Fire Safety Engineer Job Details | Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

Westinghouse Electric Company is seeking a Fire Safety Engineer to support their mission of providing clean energy solutions. The role involves overseeing safety analyses for battery energy storage systems and presenting fire safety information to various stakeholders. This is a contract position requiring travel to local jurisdictions.

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