Amazon
Fire Protection Engineer, Data Center Design Engineering
$117K–$160K
Austin, TX +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Herndon, VA - Experience
- 5+ years of data center engineering or operations, or 2+ years of construction or project management; 5+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
About the job
Designs and oversees fire protection systems and standards for data center facilities throughout design, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance.
What you'll do
- Design fire water infrastructure and building fire suppression, alarm, and detection systems, including prescriptive and performance-based designs.
- Review vendor designs and construction documents for compliance with standards, codes, and authorities’ requirements.
- Coordinate with project teams and officials, resolve technical issues, and improve fire protection design standards and templates.
What they ask for
- Mission-critical industrial or commercial engineering experience.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel; experience in commissioning.
- 5+ years of data center engineering or operations, or 2+ years of construction or project management; also 5+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field; knowledge of building codes and regulations; Licensed Fire Protection Engineer.
Nice to have
- Regional building-code experience; experience carrying design concepts through development and deployment.
- Experience interpreting and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittals, or engineering, designing, or constructing data centers.
Pay
116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually (base salary); 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, NFPA, ICC, BOCA, NEC
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