Fire Protection Engineer

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What To Expect

You will be responsible for driving innovation and a first principles mindset, managing projects to completion, and supporting Infrastructure Development for Sales, Service, Delivery, Collision, and Warehousing projects across North & South America. The ideal candidate thrives in a technically complex and fast-moving environment and is willing to challenge the status quo.

What You'll Do

• Develop & create standard basis of design for Fire Protection scope of work. Improve processes, workflows, and templates to increase design productivity and quality, collaborating with outsourced Fire Engineers.
• Work with Fire Protection Engineers to develop AM&M (Alternate Means & Methods), Risk Mitigation Plans (RMP), and other detailed studies for local AHJ submissions, ensuring performance-based design criteria meet code intent.
• Perform code planning and life safety design review, including building code, fire sprinkler, fire alarm, paint spray applications, high-piled storage plans, and hazardous material analysis for compliance.
• Build external partner resources for design execution, collaborating with them and internal teams to see projects through to completion.
• Advocate and educate AHJs on Tesla's behalf, particularly regarding lithium-ion technology and safety standards; educate internal teams on fire life safety requirements, inspections, testing, and maintenance.
• Support fire inspections at the project level, manage fire safety consultants and vendors, coordinate surveys and deliverables, and review construction documents to ensure standards and best practices.
• Maintain project drawings, track records, and apply lessons learned to future projects, formalizing standards for repeatability.

What You'll Bring

Benefits

As a full-time Tesla employee, eligible for benefits from day 1, including :

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