAIVisit OpenAI website
AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.
Recently funded151 current maintainers88 active leads20 new active leads99 lead step-downs12 early lead departures
San Francisco, United States
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About OpenAI
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.
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About the Role
You will establish fire-protection design criteria, review life-safety systems, coordinate with authorities and delivery partners, support construction and commissioning, assess risks, and maintain clear engineering, testing, approval, and turnover records.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of fire protection engineering experience in mission-critical environments
- Knowledge of building and fire codes, including IBC, IFC, and NFPA
- Technical knowledge of fire alarm, detection, suppression, pumps, water supply, smoke control, egress, and life-safety systems
- Experience reviewing designs, specifications, hydraulic calculations, submittals, testing procedures, and commissioning results
- Experience working with authorities having jurisdiction, consultants, contractors, insurers, and vendors
- Professional Engineer licensure in Fire Protection Engineering or ability to obtain relevant licensure
Responsibilities
- Develop fire protection and life-safety design criteria and standards
- Review fire protection designs, specifications, code analyses, and calculations
- Provide engineering direction for detection, alarm, suppression, smoke control, and emergency communication systems
- Integrate fire protection requirements with other engineering and operational systems
- Resolve code interpretations and approval risks with authorities and partners
- Support construction reviews, inspections, deficiency resolution, and change management
- Define commissioning, testing, acceptance, and turnover criteria
- Assess fire and life-safety risks
- Support incident response, root-cause reviews, and corrective actions
- Maintain records of design decisions, approvals, testing, and risks
- Travel to project sites for reviews, testing, commissioning, and readiness
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account employer contributions
- Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter pre-tax accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave
- Flexible PTO or up to 15 days annually depending on exemption status
- Paid holidays, office closures, and sick or safe time
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend
- Daily office meals and eligible meal delivery credits
- Relocation support for eligible employees
- Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends may be provided
- Equity
- Performance-related bonuses for eligible employees